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Britain's coronation celebrations continue with royals at lunches, star-studded concert

07 May 2023 01:04pm
Singer Lionel Richie is among the stars at Saturday's coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. - Facebook
Singer Lionel Richie is among the stars at Saturday's coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. - Facebook

LONDON, UK - Britain's coronation celebrations will continue on Sunday with lunches attended by royals and a star-studded concert at Windsor Castle.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will join around 20,000 members of the public at the coronation concert where, along with other family members, they will see performances by Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, reported German news agency (dpa).

Singers Perry and Richie were among the stars at Saturday's coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey.

Perry, who is an ambassador for The British Asian Trust - a charity founded by the King when he was Prince of Wales, appeared to lose her footing as she left the Abbey and was supported by other guests as she nearly took a tumble.

The show in Windsor, hosted by ‘Paddington’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Hugh Bonneville, will see Hollywood star Tom Cruise, ‘Dynasty’ actress Dame Joan Collins, adventurer Bear Grylls and singer Sir Tom Jones appear via video message.

The series of pre-recorded sketches will reveal little-known facts about the monarch and will also include moments from beloved literary figure Winnie the Pooh - seemingly echoing the famous moment Paddington Bear drank tea with Queen Elizabeth II during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

There will also be performances by Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, veteran rock guitarist Steve Winwood, and Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls.

Classical acts including Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel and Chinese pianist Lang Lang will perform too.

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The Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art will come together for the first time to create a one-off performance featuring ‘Sex Education’ and ‘Doctor Who’ star Ncuti Gatwa and Olivier Award nominee Mei Mac.

Ahead of the show on Sunday evening, thousands of street parties are expected to be held with people encouraged to come together across the country for the Coronation Big Lunch.

On Saturday, the coronation brought together around 100 heads of state, kings and queens from across the globe, celebrities, everyday heroes and family and friends of Charles and Camilla.

The couple, in lavish robes and wearing their crowns, appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony twice as crowds braved downpours during a ceremonial military celebration not seen for 70 years.

Making their first balcony appearance of the King's reign, the couple looked relaxed after the momentous coronation, watched around the globe.

It was the fulfilment of Charles' destiny, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II after a 70-year reign.

Pomp and pageantry were to the fore on Saturday, with the Armed Forces staging the biggest ceremonial military operation since Queen Elizabeth's II 1953 coronation, culminating in a 4,000-strong coronation procession of servicemen and women from across the globe, that wound its way through the heart of the capital. - BERNAMA-dpa

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