‘End Of An Era’: Kareena, Anushka, Riteish, And Others Mourn Demise of Queen Elizabeth II

Britain’s longest-serving monarch – Queen Elizabeth II – died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after 70 years of reign at the age of 96. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," Buckingham Palace announced in a statement on Thursday. Buckingham Palace also released a statement, the first public statement by King Charles III, saying, “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family." Upon her death, Bollywood celebrities took to their social media handles to pay condolences.

Kareena Kapoor Khan took to the stories section of Instagram and shared Queen Elizabeth II’s photo with a heart emoji.

Anushka Sharma put her photo and wrote, “Rest in Grace".

Meanwhile, Sushmita Sen also posted a picture of the monarch and condoled her demise. “What an incredible & truly celebrated life!!! She loved colors & lived every shade of it, in a single lifetime…The very embodiment of QUEEN!!! Rest in peace Queen Elizabeth ll ????," she wrote.

Anupam Kher took to Twitter to send his condolences. “Even though she was the Queen for 70Years, she also represented grace, compassion, dignity, strength, kindness. As an individual there was something inspirational about #QueenElizabeth! May her soul RIP!#OmShanti," he wrote.

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Elizabeth’s accession to the throne at the age of 25 was the fourth and last British coronation of the 20th century. Her eldest son, 73-year-old Prince Charles, will take over from her as the royal heir. He has increasingly taken up duties in recent months due to her prolonged ill health.