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Eve Rowlands

Dan Walker's touching message about grief as celebrities pay tribute to the Queen

As the funeral of the longest reigning British monarch took over proceedings on the bank holiday Monday (September 19) thousands gathered to see the procession in London, at home and also, stars across the globe have been taking to their social media to pay their respects to a historical figure whose reign spanned over 70 years, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

One of whom includes former BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, who not only touched on the Her Majesty's funeral, but on grief - something that has rippled throughout the country since the Queen's death on Thursday, September 8 - and lonliness in such times.

Taking to Twitter, the ex-Strictly celebrity wrote, referencing a cartoon picture The Times had published showing an elderly gentleman in his living room alone: "What a powerful cartoon from @thetimes. I spoke to a woman on my way into work today still grieving the loss of someone in her own family. Today has brought it all back.

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