One minute it was there, the next the news at 10 was on. The ending of tonight’s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle has left many scratching their heads and checking they hadn’t switched channels by accident.
As Take Take had barely finished the final bars of set-closer Never Forget, BBC One switched almost instantly to the news coverage. Many have taken to Twitter to voice their confusion.
“Disgraceful that you cut the end of the concert on tv!!!!Terrible!!! How rude. Just for your lousy news. You could have finished off the concert in a dignified professional way. What rubbish to ruin such a great concert!!” said one viewer on Twitter.
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Added another disgruntled viewer: “And the concert just ended like that? No one saying anything? No goodnight? Where did Kirsty Young go? c**p end to a c**p evening.”
Shouted another: “WHY DID THE CORONATION CONCERT JUST END SO BLUNTLY.”
However, some - mostly Take That fans - appeared to enjoy the concert ending on a high, despite the abrupt switchover.
“And that is how you end a concert. Well done take that,” said one perfectly content viewer.
Despite starting slightly later than the 8pm opening, the event went off largely without a hitch, as a host of international pop, classical and opera stars performed in front of 20,000 people on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle.
Take That’s Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen performed their first live set since 2019, while Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Paloma Faith were among the other stellar performers on the night.
Audiences watching at home were also stunned by 13-year-old blind pianist Lucy Illingworth, winner of Channel 4 show The Piano, who played a flawless piece by Bach to an enraptured crowd both in Windsor and watching across the country.
The concert was the first of its kind for a coronation event, as also the first to take place at Windsor Castle. Joining King Charles and Queen Camilla were the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Zara and Mike Tindall, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
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