Spice Women, Ed Sheeran & Extra – Billboard

Queen Elizabeth II welcomed many well-known faces into her royal presence over her lifetime, all the time kindly shaking arms as she acquired celebrities at numerous live shows, celebrations in her honor and extra throughout her 70-year-plus reign.

Over time, the monarch — who died Thursday (Sept. 8) at age 96 — greeted musicians together with Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli to Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Ed Sheeran and extra. Elton John, who shared a heartfelt message following the queen’s loss of life, was one famous person who met Queen Elizabeth many instances over, and even acquired the excellence of being knighted by her in 1998, only one yr after the loss of life of his shut pal Princess Diana.

Different musicians who acquired CBE, MBE or OBE honors from Her Royal Majesty embody all 4 members of The Beatles, Bono, David Bowie, Robert Plant, Brian Might of Queen, Sting, Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger and Annie Lennox.

Queen Elizabeth additionally typically presided over the Royal Selection Efficiency, a spread present televised yearly all through the U.Ok. to lift cash for the Royal Selection Charity that introduced the likes of the Spice Women, Woman Gaga, Bette Midler, Kylie Minogue, Alicia Keys and Michael Bublé onto the levels of Royal Albert Corridor, the Opera Home Theatre and the London Palladium to carry out for the monarch.

And although she was too unwell to attend this yr’s Platinum Social gathering on the Palace as a part of her celebratory Platinum Jubilee, the queen’s Diamond Jubilee again in 2012 was an equally star-studded affair attended by Sir Elton, Sheeran, Minogue, Jessie J, Robbie Williams and extra.

Beneath, Billboard has rounded up a few of the greatest recollections of Queen Elizabeth assembly musical superstars over time. Click on right here for superstar reactions to her passing.