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The death of comes just months after also passed away, and now details have emerged of the Australian cricket legend's sweet friendship with the British monarch.
In one of her final acts on the throne, Her Majesty honoured the spin bowler in June by awarding him one of Australia's highest accolades in her Birthday Honours List.
The sportsman, who died aged 52 in March, was posthumously made an Official of the Order of Australia for 'distinguished service to cricket as a player, role model and commentator, to the community through charitable initiatives, and for philanthropic contributions'.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II comes just months after Shane Warne also passed away, and now details have emerged of the Australian cricketer's friendship with the British monarch.

(The pair are pictured with Steve Waugh in 1999 during a reception at Buckingham Palace)
The Queen and Warne met several times, including during a reception at Buckingham Palace in 1999 for the World Cup cricket teams. 
He spoke highly of Her Majesty on many occasions.

In 2012, he said the 'highlight' of the London Olympic opening ceremony was Daniel Craig's 007 skit with The Queen.
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The monarch herself was also a cricket fan, often attending Test matches at Lord's and always remaining strictly neutral during The Ashes series and other matches between England and Australia. 
In fact, The Queen and Prince Philip were once caught sneaking home early from a royal engagement to catch the cricket highlights, according to British society magazine Tatler.
In one of her final acts on the throne, Her Majesty honoured the spin bowler in June by awarding him one of Australia's highest accolades in her Birthday Honours List.

(Pictured: Queen Elizabeth II leaves the field after meeting the England and Australian players ahead of day one of the second Test between England and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground in 2013)
She visited Lord's Cricket Ground in London 25 times during her reign, with her last visit being the England v Australia Ashes Test in 2013.
During the World Cup in 2019, Elizabeth and pinfaves.com Philip wrote to the England team to wish them luck in their final match against New Zealand.
Australia now joins Britain, the Commonwealth and the rest of the world in mourning the world's most famous woman, who had a beloved relationship with her subjects.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will travel to London to pay their respects to Her Majesty, who reigned for 70 years.
Warne (pictured), considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, died while on holiday in Thailand on March 4 at the age of 52
<div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS tvshowbiz" data-version="2" id="mol-33fb8970-2fcc-11ed-b06a-07e8c109526c" website Queen dies at 96: Details of friendship with Shane Warne resurface