King Charles’ coronation: Adele, Ed Sheeran turn down invitation to perform at May event

Adele and Ed Sheeran have reportedly turned down an invitation to perform at the King's coronation. Photos / AP

Two major stars are reportedly unable to perform at King Charles’coronation concert in May.

As the royals get ready for Charles’ coronation in May, The Sun has reported Adele and Ed Sheeran turned down an invitation to perform at the May 7 concert due to other commitments.

The news outlet reported that the Hello hitmaker, 34, turned down the invitation, while The A-Team singer 32, is said to have a gig in America that will make it “difficult” for him to perform at the show which is due to take place at Windsor Castle.

Adele has nothing publicly scheduled for May 7. Photo / Getty Images

Adele has nothing publicly scheduled for May 7, or after March 25 when her Las Vegas residency is set to end, but The Sun reported over the weekend that she is apparently “locked in to other commitments that will prevent her from attending”.

The Mail on Sunday said sources close to Sheeran say organisers of the show have been told he is busy and unable to play at the Windsor Castle event on May 7 – the day after the King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey.

Ed Sheeran has declined the opportunity. Photo / Andrew Cornaga, www.photosport.nz

A source the publication said was involved with planning the show said: ”The King has suggested a number of people he would like 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 but they were unavailable, which was a massive disappointment. They are titans of the showbiz industry and are quintessentially British but also known across the globe. It’s such a shame.”

Sheeran is scheduled to appear at a show in Texas the day before the coronation show, and insiders told the Mail on Sunday that even though it would make it “difficult for him to get to the Windsor show” he could still “make the nine-hour journey in time by private jet”.

The singer closed the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant in June 2022 with his hit Perfect, chosen as a tribute to the then monarch and her late husband Prince Philip.

King Charles, 74, is said to want Harry Styles, 29, to play the show, while Lionel Richie, 73, is said to be close to agreeing, as are the Spice Girls.