A concert celebrating the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla takes place tonight - follow the updates
is to take place on Sunday night.
Some 20,000 people will head to Windsor Castle's East Lawn to enjoy the event which will include performances from the likes of Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie., will take place from 8pm to 10pm. BBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting from Windsor Castle from 6pm-10pm. The centrepiece of the gig would be a Union Jack-shaped stage, which will extend out to the audience.It will be hosted by actor Hugh Bonneville and there will be appearances on screen from Tom Cruise, Dame Joan Collins, Bear Grylls and singer Sir Tom Jones.
The rest of the musical line-up includes Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, Pete Tong, Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Winwood, Lang Lang, Chinese pianist, Tiwa Savage, winner of MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act, Lucy, winner of Channel 4's The Piano, The Coronation Choir and the Virtual Choir The Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art and a 74-piece classical ensemble.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned a service held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday. To mark the occasion the country is enjoying a long weekend - with Monday declared a bank holiday.Adam MaidmentThe first lot of celebrities to arrive at the concert's red carpet are here and there's a bold pink powersuit from Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden.
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