The world of celebrity has suffered many sad and notable deaths in 2022.
Here, ED! remembers the stars and celebs we’ve loved and lost this year.
The Queen passed away aged 96
“Grief is the price we pay for love,” is a touching quote attributed to the late Queen herself.
And the whole world grieved the much-loved, most widely-recognised figure in existence when Queen Elizabeth died on September 8.
Her Majesty reigned for 70 glorious years and has been succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles.
The scale of the state funeral and tributes to the Queen’s extraordinary life are unlikely to ever be matched again.
And for many Brits who have only ever known the Queen to be on throne, their lives following her death will not be the same either.
Three weeks after her passing, it was confirmed the Queen died of “old age”.
June Brown died aged 95
EastEnders legend June Brown played the iconic Dot Cotton across 35 years from the BBC soap’s beginning.
She retired from the role as the devout, chain-smoking, gossip-spreading laundrette worker that made her name in 2020.
June passed away in early April due to natural causes.
Celebrity deaths 2022: Dennis Waterman died aged 74
Dennis Waterman, the star of hardbitten characters in The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks died in May.
He was 74 and passed away “peacefully” following a battle with lung cancer.
Olivia Newton-John passed away aged 73
Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John was 73 when she passed away in August.
The Grease star died at her California ranch surrounded by family and friends, having lived with breast cancer for 30 years.
Jamal Edwards died aged 31
Music and social media entrepreneur Jamal Edwards died aged 31 in February.
His mother Brenda Edwards confirmed in June his passing was “due to cardiac arrhythmia caused by having taken recreational drugs”.
Bill Turnbull passed away aged 66
BBC Breakfast star Bill Turnbull died in early September. He was 66.
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