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With the coronation of King Charles III just two months away, reports are emerging that the event is having a difficult time lining up entertainment.
According to The Express, a star-studded concert is being planned at Windsor Castle to follow the ceremony at Westminster Abbey. However, organizers are having no luck booking big British stars.
So far, notes the outlet, Elton John, the Spice Girls and Harry Styles have been asked, and have all declined; as The Sun pointed out, it’s reportedly nothing personal, simply that the artists’ schedules are jam-packed.
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Other A-list British pop stars to have reportedly turned down the event include Ed Sheeran, Adele and Robbie Williams — with the latter’s non-participation causing consternation among fans of his former group, Take That, considering that all his former bandmates are scheduled to perform in what had been anticipated to be a Take That reunion.
Other performers expected are Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lionel Richie.
“Organizers are working against the clock to pull together an exciting lineup but have hit a series of challenges,” a source told The Sun.
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“Elton John was top of Charles’ list but due to his European tour, which sees him performing in Germany the Friday before then again soon after the Windsor concert, he isn’t able to make the dash to the U.K. work,” the source continued.
“Meanwhile, man-of-the-moment Harry Styles is also tied up with touring and unable to get key band members together as they’ll be on much-needed downtime,”
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LIVE – Updated at 14:00Harry and Meghan’s children Archie and Lilibet have not yet been invited to King Charles’s coronation in May, according to news reports. The Telegraph on Saturday (11 February) reported that Archie and Lilibet’s participation will be discussed after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirm their own attendance at the royal ceremony. Questions over whether the couple will attend the King and Queen Consort’s coronation are still hanging over the occasion.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children will "not be invited to King Charles' Coronation in May, it has been claimed. Whilst Archie, three and Lilibet, 21 months, are thought to have been deemed "too young" to attend the ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 6 May, Queen Consort Camilla's grandchildren are expected to be invited in an official role.
Queen Camilla and her family. It has been announced that her brother-in-law of more than 50 years has passed away. Simon Elliot with his wife AnnabelBusinessman and land owner Simon Elliot – who was married to Camilla's younger sister Annabel – was close to the Queen Consort.
Ariana Grande is reportedly set to meet Prince Edward as the search continues for a pop star line-up to celebrate King Charles’ coronation. The ‘Thank U, Next’ singer, 29, is said to be in line to meet the monarch’s youngest brother this week when he tours the set of her upcoming film ‘Wicked’, after a series of big name artists pulled out of performing at the concert on May 7, the day after Charles, 74, is crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey. A film insider told The Sun on Tuesday (07.
It's thought King Charles could ban Prince Andrew from wearing ceremonial robes at his Coronation ceremony this Spring - just days after evicting Prince Harry and Meghan Mackle from Frogmore Cottage - so he could move in. It's claimed the Duke of York is furious about being kept in the dark over the decision in whether he can dress in the grand velvet robes.
Piers Morgan, host of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" on FOX Nation, sounded off on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their reaction after being invited to King Charles III's coronation. On "Fox & Friends" Monday, Morgan said the two may attend the event only in order to profit from it in any upcoming books or documentaries. PIERS MORGAN: Charles has been magnanimous.
The countdown is on for King Charles III's coronation, which will see him officially crowned as monarch.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have received their invitation to the coronation of King Charles III.
after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.WATCH: World leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth IIOn the call, Biden shared his "condolences on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II," and "recalled fondly the Queen’s kindness and hospitality, including when she hosted him and the First Lady at Windsor Castle".The president "also conveyed the great admiration of the American people for the Queen, whose dignity and constancy deepened the enduring friendship and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom".The close relationship was on view in December 2022 when 74-year-old Charles' son Prince William met Biden ahead of the 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston. Video footage showed the two warmly talking outside the library, with Biden wrapped up warm in the freezing temperatures.
King Charles has sent an emotional message to the President of Greece to express his sorrow over an “appalling” train crash in the country. More than 40 people died after a passenger train and freight train collided near the city of Larissa in northern Greece, in one of the country's worst rail accidents.The first four carriages of the passenger train were derailed and the first two caught fire, leaving them almost completely destroyed.
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King Charles III makes his official ascent to the throne, but the afterparty is shaping up to be anything but epic.According to reports, a long list of British A-listers, ranging from Elton John and Ed Sheeran to Harry Styles and Adele — even the Spice Girls — have declined invitations to perform at the big bash.And while John and Styles are said to have declined due to scheduling conflicts, as the Sun reported on Feb. 25, experts say it’s no wonder so many others have given firm no’s to The Firm.
King Charles III was given no other option but to evict Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — at least in the eyes of one royal expert.
The upcoming coronation of King Charles could finally put to bed the ongoing feud between the Sussexes and Windsors, according to an ex-friend of Meghan Markle.
King Charles III wants Meghan Markle and Prince Harryto move our of Frogmore Cottage before his coronation this May, it's been reported. Incase you've been hiding under a rock for the past two-and-a-half months, the California-based Sussexes have caused a royal ruckus - the likes of which we've never seen - thanks to their Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan and the former's incendiary memoir Spare, which hit bookshelves back in January.The Sun now reveals that the "stunned" couple's UK residence of Frogmore Cottage (which the late Queen Elizabeth II gave them) is being handed over to the 74 year old monarch's brother Prince Andrew, who officially no longer serves The Firm, before his older sibling's history-making ceremony.
King Charles has reportedly kicked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle out of Frogmore Cottage and offered the keys to his brother Prince Andrew.
Several British stars have turned down the offer to help ring in King Charles III’s coronation. Multiple reports claimed that Harry Styles, Elton John, Robbie Williams and the Spice Girls have all declined to perform at the coronation concert on May 7 on the grounds of Windsor Castle.The king and his wife Camilla, queen consort, are being crowned on May 6. It was previously reported that Adele and Ed Sheeran also said no to the historical gig.
King Charles’ “constitutionally unwise” meeting with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has angered unionists as Rishi Sunak seeks their support over the new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. Leading Conservative Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was wrong to involve Charles in the “immediate political controversy” on the day the Prime Minister will sign a new agreement with her.