King Charles's Coronation concert: Adele and Ed Sheeran unable to play

Blow for King Charles’s Coronation concert as Adele and Ed Sheeran turn down invitations to take part

• Stars have said they were unable to play at the Windsor Castle event on May 7
• The King had selected the pair personally and was ‘very keen’ for them to play
• Read more: Harry and Meghan are ‘undecided’ about attending the coronation

King Charles’s Coronation concert has been dealt a huge blow after both Adele and Ed Sheeran turned down invitations to take part.

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the pair were asked to perform after the monarch issued organisers with a list of musicians he wanted to appear.

But both Sheeran and Adele have said they were busy and unable to play at the Windsor Castle event on May 7, the day after the King is crowned at Westminster Abbey. 

A source involved with the project said: ‘The King has personally decided who he wants to perform and Adele and Ed were on that list. He was very keen that they were part of the concert.

‘There is a team set up to get the talent signed up so they approached the two of them, but got replies saying that they were unavailable, which was a massive disappointment.

King Charles’s Coronation concert has been dealt a huge blow after both Adele and Ed Sheeran turned down invitations to take par

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Ed Sheeran (pictured) and Adele were asked to perform after the monarch issued organisers with a list of musicians he wanted to appear

Adele (pictured) and Sheeran said they were busy and unable to play at the Windsor Castle event on May 7, the day after the King is crowned at Westminster Abbey

‘They are titans of the showbiz industry and are quintessentially British but also known across the globe. It’s such a shame.’

Shape Of You star Sheeran, 32, is scheduled to appear at a show in Texas the day before the Coronation gig. While this would make it difficult for him to get to the Windsor show, insiders say it would be possible to make the nine-hour journey in time by private jet.

He has previously used this method of transport.

Sheeran closed the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant last June with his hit Perfect, which was chosen as a tribute to the then monarch and her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Adele, 34, has nothing publicly listed for May 7 – or, indeed, after March 25 when her Las Vegas residency concerts come to an end. It is not yet known if Harry Styles will be part of the line-up, although it is understood the King wants him to take part.

Meanwhile, Lionel Richie is close to agreeing, as are the Spice Girls, although the organisers have yet to confirm whether Victoria Beckham will appear.

She has vowed never to sing in public again after suffering years of ridicule over her voice.

The concert will be screened by the BBC. Several thousand pairs of tickets are to be made available to the public via a ballot.

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