Actor Joanna Lumley remembers the queen as ‘all that was kind and fair’

Queen Elizabeth II meets Joanna Lumley during a reception at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA

Actor and television presenter Joanna Lumley has said the queen represented “all that was kind and fair” as more famous faces from around the world paid tribute to her reign and legacy.

The monarch was fondly remembered as “an inspiration to the world for her lifetime of service” after the death of Britain’s longest-reigning head of state was announced on Thursday evening.