While Prince Harry delivers his bombshell testimony at the phone-hacking trial at London’s High Court, it appears to be business as usual for the rest of the royal family.
His father, KingCharles, returned to the capital from a private solo trip to Romania’s Transylvanian region to attend the first night of a series of special concerts, which featured music played at his Coronation. The concert, organised by Wigmore Hall, at St James’s Roman Catholic Church in Marylebone, included all four coronation anthems by George Frideric Handel.
The pieces were performed by leading French baroque ensemble Le Concert Spirituel, and conducted by Herve Niquet.
During the concert Charles presented Judith Weir, Master of the King’s Music, with honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society, in recognition of her services to music.
The King also met a number of guests throughout the evening, including BBC Radio 3 controller Sam Jackson, rabbi baroness Julia Neuberger, Jeneba and Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason and musicians of Le Concert Spirituel.
The concert began with a fanfare and a performance of the national anthem, sung by British baritone Roderick Williams.
John Gilhooly, director of Wigmore Hall and RPS chairman, said: “It has been a huge honour to welcome the King to this very special concert.”
Meanwhile, the Princess of Wales was due to meet rugby players at Maidenhead Rugby Club on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the Shaping Us campaign and speak about the role that community settings can play in supporting children and parents.
