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Liv Clarke

Why Jason Orange and Robbie Williams are not part of the Take That reunion

The Coronation Concert features a star-studded line up, celebrating the coronation of King Charles III this weekend. Taking place at Windsor Castle’s East Lawn, around 20,000 members of the public are in the crowd watching the likes of Lionel Richie and Katy Perry on stage.

Hosted by Paddington and Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville, the concert is being broadcast live on BBC One. It also features video messages from famous faces, including Hollywood star Tom Cruise and Dynasty.

Among the performers is the band Take That. But some viewers may notice that only three of the original five members are singing at the concert. The band appeared before the show started on BBC and it was just Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald

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Take That was formed in Manchester in 1990 with an original line up of Gary, Robbie Williams, Mark, Howard and Jason orange. However, Robbie Williams left the band in 1995 to pursue a solo career, achieving huge commercial success.

The remaining four completed a world tour and released a final single before the group split up in 1996. In 2006 Take That reunited as a four-piece, undergoing a UK tour and releasing new music.

The group with the original line up: Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams and Jason Orange, pictured at the National Movie Awards in 2011 (Getty Images)

Robbie rejoined the group in 2010 for the band’s sixth studio album, but in 2011 he left the group again, to return to his solo career, although the split was amicable. In 2014 Jason Orange announced that he would be leaving the group as he no longer wanted to record or perform music.

Since then Take That have performed as a trio with a line up of Gary, Mark and Howard. It's a busy summer for the group as they have a film coming out, Greatest Days, based on their jukebox musical which opened in 2017. The band are also due to perform a British Summer Time gig in July.

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