Last Updated: April 15, 2023, 05:04 IST
Souvenirs designed for the Coronation of King Charles III are seen in London, Britain, April 14, 2023. (Image: Reuters)
A televised Coronation Concert is being held within the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London, on May 7 — the day after Charles is formally topped king
Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Andrea Bocelli might be amongst these acting at a live performance to mark King Charles III’s coronation, the BBC stated on Friday.
A televised Coronation Concert is being held within the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London, on May 7 — the day after Charles is formally topped king.
BBC chief content material officer Charlotte Moore stated the coronation was a “once-in-a-generation event” and called the concert line-up “world class”.
But latest stories have stated that plenty of big-name stars have turned down the gig, together with Adele, Elton John, Harry Styles and the Spice Girls.
They are stated to have declined due to scheduling clashes or touring commitments.
But the Mail on Sunday stated singer Kylie Minogue had refused given elevated republican sentiment in her native Australia, the place Charles can be king.
Some 20,000 members of the general public and invited friends are set to attend in particular person, with the stay occasion additionally broadcast on radio and on-line.
Other confirmed performers within the lineup embody opera star Bryn Terfel, the singer-songwriter Freya Ridings and composer-producer Alexis Ffrench.
Perry — who carried out for US President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021 — in addition to Take That and Richie all have hyperlinks to Charles’s charitable foundations.
Richie, who at 73 is only a yr youthful than the king, stated the live performance can be an “honour and a celebration”.
Bocelli has previously performed for Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September last year aged 96.
He was among a star-studded lineup headlined by Diana Ross for the late monarch’s Platinum Jubilee concert marking her 70th year on the throne last June.
Further names for the Coronation Concert will be announced in due course, the BBC said.
– Apathy –
Despite the coronation being the first since 1953 and an event most Britons alive have never witnessed, public interest currently appears lacking.
Coronation coins have been minted, special chinaware produced and even a crown emoji made to mark the occasion at Westminster Abbey.
But a YouGov poll of more than 3,000 people published Friday indicated that just over a third (35 percent) “do not care very much” concerning the occasion.
Just beneath a 3rd (29 p.c) stated they “don’t care in any respect”, with apathy greatest among younger age groups.
About a quarter (24 percent) of all respondents said they cared “a fair amount” and solely about one in 10 individuals (9 p.c) stated they cared “a fantastic deal”.
Nonetheless, 46 percent of Britons said they would likely watch or take part in celebrations, including street parties and community lunches on May 8, which has been declared a public holiday.
Preparations had been ongoing for the solemn spiritual ceremony, whose roots date again greater than a millennium, and the visitor checklist finalised.
Charles’s younger son Prince Harry is set to attend, despite his public criticisms of the royal family since moving to the United States in early 2020.
The former British army captain’s actress wife, Meghan, however, will remain in California with their two young children.
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