'It’s the most amazing experience. The atmosphere is incredible' Pop legends honour the Queen at Platinum Party at the Palace
And when Jax Jones took to the stage, were the crowd nodding in time to his slick house-pop, or in acknowledgement of his opening song, You Don't Know Me?
As she sang at the piano, the words "strength" and "superwoman" were projected onto the facade of Buckingham Palace. Sir Elton John's rendition of Your Song, taped in the red drawing room of Windsor Castle, was genuinely moving. And so, to my surprise, was the moment that drones floating above Buckingham Palace created an image of the Queen's beloved corgis.
Later, Stephen Fry referred to the number of prime ministers the Queen has "tolerated" during her seven-decade reign.Fry also jokingly asked: "How many concerts of raucously loud music has she had to endure outside her house?" So she probably would have enjoyed Andrea Bocelli's Nessun Dorma and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's medley of theatre hits more than Sigala's Came Here With Love.But, as Prince Charles pointed out towards the end of the two-and-a-half hour extravaganza, that wasn't necessarily the point.
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