Elton John's tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at Toronto concert: 'I'm glad she's at peace'

Elton John's tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at Toronto concert: 'I'm glad she's at peace'

'I feel very sad that she won't be there with me any more, but I'm glad she's at peace, I'm glad she's at rest. And she deserves it. She's worked bloody hard … her spirit lives on and we celebrate her life tonight with music,' he said. 

Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died aged 96 on Thursday.

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