“A peek behind the scenes!” The Prince and Princess of Wales share a new black and white image of Kate playing the piano in Windsor’s magnificent Crimson Drawing Room – a favorite of the late Queen – following their surprise at the Eurovision Song Contest
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ social media accounts shared another sneak peek photo of Kate at the piano in Windsor today following last night’s surprise Eurovision performance.
The 41-year-old Queen opened the show with a touching piano performance in homage to Ukraine, and wore a beautiful Greek-style, off-the-shoulder blue dress by one of her favorite UK designers, Jenny Packham.
The flowing ‘Sapphire’ chiffon dress reached to the floor – and over the piano pedals – as the Princess of Wales performed alongside last year’s Ukrainian winners, the Kalush Orchestra.
The caption for today’s post read: “A little behind-the-scenes look at the filming of yesterday’s @Eurovision surprise.”
The image shows Kate smiling straight for the camera while seated behind the Steinway & Sons piano, with a view of the grounds of Windsor Castle in the background.
A new black and white photo posted to social media on Sunday shows the Princess of Wales playing the piano ahead of her surprise Eurovision opener on Saturday night
Kate is an accomplished piano player and previously rang the ivory bells in public at the Royal Carols: Together At Christmas in 2021 to perform a rendition of Tom Walker’s ‘For Those Who Can’t Be Here’.
While the color of Kate’s dress was a clear nod to the blue of the Ukrainian flag, the Queen also paid tribute to the late Queen Mother by donning a pair of her sapphire and diamond fringed earrings that once belonged to her, and the late Queen – by decides to play in one of her favorite rooms.
Extravagant as last night’s Eurovision stage in Liverpool was, it didn’t even come close to the regal splendor of Windsor’s Crimson Dining Room, which set the backdrop for the Princess of Wales’ surprise performance at the piano.
Sitting in one of Windsor Castle’s finest rooms, she cut a stunning figure in blue against a backdrop of crimson curtains, lavish chandeliers and period paintings.
The semi-state room was regularly used by the late monarch to welcome guests to Windsor.
The room has spectacular views over the Berkshire countryside and was devastated in the 1992 Windsor Fire before being lovingly restored. Visitors to the castle can wander the space part of the year.
The Princess of Wales opened the Eurovision Song Contest with a piano performance in a touching tribute to Ukraine
Pictured in the Crimson Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, the Princess looked stunning in the blue chiffon dress, which she paired with a pair of the late Queen Mother’s earrings
Kate surprised an estimated global audience of 160 million when she played the piano alongside last year’s Ukrainian winners, the Kalush Orchestra
A favorite of the late Queen – the Crimson Drawing Room, a semi-state room at Windsor Castle which was regularly used by the late monarch
It is estimated that 160 million viewers worldwide watched last night’s show.
Each of the 26 acts fought to claim the coveted Glass Microphone Trophy, but it was Sweden who rushed to victory, with her act Loreen making history as the first woman to win the competition twice.
Loreen won with an incredible 583 points, closely followed by Finland. Ukraine, meanwhile, scored an impressive 243 points after rocketing up the leaderboard thanks to public voting.
But Britain’s Mae Muller looked dejected as the results of her performance were read out and she ended the evening with just 24 points despite being among the top ten favourites.