Taylor Swift Declined King Charles' Invite To Perform At Coronation, New Book Claims
British journalist Omid Scobie's new book "Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival" alleged that Taylor Swift turned down an invitation to perform at the coronation concert held outside Windsor Castle last May in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
However, Scobie reportedly did not specify why the American singer-songwriter declined the invitation in his book. But at the time, Taylor was scheduled to perform at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, from May 5 to 7 for her "The Eras Tour."
Other musicians reportedly invited to perform at the coronation concert included Harry Styles, Adele, Robbie Williams, the Spice Girls and Elton John. However, they all reportedly turned down the invite due to scheduling conflicts and other reasons.
Thank you Windsor for an incredible evening!
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 8, 2023
Whether you were watching in Windsor or at home, we hope you enjoyed the #CoronationConcert pic.twitter.com/yffx1sbk6u
Meanwhile, the official coronation concert lineup included Take That (except for Robbie Williams), Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings, Alexis Ffrench, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, Nicole Scherzinger, Lang Lang, Tiwa Savage, DJ Pete Tong and Bette Midler, among many others.
While unable to go to the concert in person, Tom Cruise, Dame Joan Collins, Bear Grylls and Sir Tom Jones filmed pre-recorded sketches to appear via video messages.
Are you ready for the inside scoop on the world's most famous family? #ENDGAME by Omid @Scobie is out on 28th November.
— HQ Stories (@HQstories) November 15, 2023
Pre-order your copy now: https://t.co/zA9bZbXGZu pic.twitter.com/cwwac4KtwZ
Scobie's book, "Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival," is out Tuesday.
HQ Stories described the British journalist's publication as an "inside scoop on the world's most famous family."
Hi! Well, so, basically I have a birthday coming up and I was thinking a fun way to celebrate the year we’ve had together would be to make The Eras Tour Concert Film available for you to watch at home! Very happy to be able to tell you that the extended version of the film… pic.twitter.com/JTpl0tz1uG
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 27, 2023
In other news, Taylor Swift announced Monday that a "The Eras Tour" concert film will be released on her birthday, Dec. 13.
Per the singer's tweet, the extended version of her concert film will include "Wildest Dreams," "The Archer" and "Long Live." It will be available for rent on demand in the United States and Canada. Additional countries will be announced soon, starting her birthday.
Swift recently finished the 2023 leg of "The Eras Tour" in Brazil. After going on a winter break, she will resume her sixth concert tour in Japan in February 2024.
She is scheduled to conclude her tour on Dec. 8, 2024, in Canada.
