Dame Joanna Lumley has said the Queen was "adored and respected", as the actress and presenter joins a number of famous faces in paying tribute to the monarch, who died on Thursday aged 96. Stars from the arts and entertainment industry have been reflecting on their encounters with Queen Elizabeth II as a period of morning takes place in the UK.
In a statement to the PA news agency, Joanna Lumley, who received her Damehood earlier this year, said the Queen represented “all that was kind and fair, brave and good-hearted, noble and entirely admirable”. She added: “We shall miss her with all our hearts and wish her safe travelling on her final great journey.
"She was adored and respected; and as we send our loving sympathies to all the members of the royal family, we count ourselves lucky to have lived during her long and fabulous reign," She continued: "God bless her: and long live our great new King.”
