Waiting and controversy. All ready for the big daycoronation of King Charles and Camilla? No, not really. Charles III and the queen consort will be crowned on May 6: then they will officially take the place of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at the helm of the United Kingdom. And to celebrate properly, King Charles is putting together a large concert to be held at Windsor Castle on 7 May and which will be attended by the royal family and state representatives invited to the coronation ceremony. Called to perform are the great stars of British music and beyond. But, contrary to what we might imagine, many artists refused the ruler’s invitation: They won’t be performing at his coronation concert. And there was some controversy over some names.
Adele and Ed Sheeran there will be no. The two artists were the first to refuse Charles III’s invitation. The singer of Perfectwho had performed at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, justified the negative response with the professional commitments. In fact, the day before the coronation, he will perform in Texas, so he won’t be able to reach London in time. However, Adele’s refusal is not clear.
But the list of no received by King Charles continues. At the concert in honor of the new English rulers they won’t even perform Harry Styles and the Spice Girls. As reported by the Sun, the former has a busy schedule of appointments and can’t squeeze in a further performance at Windsor. Nothing to do for the girls band either, despite the first positive rumors: the dream of seeing the spices reunited ready to sing in honor of Charles III has vanished.
Not even from Elton John. And it was precisely on this name that there was no shortage of controversy. Especially on social media where there are those who point the finger at this choice. «Imagine if Sir Elton had accepted by deciding to sing Candle in the Wind» wrote some users on Twitter. A reference to the singer’s friendship with Lady Diana and the song that Elton John dedicated to her after her death. In reality, it seems that behind the star’s refusal there are tours and professional commitments, but many appreciated her dryness in King Charles.
Then rumors circulate about a refusal by Robbie Williams While they seem to have accepted the invitation i Take That which, therefore, could perform without Williams. After all, the link between the royal family and the boy band is known. Just remember their performance at the Concert for Diana in 2007, where a young Kate Middleton sang along with the group Back for good while the love story between her and Prince William flourished again. Among the yeses, then, there would then be that of Kylie Minogue: it seems that the artist has given his availability to exhibit for the coronation of King Charles. And then Lionel Richie: even the American singer would have given his ok. Details and the full list will be revealed in the coming weeks. Hoping not to cash other no.
Source: Vanity Fair
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