The British Queen Elizabeth was not present on Saturday evening for health reasons at the concert on the occasion of her government anniversary. Prince Charles paid tribute to his “mummy” and thanked her on behalf of the whole world.
At the start of the concert in London, a video of Elizabeth was shown in which the Queen drinks tea with Paddington bear. In the video, Elizabeth smiles and shows that she keeps a jam sandwich in her handbag, the bear’s favorite snack. To announce the concert, Elizabeth tapped her teacup along with the song’s first bass sounds We Will Rock You from Queen.
Then it was switched to the podium. After the kick-off of Queen with Adam Lambert, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Nile Rodgers, Duran Duran, Diana Ross, British Eurovision singer Sam Ryder and Diversity also performed at Buckingham Palace. Sir David Attenborough, David Beckham and Stephen Fry were also present.
Elizabeth is in fragile health. The Queen also missed Friday’s thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral and the Epsom Derby on Saturday afternoon. Despite the absence of Elizabeth, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, plenty of other royals attended the anniversary concert in London. Prince Charles turned to his “mummy” after the concert and paid tribute to the Queen: “You laugh and cry with us, and above all you have been there for us for seventy years”. According to Charles, serving the British people is the reason his mother gets up in the morning. “You swore to serve all your life and you still do. That’s why we’re here. We celebrate that tonight.”
Prince William was also present at the concert, where he expressed his concerns about climate change. Sir David Attenborough also called for better choices “for nature and for humanity”.