Taylor Swift reportedly turned down a proposal to carry out on the King’s Coronation.
The musician, 33, was in Nashville on her vastly profitable Eras Tour in the course of the King’s coronation on 6 May.
Royal reporter Omid Scobie reported on the declined provide in his new e book Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival.
Swift was not the one high-profile identify to move on the live performance – Elton John, the Spice Girls, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran and Adele all reportedly stated no to the provide.
Scobie reported that it was “a challenge” to place collectively a line-up for the live performance.
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli and Take That all carried out on the occasion in London on 7 May.
Scobie stated that whereas “coronation refusals may seem frivolous”, they’re additionally an indication of “something deeper at work”.
“Charles just doesn’t have the requisite gravitas, which is understandable, given he’s spent a majority of his life in the wake of the grand-class cruise ship of his mother’s reputation,” he stated.
“In our era of celebrity obsession and pop culture icons, if Elton and Harry Styles can’t be bothered, why should we be?”
Perry, 39, informed Entertainment Tonight in April that she thought it was “so cool” to carry out for the King and Queen.
Richie, 74, additionally informed the outlet: “To be in this part of history, I’m just blown away, I’m so excited to be there. I’m walking in history.”
Scobie’s new e book was launched within the UK right this moment.
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Swift has completed the principle US and South American legs of her Eras Tour, which is on observe to gross greater than $1bn (£791m) by its ultimate present in December 2024.
The movie model of the tour grew to become the most profitable live performance movie ever earlier than its launch and has grossed greater than $250m (£198m) worldwide.
Sky News has contacted Buckingham Palace and Swift’s representatives for remark.
Source: information.sky.com”