Elton John pays tribute to Queen at his ultimate Toronto present
By Associated Press
TORONTO: Elton John paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his ultimate live performance in Toronto on Thursday night time, saying he was impressed by her and is unhappy she is gone.
“She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John stated.
“I’m 75 and she’s been with me all my life and I feel very sad that she won’t be with me anymore, but I’m glad she’s at peace,” he stated. “I’m glad she’s at rest and she deserves it. She worked bloody hard.”
The singer-songwriter then carried out his 1974 monitor “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”
The queen died Thursday at her summer season residence in Scotland at age 96.
John was knighted by the queen in 1998, a yr after the loss of life of his good friend Princess Diana. Prince Charles additionally anointed the musician and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor final yr.
John’s live performance was the second of two nights at Toronto’s Rogers Centre and a part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, billed as his ultimate tour.
TORONTO: Elton John paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at his ultimate live performance in Toronto on Thursday night time, saying he was impressed by her and is unhappy she is gone.
“She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John stated.
“I’m 75 and she’s been with me all my life and I feel very sad that she won’t be with me anymore, but I’m glad she’s at peace,” he stated. “I’m glad she’s at rest and she deserves it. She worked bloody hard.”
The singer-songwriter then carried out his 1974 monitor “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”
The queen died Thursday at her summer season residence in Scotland at age 96.
John was knighted by the queen in 1998, a yr after the loss of life of his good friend Princess Diana. Prince Charles additionally anointed the musician and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor final yr.
John’s live performance was the second of two nights at Toronto’s Rogers Centre and a part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, billed as his ultimate tour.
