King Charles Coronation To Be A Three-Day Event, Punctuated By Major Artist Concert
deadline.comDetails of King Charles III’s coronation in May were revealed Saturday by Buckingham Palace. Three days of celebrations are planned, including a concert featuring “global music icons and contemporary stars,” none of whom were named.
The concert will take place on Sunday, May 7 at Windsor Castle’s East Lawn on the day after the coronation, the latter a solemn religious affair.
The music show will be part of celebrations across the UK, part of the so-called “Coronation Big Lunch.” The concert attendees will be drawn from an audience composed of volunteers from the King and Queen Consort’s charity affiliations and those public members selected through a national ballot held by the BBC.
While specific performers were not noted, the Palace said the program will consist of a “world-class orchestra playing interpretations of musical favorites fronted by some of the world’s biggest entertainers, alongside performers from the world of dance…and a selection of spoken word sequences delivered by stars of stage and screen.” Britain’s Refugee choirs, NHS choirs, LGBTQ+ singing groups and deaf signing choirs, will form “The Coronation Choir” and also perform at the concert, alongside “The Virtual Choir,” made up of singers from across the Commonwealth.
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