The Spirit of Chartwell (c.), with Britain's royal family on board, is escorted during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London June 3, 2012. Robbie Williams kicked off proceedings at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace as the first act to take to the stage in the glorious sunshine. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends the Diamond Jubilee concert in London Monday June 4, 2012. Queen Elizabeth, second from the left, joined on stage by Sir Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John. The concert will take place on the Queen's birthday, April 21, at London's Royal Albert Hall. He sang for the royal family again in 2014 at that year's Royal Variety Performance. Queen Elizabeth smiles as she attends the Diamond Jubilee concert on June 4, 2012. Share; ... Sir Elton John performs at the Queen's Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace on Monday, June 4. ... As he sang… CBS News (CBS News) LONDON - Few public figures have had the staying power of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Between some acts were short comedy segments featuring Meera Syal , Nina Wadia , Ruby Wax , Kermit the Frog (voiced by Steve Whitmire ), and Barry Humphries (in characters as Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson ). A host of stars have performed at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace in London. Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Sir Paul McCartney are among the many performers at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace in London. The concert was hosted by Lenny Henry and Ben Elton. For his contributions to music and charity, Sheeran was designated a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in December 2017.
Everyone's favorite ginger singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performed at Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Media caption Highlights from the Diamond Jubilee concert. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) On Monday night (June 4), London’s Buckingham Palace morphed into a pop venue as some of the most famous names in … Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee concert was organized by the BBC and Gary Barlow and featured many famous British faces: Elton John, McCartney, Cheryl Cole, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones, Annie Lennox, Madness, Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran and more. — Sang Tan / AP. Homepage Accessibility links The concert is a … The Queen's diamond jubilee concert – as it happened Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Elton John have been singing for the Queen. Hordes of fans descended on Buckingham Palace and the surrounding area last night for the Diamond Jubilee Concert which featured pop royalty from all decades of the Queen's reign. ... Festive scene on Thames for queen's Jubilee ... and Jamaican vocalist Grace Jones sang … Americans Will.I.Am and Stevie Wonder also joined the on-stage festivities. ... A boy gets a boost to see the action from the Mall waiting for the start of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert at … (Sang Tan/Associated Press) # 3. Queen's Jubilee Concert. Its late here in London so I don't know if there any more more threads on this, but some random thoughts: No-one does this kind of stuff like the British.