From Elton John to Dame Helen Mirren Hollywood mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth

After the news that Queen Elizabeth II had died Thursday at the age of 96, many celebrities took to social media and issued statements to honor the late monarch.

Queen Elizabeth was Britain's longest-serving monarch, and the second-longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country.

She became the Queen regent at the age of 25 after the passing of her father George VI.

Many tributes poured in from actors, musicians, athletes, authors, and television personalities as they reacted to her death, who passed away peacefully in her sleep at Balmoral Castle.

Elton John , Daniel Craig, and Dame Helen Mirren were among the first to pay homage and mourn the loss of the queen.