Around 20,000 members of the public are expected to attend the event next Saturday, which will be hosted by Paddington and Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville and feature Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Around 20,000 members of the public are expected to attend the event next Saturday where they will be greeted by a stage lit in red, white and blue against the background of the East terrace of Windsor Castle, according to mock-up pictures released by the BBC.
The stage will fan out into the audience and have a halo-like screen surrounding the roof, which the broadcaster said will"symbolise the Crown protecting the nation". The BBC said that together with the parapet wall steps in the middle, the staging creates multiple levels for the 74-piece classical ensemble - formed from the strings of the Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra and woodwind, brass and percussion sections from the Bands of the Household Division - to make an abstracted Union Jack.The orchestra will sit at the back of the stage in front of the castle.
The concert, hosted by Paddington and Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville, will feature pre-recorded video sketches of Hollywood star Tom Cruise, Dynasty actress Dame Joan Collins, adventurer Bear Grylls and singer Sir Tom Jones revealing little-known facts about the monarch. Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will perform, alongside Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, veteran rock guitarist Steve Winwood, and Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls.
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