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Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and More Pay Tribute To Queen Elizabeth II Upon Her Death Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday afternoon.

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Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday afternoon at the age of 96. Her death was confirmed by Buckingham Palace on Thursday through an official statement on the website of the Royal Family.

Friends, family, world leaders, and prominent business leaders around the globe expressed their condolences and admiration for the queen throughout her 70-year-long reign.

Here are some of the most touching tributes from top business people around the world.

Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple

Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta

Melinda Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Paris Hilton, Entrepreneur and Media Personality

Robert Iger, Former CEO of Disney

Bethenny Frankel, Founder and CEO of Skinnygirl

Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon

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