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Popular Malayalam actor-politician Suresh Gopi, who had the opportunity to meet Queen Elizabeth II, back in 2017 expressed his deepest grief upon the monarch’s demise.

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TV celebs have taken to Twitter to mourn the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. She died Thursday (September 8) after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.