Adele and Ed Sheeran refuse to perform at the coronation of Carlos III: they are very busy that day

The coronation concert King Charles III has received a hard blow after so much Adele as Ed Sheeran invites to participate will be declined. The English Crown had invited both artists to participate in the spectacle of the ceremony at the express wish of King Charles. Both Sheeran and Adele have said that they were busy and it would not be possible for them to perform at the event that will take place at Windsor Castle on May 7, just one day after the King’s coronation that will take place at Windsor Abbey. Westminster.

Sources close to the organization of the event have assured that the refusal has been a real disappointment for the British monarch: “The King has suggested several people who he would like to see perform, and Adele and Ed were on that list. He was very interested when they were part of the concert”.

According to those in charge of the gala to celebrate the coronation, “a team was created for the talent to sign up, so they approached both of them, but they got answers saying that they were not available, which was a great disappointment ” , they have explained to the tabloid The Mail on Sunday.

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Ed Sheeran’s excuse is that he plans to appear at a show in Texas, USA, the day before the coronation concert. Although the flight hours to cross the Atlantic could make it difficult to get to the Windsor show, experts say it would be perfectly possible to make the nine-hour trip on time in a private plane. In fact, the English singer has made such trips on other occasions.

Adele, for her part, has not made public any specific commitment for those dates and ends her successful concerts in Las Vegas on March 25.

In Carlos III’s list to put music to the show the day after he is crowned there are also performers and artists such as Harry Styles, Lionel Richie and the Spice Girlsalthough it remains to be confirmed if Victoria Beckan he would be part of the group on this very special occasion, since he swore never to sing in public again due to the ridicule he has received on account of his voice.

The British King’s intention is to showcase a variety of musical talents and styles from the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, which is why he has put special effort into designing the event’s musical program, which includes a hymn written by the composer Andrew Lloyd Webberwhich would be one of the 12 new musical pieces commissioned for that special day, which will be played in Westminster Abbey.

The composer Patrick Doyle has created a Coronation March, while a solo organ piece by Iain Farrington will address musical themes from Commonwealth countries. There will also be new jobs Sarah Class, Nigel Hess, Paul Mealor, Pull O’Regan, Roxanna Panufnik, Shirley J Thompson, Judith Weir, Roderick Williams, Debbie Wisemanand a Gospel choir, among other vocal groups.