Coronation concert for Carlos III. and Camila, Prince William takes the stage and remembers his grandmother, Elizabeth II.

newly crowned King Charles III and Camilla of the United Kingdom They arrived after 2:00 p.m. from Ecuador to the stands prepared in the gardens of Windsor Castle, and that’s how they started coronation concertan event that combines live numbers with video greetings from British and overseas celebrities.

British actress Joan Collins the first to address the kings, followed by an Australian actor of British descent Hugh Jackman and singer and actor Mr. Tom Jones. Everyone praised the king’s qualities as a lover of theater and music. they gave way Chinese pianist Lang Lang and American Nicole Scherzingerwhich they interpreted together My reflectionChristina Aguilera’s song for the Disney movie mulan (1998).

Actor Hugh Bonneville, the concert’s conductor, began the day by introducing King Carlos III as “the artist formerly known as the prince.”

he interrupted him miss piggy and kermit the frog who came looking for a royal lodge. The little blue pig took advantage of the stage time to approach Bonneville and ask him: – Are you free, your honor?

The Muppets had to leave to make way for the tenors Bryn Terfel and Andrea Bocelli, who sang You will never walk alonethe famous anthem of Liverpool football club.

Without a long pause he followed them. Lionel Richie at the piano and microphone, with the theme Easy as Sunday morning.

From the seats assigned to the royal family, the Princes of Wales along with their children Jorge and Carlota, but without Luis, waved the flags of the United Kingdom.

Lionel Richie continued with his well-known theme all night, while Prince Edward, the younger brother of King Charles, danced from his seat in the stands.

But the surprise of the night came from Prince William, who took to the stage and called out his grandmother, Elizabeth II, who died in September 2022.

“Good evening, your majesties. Good evening, Windsor (…) My grandmother said, when she was crowned, that coronations are decorations of our hopes for the future. And I know he’s up there, he’s having fun watching us, like a proud mother.”

This is the first time that a live concert of this size (20,000 visitors) will be held on the East Terrace of the castle, which is also broadcast in more than 100 countries around the world. The choir was formed exclusively for this show, The Coronation Choir. (AND)