The Anglo-Saxon press is greatly disappointed by the concert of Charles III.

They were 20,000 spectators at the King’s big concert in Windsor this Sunday, May 7, against 20 million onlookers in front of their TVs. The show was supposed to mark the end of the coronation celebrations of Charles III and Camilla with great fanfare. But after cascading rejections from many artists (Harry Styles, Adele, Ed Sherran, to name a few) and despite the presence of Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, the show fell short of its challenge. It is considered unconvincing, even very disappointing.

Coronation of Charles III in the video. Kate Middleton and her daughter Princess Charlotte look divine

Complicated show

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Nicole Scherzinger and Andre Bocelli head the mixed Anglo-Saxon press this morning, almost embarrassed by their poor performances. “The victorious Bonneville host (From BBC One, the channel where the program aired, Ed) would have won several Oscars, particularly when he announced that the evening was “overwhelming with mega-talent,” mocks the conservative daily this Monday, May 8; Evening Standard. The media is particularly attacking Lionel Richie’s comment All nightbetween false notes and the intonation of unnatural sounds that can be believed to be from “artificial intelligence”.

THE: Keeper , doesn’t mince words either, describing the singer’s voice as someone “walking barefoot on Legos.” A sense of disappointment, heightened by the absence of some British stars, is usually erected as a symbol of the crown at such events. “Where was Rod? (Stewart, editor’s note)Elton John or a Queen reunion? “Did they really fail to find even the ex-Spice Girl?” asks the daily in its pulpit. What’s more, he says, even the luminous drones launched above Windsor Castle could not obliterate a scene that was “rigged according to the little they had”.

Unheard of fir

In turn, the economic newspaper Financial Times certainly one of the gentlest with them. In turn, it is titled: According to him, the show will finally be the image of the “decline of the British monarchy” in the hearts of the English people. “British pop stars apparently had other, more pressing commitments. Maybe wash your hair or apply conditioner,” he wrote. A sentiment shared by iNews, who summed up the performance as follows: “As a showcase of the UK’s arts, the King’s Coronation Concert was not Britain’s best.”

Finally, only Katy Perry will manage to elevate the show, albeit very slightly, with her interpretation of her hits. Fireworks And Roaring. “Only a star at night,” he says Financial Times. “Never in subtlety, the headlines Katy Perry comes in Quality Street packaging (gold-wrapped candy, NLDR) Headliners Richie and Take That will not be able to compete, but will try to do their best,” he wrote. The Independent.

In the video, Katy Perry finds her place in Westminster Abbey

American newspaper on the other side of the Atlantic variety He concluded this conversation by analyzing the sequence of intermissions, which, according to him, highlights the poverty of this concert. Indeed, the audience was treated to funny clips from the Muppets Show to keep them waiting between the two shows, or even autographed videos of movie stars like Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant, who were also brilliant in their absence that day.

Only the traditionally conservative press was enthusiastic about this coronation concert. Sun It is noteworthy that he considered the show “breathtaking” and the performances of Lionel Richie and Take That “epic”. For the rest, the disappointment remains almost unanimous, coming to eclipse the aura of the crown, which until now carried the spread of its culture around the world.