Katy Perry set to perform at star-studded coronation concert for King Charles

Katy Perry has been confirmed as the latest headliner for King Charles’  Coronation Concert. 

The 38-year-old I Kissed a Girl singer was announced along with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, 64, who will duet with 57-year-old Welsh opera icon Sir Bryn Terfel at the show, which will be held in the grounds of Windsor Castle a day after Charles, 74, is crowned along with his wife Queen Consort Camilla, 75, at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. 

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform at Charles' coronation concert. Photo / Dean Purcell

Katy said on Thursday night she was “excited” to be performing as it would “help shine a further light on the Trust’s Children’s Protection Fund”. 

The singer, who has daughter Daisy, two, with her actor fiancé Orlando Bloom, 46, became an ambassador for Charles’s British Asian Trust, which helps child trafficking victims, in 2020. 

Charlotte Moore, chief content officer for the BBC, which will broadcast the show live, said: “We are bringing the nation together for this once-in-a-generation occasion. 

“We have a world-class line-up of performers to look forward to for what promises to be a very special night of celebration and entertainment.” 

Charles’ concert will also include soul pianist Alexis Ffrench, 53, and 28-year-old singer-songwriter Freya Ridings. 

A new portrait of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla has been released ahead of his coronation. Photo / Buckingham Palace

The headliners were revealed after it emerged Lionel Richie, 73, had signed up, along with Take That’s Gary Barlow, 52, Howard Donald, 54, and 51-year-old Mark Owen. 

They will be backed by musicians including a 70-piece orchestra, and the Massed Bands of the Household Division and Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra – with a 300-strong Coronation Choir also lined up to feature in the show. 

It comes less than a year after the concert to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which included music by Queen, Duran Duran and 79-year-old Diana Ross.

- Bang! Showbiz