Elton John just suffered a very personal loss…

ABC News has reported that John’s mother, Shelia Farebrother, sadly passed away Monday morning (December 4th).

In a Twitter post, the singer broke the news:

The two had recently reconciled in 2016 after have a falling out. He’d previously explained that they got back in touch on his mother’s 90th birthday.

We wish John and his family the best during this difficult time.

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