in the 20,000 people watching back to the millions watching at home. we are seeing images now live, of people at the gates, many of the ticket holder is ready to go in. the concept is not for another few hours but the doors have opened in the past 20 minutes or so. you mention some of the artists who have connections, associations, with the king. how much do you think this line up, this particular range of elements of the concert, reflect king charles? and what do they say about him? t king charles? and what do they say about him? ~ , : king charles? and what do they say about him? ~ , . , about him? i think they reflect his views and his about him? i think they reflect his views and his interests about him? i think they reflect his views and his interests very - views and his interests very strongly. for instance i was at some of royal opera house chorus rehearsals earlier this week and they made the point that they performed for him at his birthday and on many occasions. he is s
coronation the coronation concert. the coronation concert - the coronation concert. the coronation concert is - the coronation concert. tie: coronation concert is going to take place on the east lawn at windsor castle which is around five minutes walk from where we are. it will be a star studded concert, it starts at eight o clock this evening and last for a couple of hours. lionel richie will be performing, take that and the american singer katy perry. expecting members of the royal family and other members as well, the king and queen. there are a lot of lucky ballot to crack winners. ticket. some of them we spoke to, some had been queueing even though the doors do not open until three o clock this afternoon. they came very early, very eager and keen to be first in the queue. that concert taking place at eight o clock this evening. probably worth mentioning, if you do not have a ticket, people have been told you not try and come
these are all the people who have been queueing. i know i have been telling you it is empty behind me, thatis telling you it is empty behind me, that is because the people who have been qa, they have been kept away from this area. they are now being let in and they have opened up the security gates. they are taking up their places ahead of this concert at eight o clock this evening. we saw the prince and princess of wales, that is about the third time we have seen them during the coronation weekend. they were out and about with people who are taking part in a smaller concert and the big lunch. people who were out here all day who were surprised by the visit by the prince and princess of wales. it is important for people to see these images, all part of a bid to bring the royal family a little bit more into the modern era and make it more accessible, make the british public feel they have access
little shot of it to prince william, it was called purple reign. he said it was called purple reign. he said it was called purple reign. he said it was delicious and gave a shot of it was delicious and gave a shot of it to catherine. right now, if you look here, where i am, the crowds would have been waiting all the time outside of the security perimeter, are going through the security process. there is a long queue of people. they are going through the security gates and then onto the grounds of windsor castle for the big celebration tonight. that concert and celebration of the coronation. i am joined with the chief music critic of the daily telegraph. what will we expect? i was at the palace, not to drop names, at thejubilee concert and it was fantastic. i was blown away by it. . ., . ., both.
0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba is backstage at the concert. they have a stellar cast, don t they? we saw with the late queen s jubilee celebrations, the one in in 2012 and 2022. we have become used to seeing these big musical extravaganza is. this one is different, this is taking place at windsor castle. and with the previousjubilee celebrations, they tend to be quite pop and rock orientated, but this one is slightly different. they have gone for a feel of being different across the whole cultural divide. so notjust big, popular names from the world of music but there are a collaboration between various bodies that enjoy royal patronage, the royal ballet