15 Photos Of Celebs Meeting Queen Elizabeth II

Celebrity Lady Gaga, Marilyn Monroe, and J.Lo are among the stars who met her during her seven-decade reign. by Jake Viswanath Sep. 8, 2022 Anwar Hussein/Getty Images

Marilyn Monroe

PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images The iconic star wore a classic Marilyn look while greeting the Queen in 1956 at London’s Empire Theatre. Her Majesty died Sept. 8, 2022, with many celebrities paying tribute to the Queen on social media.

Barbra Streisand

Hulton Archive/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II was apparently a fan of Fanny Brice , as she met Streisand at the premiere of the Funny Girl sequel Funny Lady in 1975.

Elizabeth Taylor

Anwar Hussein/Getty Images News/Getty Images Elizabeth and Elizabeth crossed paths at a charity gala in 1976, where the Queen also shook hands with Taylor’s then-husband John Warner.

Elton John

PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images Sir Elton John first met Queen Elizabeth II in 1977 and went on to build a close friendship with the royal family, even receiving one of the highest royal honors from Her Majesty in November 2021.

Meryl Streep

Graham Turner/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images The queen of acting met the Queen of England at the 1980 premiere of Kramer vs. Kramer , which earned Streep her first Oscar.

Spice Girls

-/AFP/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II became Royal Spice when she met all five of the Spice Girls in 1997 after their Royal Command Performance.

The Parent Trap Cast

Ken Goff/The Chronicle Collection/Getty Images Even Queen Elizabeth II loved The Parent Trap , taking the time to meet Natasha Richardson , Dennis Quaid, and his then-wife Meg Ryan at the film’s 1998 premiere in London.

Jennifer Lopez

PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images J.Lo met Her Majesty in 2002 backstage after the annual Royal Variety Performance.

Madonna

Anwar Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images Even though the Queen of Pop has reigned since 1982, it took nearly two decades for her to finally meet Her Majesty at the 2002 premiere of her film Die Another Day .

Halle Berry

TIM CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images The Oscar winner greeted the Queen at the 2002 premiere of her James Bond film Die Another Day , alongside her co-star Pierce Brosnan.

Daniel Craig

Tim Graham/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II briefly became a “Bond girl” after meeting Daniel Craig at the 2006 premiere of his first Bond film Casino Royale.

Miley Cyrus

WPA Pool/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images The Hannah Montana star got the best of both worlds by meeting and singing for the Queen at 2009’s Royal Variety Performance.

Lady Gaga

WPA Pool/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Lady Gaga was prepared to greet the Queen in 2009, bowing before Her Majesty after singing for her at the Royal Variety Performance.

Serena Williams

Oli Scarff/Getty Images News/Getty Images The greatest female tennis player of all time met Her Majesty — where else? — on the grounds of Wimbledon in 2010.

Yoko Ono

Martin Rickett - PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images John Lennon’s widow met The Queen at the grand opening of the Liverpool Airport named after the Beatles member.