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00:00 At the gates of her chateau, fans gathered to bid farewell to the Queen of Rock and Roll.
00:06 Here in Kustenlach, Switzerland, they brought flowers and lit candles to pay tribute and tell her one last time she was simply the best.
00:15 Because it's the Queen. Queen for all women. I love Tina. I'm a neighbour to Tina Turner. And I'm in shock.
00:25 As the news broke in Los Angeles, there were few second-hand emotions on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
00:33 For these fans, it's love that's got to do with it. But they're coming out to say farewell to their very own private dancer. To their own proud Mary.
00:42 Just for black people in general, she's the door. She opens so many doors for so many artists, even if they don't even know it.
00:51 She was a very, very strong woman, I think, you know, to go through what she did and still manage to prosper and to move on.
00:58 Online tributes have also been rolling in. On social media, Barack Obama wrote she was raw, powerful, unstoppable and unapologetically herself.
01:09 Joe Biden paid tribute to her humble beginnings as a farmer's daughter in Tennessee and then to become one of the most successful artists of all time.
01:17 Among her peers, Mick Jagger wrote of an enormously talented, wonderful friend.
01:22 For the actress Viola Davis, Turner was our first symbol of excellence and unbridled ownership of sexuality.
01:30 In a career that spanned seven decades, Tina Turner was, for many of her fans, simply better than all the rest.