Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Hugh Jackman had been additionally among the many visitor stars celebrating the king's coronation at Windsor Citadel on Sunday night time.
It was the U.Ok.’s first coronation in 70 years — a trigger even Hugh Jackman, Tom Cruise and Pierce Brosnan needed to rejoice.
A star-studded lineup for King Charles III’s Coronation Live performance took to an unlimited stage on Windsor Citadel grounds, the historic constructing a shimmering backdrop for a crowd of 20,000 on Sunday night time.
The polished gardens — tidy from the monarch’s “7 a.m. weeding,” joked Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, who served as host for the occasion — had been a sea of pink, white and royal blue as followers throughout the nation gathered to toast to the king and queen.
In and amongst performances from Katy Perry, Nicole Scherzinger and Lionel Richie (the latter managing to tempt the king out of his seat for some bobbing to All Evening Lengthy) had been video messages of congratulations and “Do you know?” information about Charles from Hollywood royalty.
“Pilot-to-pilot, Your Majesty, you may be my wingman any time,” Cruise stated, filmed doing what he does greatest — aviators on and within the cockpit of a fighter pilot jet in a sequence that was completely Maverick-esque.
And Cruise wasn’t the one motion star to function on the historic occasion. Ex-Bond Brosnan appeared, albeit additionally just about, to speak about Charles’ historical past as a totally skilled Royal Air Pressure pilot. Jackman waved hiya, too. “Your Majesty, a bit birdie informed me that you just’re fairly the thespian,” he stated after Dame Joan Collins informed audiences concerning the king’s appearing chops.
A myriad of well-known names popped on stage so as to add to the already spectacular live performance invoice: Nigerian singer-songwriter Tiwa Savage and Olly Murs sang after a crowd-pleasing Muppet second the place Miss Piggy appeared unable to separate Lord Grantham from the host in entrance of her, and insisted on staying close to.
Intercourse Schooling star and incoming Physician Who Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa acted out excerpts from Romeo & Juliet alongside Name the Midwife’s Mei Mac, and a whole bunch of voices from throughout the Commonwealth sang as a part of a choir for the king, who watched from the royal field with Queen Camilla, the Princess of Wales, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The younger royals watched as their father made an emotional tribute to Charles’ work.
“Don’t fear. Not like Lionel, I received’t go on all night time lengthy,” William started. “As my grandmother stated when she was topped, coronations are a declaration for our hopes for the longer term. And I do know she’s up there, fondly keeping track of us, and he or she’d be a really proud mom.”
“Pa, we're all so pleased with you,” he added.
World-famous opera singer Andrea Bocelli teamed up with Sir Bryn Terfel, a Welsh opera star, earlier than Paloma Religion joined in on the enjoyable. Stella McCartney made a brief assertion commemorating King Charles III on his conservation efforts and decades-long environmental campaigning. “He champions hope and motion,” the designer stated.
The live performance was rounded off with a rendition of hits “Roar” and “Firework” by Perry, who herself appeared each bit the gilded show of a coronation in shining gold. U.Ok. veteran boyband Take That closed the present and thanked the king and queen, who in response waved their union jack flags from the royal field.