Tall his dwellings Royal, King Charles III chose Sandingham To start what hopes it turns into an annual tradition: Live Heritagea series of concerts of various kinds which, for four days in August, transform the Christmas residence of the royal family into a true Glastonbury. A music festival and lights that aims to attract the same type of audience, contributing to replenishing, therefore, the perennially red coffers of the crown. Always, however, in the name of that sustainability on which Carlo does not accept compromises (or almost).
From Mariah Carey to Pet shop boys For the concerts of King Charles III
There is a bit of everything in the Program approved by Carlo. Thursday 14 Pet Shop Boys, Scissor Sisters and the English DJ Dave Pearce will perform; Friday 15 will be the turn of the great Mariah Carey, Nile Rodgers and Chic, followed by the Eternal; Saturday 16 the billboard includes Stereophonics, Blossoms and Jake Bugg; While on Sunday 17, for the grand finale, Michael Bublé (in the only British concert this year), Beverley Knight and Gabrielle will go on stage.
The transformation of Sandingham in a rock key
Surrounded by 20 thousand acres of agricultural land, woods and farms, the Norfolk County Tenuta – residence of Royal generations – was the scene of many historical moments, such as The first Christmas discourse of Queen Elizabeth broadcast in 1957. Since the 1980s he has welcomed the royal holidays but his gardens and some rooms and salons have been open to the public from March to October, with numerous events – from athletics to Sandingham Flower Show of July – organized in its outdoor spaces. But at the time of Elisabetta a few would also have foreseen a rock -themed summer future.
The long -term plans of King Charles III
But a rock -themed future is really The desire of the sovereign that in 2023, always through the initiative Live Heritagehe had pleased the huge success found by the concerts of Sir Van Morrison (one of his favorite artists), The Who, and two performances of the former Take That Robbie Williams. So much so that you want to repeat the experience this year, with the plan to extend the event in the next, also including other musical genres.
King Carlo and Queen Camilla at the concert for coronation in Windsor, May 2023 (Getty Images)
Concerts in the name of sustainability
Before giving their own audit, King Carlo asked the organizers to plan everything with an eye to the environment. For the occasion, the use of disposable plastic is forbidden both by the spectators and the many stalls of street food and the bars present at the event. And also for the preparation of the stage and instrumentation, techniques are adopted as much as possible green. Not only that: to give an example, two years ago Robbie Williams himself and two members of the Who, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were called to plant new trees in the Tenuta Gardens.
Robbie Williams on the Sandingham stage, August 2023 (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns)
The protests of the residents risk ruining the party
However, Carlo will be rather worried by the unexpected reaction of his “neighbors” of the house. Residents of the surrounding areas Sandingham’s estate They have been alarmed due to the presence of hundreds of policemen who make the atmosphere rather tense. The traffic – not very sustainable – who for days blocks the surrounding streets, with trucks, vans, bus (many to zero carbon emissions) and convoys of cars arriving, also raises concern. Elisabetta would never have allowed it, they complain, but for Carlo this is the price you need to pay to save the coffers of the crown.