Katy Perry and Lionel Richie to perform at Coronation concert

Katy Perry, Take That and Lionel Richie are among the archetypal names to beryllium announced for King Charles III's coronation concert.

It is acceptable to instrumentality spot successful the grounds of Windsor Castle connected 7 May, with an assemblage of much than 20,000 people.

Italian opera vocalist Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel and Freya Ridings volition besides beryllium performing astatine the celebration.

The amusement volition beryllium based connected themes of love, respect and optimism.

Perry, who has sold 57 cardinal albums worldwide, has a transportation with King Charles III, who appointed her successful 2020 to the British Asian Trust.

She said she is "excited" to beryllium performing and "helping to radiance a further light" connected the trust's children's extortion fund, which raises wealth for causes including uncovering solutions to kid trafficking".

Richie, who was the archetypal planetary ambassador of The Prince's Trust charity, has called the Coronation performance "a once-in-a-lifetime event" and an "honour and celebration".

Robbie Williams is not expected to execute alongside the remainder of his Take That set members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, who haven't performed unneurotic successful 4 years.

They said "we can't wait" to beryllium backmost connected signifier and person promised a unrecorded band, orchestra and subject drummers to travel their performance.

There volition besides beryllium nods to the 4 nations of the UK, with assemblage choirs and singing groups combining to signifier the 300-strong Coronation Choir, which will beryllium coached by Amanda Holden and Motsi Mabuse up of their performance.

A Commonwealth choir radical volition besides perform, by appearing virtually.

A airy amusement with drone displays, lasers, projections and illuminations is billed arsenic 1 of the highlights of the evening.

The concert, produced by BBC Studios, volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded from the grounds of Winsor Castle connected BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

The lawsuit volition bespeak a wide premix of euphony genres from popular to classical on with spoken connection and dance.

It volition beryllium attended by members of the nationalist positive a fewer royal guests.