Queen: A Collection of Poems

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While JK Rowling tweeted: "Some may find the outpouring of British shock and grief at this moment quaint or odd, but millions felt affection and respect for the woman who uncomplainingly filled her constitutional role for seventy years.

Lines like “Philip came to me today and said it was time to go” and “Philip held my hand as he led the way” work with both contexts, making it even more tear-jerking.Vanessa Feltz broke down in tears as she announced the Queen's death on live TV and singer Lewis Capaldi paused promotion for his new single, while American media personality Paris Hilton dubbed Britain's longest serving monarch 'the original girl boss' in her tribute to the late Royal. TalkTV host Piers Morgan shared a picture of of the Queen from Tuesday on Twitter, simply captioning it with the praying hands emoji, later writing: "I can't even imagine Britain without this Queen. As the news of her passing broke, the This Morning presenter followed up his original sentiment with a simple message reading: "God rest her soul x. Sending love too to all those , like me , who feel the loss of her extraordinary presence as a constant in all our lives , seems even now , strangely and unsettlingly unreal.

Gemma Collins - a proud royalist - shared a lengthy poem by Joanne Boyle, which imagines the late Queen being reunited with her husband Prince Phillip in heaven. Dame Helen Mirren, who portrayed the Queen on the silver screen and on the stage, described the monarch as the “epitome of nobility”. The monarch will now lie in state for 24 hours at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh before being brought to London where she will lie in state for another three days in Westminster Hall. Her family - including Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince William - rushed to be by her side at Balmoral after Buckingham Palace issued a rare statement announcing that doctors were concerned for her health. Taking to her Instagram account in the wake of the news, the former Spice Girls star and British fashion designer shared a black-and-white snap of the late Head of State and wrote: "Today is a very sad day not just for our country but for the entire world.Joanne shared another poem on Facebook on Saturday (Sept 10) in which she reacted to the poem’s success and thanked everyone for their support. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a statement at around 6:30pm, writing: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. Her funeral will then be held at Westminster Abbey around ten days after her death and she will be laid to rest at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, with her husband Philip and parents. Queen Elizabeth has been a huge part of my life from childhood to this day, and I will miss her dearly. Most British people have never known another monarch, so she’s been a thread winding through all our lives.

Former TOWIE star Mark Wright shared a portrait of the late Queen on Instagram, captioned: "Our Queen, the longest serving monarch in British history. Victoria Beckham remembered the Queen for her "steadfast loyalty and service" following her death at the age of 96. Sharing a smiling photo of the Queen, singer Peter Andre simply wrote on Instagram : "Praying for our Queen," followed by the emojis of a preying hands and a black love heart.

My film on Channel 4 this evening is being moved to a later date due to the Queen's illness," the mum-of-five wrote on her Instagram Stories as the news of the Queen's death broke. Sharing his heartbreak over the news, Piers tweeted this afternoon: "BREAKING NEWS: RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 96. Joanne wrote the poem after Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh’s death, but it has captured the nation’s hearts once again after the Queen’s passing. Alongside her sweet message, Gemma also uploaded a smiling and radiant image of the Queen with her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The deep affection for The Queen is felt globally as the people of nations from across the Commonwealth and around the World pay tribute to a truly remarkable leader.