Katy Perry talks about her royal stay at Windsor Castle during the coronation celebrations of King Charles and Queen Camilla in May.
On Monday night’s episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!the American Idol the judge, 39, told the host that the royal family has allowed her and her mother to stay at the royal residence in Windsor while she attends the coronation ceremony and performs at the coronation concert.
“I brought my mother because, I mean, it’s like the best gift you could ever give your mom,” Perry said on the talk show.
She recalled that after the ceremony, she and her glam team raced through the palace to meet the King and Queen at American Idol segment.
“Everybody was running,” the “Teenage Dream” singer said after explaining that she had to take specific routes through the castle. “I ran right into them, and I said, ‘Oh, I’m going the wrong way!’ ”
Credit colleagues American Idol Crediting Lionel Richie for bagging the part, Perry said Richie, 74, “could convince anybody to do anything.”
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Kimmel, 56, also got Perry to post a viral video of her looking lost at the coronation. Dressed in a lavender ensemble, the singer looked confused as she searched for her seat.
“There are no assigned seats,” she explained.
“It’s a regular ticket?” said a surprised Kimmel. Apart from “the first two rows”, Perry confirmed that the coronation at Westminster Abbey had open seats for most of the 2,200 guests.
“Were the people you were sitting in front of happy to be behind that hat?” he asked, referring to the fascinating statement that covered half the singer’s face. The singer shook her head to indicate “no”.
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At the coronation concert at Windsor Castle the day after the coronation ceremony, which was broadcast live from the grounds of Windsor against the stunning backdrop of the castle, Perry performed her signature hits “Roar” and “Firework” in a custom Vivienne Westwood ball gown. Princess Charlotte was spotted singing along to the performance.
Richie, Andrea Bocelli, Take That, Olly Murs, Nicole Scherzinger and Paloma Faith also took to the stage to perform.
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The “California Gurls” singers are no strangers to performing on the world’s biggest stages. In 2021, she performed at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, and in 2015, she headlined the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show.
Her husband Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares one daughter, praised his wife’s capabilities. “She does these big, historic things. It’s wonderful. She also sang to the president. She does it,” said the actor Party tonight. “What’s left? Maybe the pope.”
Perry is also looking to the future. In an interview with Kimmel, she revealed that she will be leaving the Idol after the current season. The singer hinted at new music coming soon, calling 2024 “a very, very exciting year… for all the pop stars!”
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