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Ben Arnold

Prince Andrew among the Royals to attend Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle

Prince Andrew is among the members of the royal family to attend the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle this evening. The Duke of York sat next to his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.

The couple were divorced in 1996, but have remained close. Their children Princess Beatrice, who is 34, and Princess Eugenie, 33, also attended the event, being held on the castle’s East Lawn, with their husbands Edo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank.

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Also attending the concert are Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, and his wife Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, their daughter Lady Louise Windsor, Zara and Mike Tindall and Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, with daughter Princess Charlotte, and son Prince George.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla also entered the Royal Box to huge applause before the show began.

Zara and Mike Tindall at the Coronation Concert (Getty Images)

The show began with a performance from DJ Pete Tong and his Ibiza Classic orchestra, before performances by the likes of Olly Murs, Nicole Scherzinger, and Steve Winwood.

Here's the line-up for the show in full:

  • Take That

  • Katy Perry

  • Lionel Richie

  • Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel

  • Freya Ridings and Alexis Ffrench

  • Paloma Faith

  • Olly Murs

  • Pete Tong

  • Nicole Scherzinger

  • Steve Winwood

  • Lang Lang, Chinese pianist

  • Tiwa Savage, winner of MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act

  • Lucy, winner of Channel 4's The Piano

  • The Coronation Choir and the Virtual Choir

  • The Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art

  • A 74-piece classical ensemble formed from the strings of the Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra and woodwind, brass and percussion sections from the Bands of the Household Division

Compering the event is Downton Abbey and Paddington star Hugh Bonneville, with Kirsty Young introducing the BBC coverage.

It’s the first show of its kind to take place at Windsor Castle, with 20,000 people in attendance.

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