In fact, some rumors claimed that the “Shape of You” performer didn’t want to perform on the stage planned to celebrate the Windsor event last Sunday. The cause put forward was then implied by some: the rejection of the monarchy following the revelations by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
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However, the answer is simpler. “I was never invited,” Ed Sheeran told SiriusXM for the sake of transparency.
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Also no dispute between the artist and the British royal family is the reason for this non-invitation. “I guess if they went online and looked up ‘What’s Ed doing on May 6th’ they would have found out I was playing in Dallas. I think that’s what happened,” he added.
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Katy Perry and Lionel Richie took to the stage at the foot of Windsor Castle to celebrate the coronation of the 74-year-old monarch and his wife, Queen Camilla. Among the artists who performed, the audience was able to applaud the group Take That (without Robbie Williams), Nicole Scherzinger, Paloma Faith and Andrea Bocelli, among others.