Duran Duran pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at Hollywood gig: “We say goodbye”
Duran Duran have become the latest artists to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following the monarch’s death.Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the Queen died on Thursday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate after 70 years on the throne. She was 96 years old.Since then, figures from across the music and entertainment world have rushed to pay tribute to the Queen, with Duran Duran – who played the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee party this June – taking time during their Hollywood Bowl gig in Los Angeles on Friday night (September 9) to dedicate a song to the monarch.Before playing ‘Say A Prayer’, frontman Simon Le Bon told the crowd: “So, you know that it’s a real sad time for a lot of us Brits, and a lot of other people around the world, and we would like to make our own tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.”He added: “If you’d like to join us and show your respect, please take your cell phone out, switch the light on.