The party is getting ready. Three months after the celebrations, the Ministry of Culture and Digital has just presented on Spotify the “playlist of the coronation celebrations” of King Carlos III.
A very British playlist, peppered with classics, like meet up the Beatles, Let’s Dance David Bowie, or the inevitable We are the Champions de Reina There is also Running up that Hill, the title of Kate Bush that has become fashionable again thanks to the series Strange thingsbut also Our house from the band Madness.
More contemporary artists have also crept onto this playlist, from Harry Styles (Treat people with kindness) to Ed Sheeran (Heavenly) or Coldplay (A sky full of stars). Among these 27 titles, there is even the title Space Man, which earned British Sam Ryder second place in the last Eurovision Song Contest.
Tom Jones, the Who, the Spice Girls or the Pet Shop Boys complete this very eclectic selection, which ends with the song of years yearsKing.
Celebrations for Prince Charles’ coronation will take place May 6-8, beginning with the coronation of Charles and Camilla at Westminster Abbey. As with Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee a year earlier, the event will feature street parties and concerts across the country.
“Party with Friends”
“Their Majesties the King and Queen Consort hope that Coronation Weekend will be a time to spend time and celebrate with friends, families and communities across the UK, Realms and Commonwealth,” the statement read. coronation official website.
A “coronation concert” will be held at Windsor Castle and will be broadcast live on the BBC. The “Coronation Choir” will also perform there, bringing together “amateur singers from across the UK, including refugee choirs, NHS choirs, LGBTQ+ choirs and hearing impaired choirs,” the coronation site said.
Among the important appointments of this coronation, the appearance of the royal family in the buckingham balcony once again it must be examined closely.
The great unknown of this coronation continues to be the presence of Harry and Meghan. According to British media, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in charge of the coronation ceremony, was also in charge of trying to convince the couple to attend. The royal family believes that his absence would cause more problems than his presence.
Source: BFM TV
