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Performances: Time Magazine cited The Sun as its source. Wikipedia should not use tabloids as a source of information. <A royal source told British tabloid The Sun that “organizers are working against the clock to pull together an exciting line-up but have hit a series of challenges.” Elton John and Harry Styles—reportedly top picks for Charles—declined invitations to perform, citing scheduling conflicts.>
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[[Spoken word]] performances on the night were delivered by designer [[Stella McCartney]] and actor [[James Nesbitt]], the latter reading a spoken word piece written for the occasion by [[Daljit Nagra]], Chair of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stars including Take That and Kermit the Frog put on a night to remember at spectacular Coronation Concert |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2023/stars-including-take-that-and-kermit-the-frog-put-on-a-night-to-remember-at-spectacular-coronation-concert |website=[[BBC Media Centre]] |access-date=9 May 2023 |date=7 May 2023}}</ref>
 
Several musical performers – including [[Elton John|Sir Elton John]], [[Adele]], [[Harry Styles]], [[Robbie Williams]], and the [[Spice Girls]] – reportedly turned down the palace's invitation to perform, citing scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/6259327/king-charles-coronation-performers-turned-down/ |title=Here Are All the People Who Said No to Performing at King Charles' Coronation |author= |magazine=Time |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |archive-date=10 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310174540/https://time.com/6259327/king-charles-coronation-performers-turned-down/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Freya Ridings]] pulled out of the concert due to illness and was replaced by Zak Abel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-06 |title=Freya Ridings pulls out of Coronation Concert |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/singer-pulls-out-coronation-concert-freya-ridings-b2334061.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=The Independent |first=Ellie |last=Iorizzo |language=en}}</ref>
 
[[File:Photo by SkyMagic Drone Shows DCMS (52880144465).jpg|thumb|[[Drone art|Drone show]] during the concert]]