Show me the honey! Tom Cruise and Winnie the Pooh to feature in Coronation concert
28.04.2023 - 21:27
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Tom Cruise, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins are a few of the acts who will feature during the Coronation Concert celebrating the crowning of the King and Queen Consort.
The stars will be joined by Sir Tom Jones, adventurer Bear Grylls and former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse in a series of pre-recorded sketches revealing little known facts about the monarch.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be crowned on Saturday May 6. The concert will take place on May 7 in the grounds of Windsor Castle in front of a crowd of 20,000 members of the public and invited guests. It will also be broadcast across BBC television and radio stations.
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Hollywood star Cruise has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the royal family, and his inclusion alongside beloved literary figure Winnie the Pooh in the segment could create a moment to match that of the Platinum Party At The Palace, where the late Queen shared tea with Paddington Bear.
Music acts Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, veteran rock guitarist Steve Winwood, Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls and Chinese pianist Lang Lang have also been added to the line-up.
Also among the new additions are Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, DJ Pete Tong with his Ibiza Classics project, and winner of The Piano TV talent show, Lucy.
Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor will also deliver a spoken-word performance.
They join a billing that already includes Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, plus classical acts including Andrea Bocelli and Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel.
Winwood, a veteran of the blues rock scene who played in the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, will sing alongside the