The 2023 Eurovision Music Contest experienced a royal surprise!
A pre-taped opening sequence for the May 13 show bundled a musical cameo from Kate Middleton. The Princess of Wales sat at a grand piano and performed a 10-second instrumental piece, composed by Joe Cost and Kojo Samuel, which was highlighted in a overall performance by previous year’s Eurovision winner, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra.
“A #Eurovision shock,” read a submit shared on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Instagram site. “A pleasure to sign up for @kalush.formal in a exclusive performance of final year’s successful @eurovision entry. Take pleasure in the clearly show, Liverpool.”
The 2023 Eurovision Music Contest took location in Liverpool, U.K., which hosted the global occasion on behalf of Ukraine. In the course of her shock musical general performance, Kate wore a royal blue, one-shoulder Jenny Packham gown to honor the war-torn state, whose flag is blue and yellow, and also compensated tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II by sporting sapphire earrings that belonged to the monarch.
The princess filmed her musical functionality at Windsor Castle’s Crimson Drawing Area earlier this thirty day period, BBC News reported.
This marks the next time Kate has showcased her musical talent publicly considering that she accompanied singer Tom Walker on the piano during a televised Xmas Eve service at Westminster Abbey in London in December 2021.