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Fionnula Hainey

Free tickets to King's coronation concert at Windsor Castle up for grabs - how to apply

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People will be able to apply for free tickets to a star-studded concert at Windsor Castle put on as part of the King's coronation celebrations in May.

A national ballot for the live televised musical extravaganza on Sunday, May 7, the day after the King is crowned, will open at 7am on Friday, February 10. Some 10,000 tickets will be made available with the tickets being allocated at random.

The event, which will feature global “music icons and contemporary stars”, will be the first concert to be held inside the grounds of the Berkshire royal residence, the BBC said. It will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds, with the line-up due to be revealed in the coming weeks.

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