The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla

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The most recent song on the playlist is Sam Ryder's "Space Man." He came in second in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, right after the Ukrainian entry. Since the winning country will not be able to host the event because of the war,the popular music competitionwill be thereforeheld in the UK this year. A royal visit to the European Song Contest stage, to be held in Liverpool this year Image: Phil Noble/AP/picture alliance Too few Commonwealth countries The ceremony will feature a range of musical styles and performers, blending tradition, heritage and ceremony with the new musical voices of today to reflect the King's life-long support of music and the arts.

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Waiters rushed platters of tea, sandwiches and crumpets from the kitchen to customers seated outside, as TV screens broadcast the Coronation in full. Fanfares were played by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force, and the great abbey organ was played by sub-organist Peter Holder, and assistant organist, Matthew Jorysz. Other famous British pop stars that immediately come to mind including Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Adele were either not asked to perform or had to cancel for scheduling reasons, like Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue. Pop classics on Spotify playlistDecca Classics is thrilled to announce that The Official Album of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla is now available.

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Thousands of people joined the celebrations in London, lining the streets to catch a glimpse of the new King and Queen Decca has a longstanding and proud association with the British Royal family and we are delighted to be once again making recorded music history together.”

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Nethsingha said that the choice of music reflected “the cultural breadth of the age in which we live”. A range of musical styles and performers blend tradition, heritage and ceremony with new musical voices of today, reflecting The King’s life-long love and support of music and the arts. At the request of His Majesty, in tribute to his late father His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Greek Orthodox music will also feature in the Service performed by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble.

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The service concludes with a selection of music including Elgar’s rousing Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 and works by Parry and Byrd, performed by the Coronation Orchestra and organist Peter Holder. The six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission have been written by world-renowned British composers. This was history in the making - and you had to pinch yourself to think you were seeing it close-up, inside Westminster Abbey.It starts off with The Beatles ("Come together") and zips through the decades with music from Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Take That, Harry Styles, the Pet Shop Boys and many more.