Lionel Richie, Take That and Katy Perry star at King’s coronation live performance

From Ibiza classics to opera by way of Olly Murs and Disney’s Mulan – if the King wished range to be the buzzword of the coronation, the eclectic live performance line-up definitely lived as much as it. 

It went down a deal with with the viewers – from Prince George and Princess Charlotte waving their Union flags within the entrance row of the royal field to the cheering crowd.

The King and Queen have been joined by about 20,000 members of the general public on the musical extravaganza, which opened with Feel The Love by Rudimental – a monitor handpicked by the King himself.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong revealed he had advised a couple of choices, and that one had come again with the King’s seal of approval.

Olly Murs saved the vitality excessive together with his hit track Dance With Me Tonight earlier than the 300-strong coronation choir took to the stage to sing Brighter Days by Emeli Sande.

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The crowd roared as Nicole Scherzinger joined pianist Lang Lang to sing Reflections from Disney’s Mulan. Before the efficiency, Scherzinger informed Sky News it was a “big song to sing”.

For the King, one of many excessive factors of the live performance gave the impression to be Lionel Richie’s efficiency, which obtained him to his ft.

Prince William could not resist cracking a Lionel Richie joke as he took to the stage after the star, quipping that he would not go on “all night long”.

The Prince of Wales stated his grandmother could be a “proud mother” on the King’s coronation weekend, saying the late Queen is “fondly keeping an eye on us”.

“Pa, we are all so proud of you,” he continued, earlier than ending his speech with the rallying cry of the weekend: “God save the King!”

The nationwide anthem adopted and the King smiled and waved to the group on the finish.

Host Hugh Bonneville injected a dose of humour into the proceedings, elevating a chuckle as he referred to the King because the “artist formerly known as prince”.

The look of Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog sparked large laughter from the King and the Prince of Wales, and even a chuckle from Prince George.

Dressed in a regal gold robe, Katy Perry introduced the group to their ft along with her rendition of Roar – carried out beneath an unlimited lion lighting up the sky – and Firework, which she devoted to the King.

Paloma Faith carried out Lullaby on the Windsor live performance as cities and cities throughout the nation have been lit up in honour of the King’s coronation.

The shows included the Welsh dragon, spanning 140m, which beamed into the sky above Cardiff, whereas a watering can hovered above the Eden Project’s well-known Biomes in Cornwall.

Take That introduced the night time to a roaring shut with their first efficiency in 4 years – though Robbie Williams was nowhere in sight.

The Royal Family clapped alongside to Greatest Day, Shine and Never Forget and the King and Queen held up their Union flags because the live performance got here to a detailed.

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Top Gun star Tom Cruise additionally appeared by way of a pre-recorded video on the Windsor present, calling the King his “wingman”.

Appearing in his Warbird aircraft because it flew by the clouds, he stated: “Pilot to pilot. Your Majesty, you can be my wingman any time,” earlier than saluting and banking off.

He appeared in a video which additionally featured messages from Pierce Brosnan and Bear Grylls, celebrating the King’s navy service and hailing him as an “action man”.