Elton John
Cancellation! That’s why he doesn’t come to the tribute celebration for Princess Diana
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Elton John will not be coming to Prince Williams’ party in honor of his mother Princess Diana. However, the longtime friend of the late icon has a valid reason for staying away.
At first it probably caused astonishment when Elton John, 74, had a message in Kensington Palace that he had to turn down the invitation to the ceremony of honor for Princess Diana, † 36. After all, the singer was friends with the mother of Prince William, 39, and Prince Harry, 37, for many years and even sang his world hit “Candle in the Wind”, which was rewritten on her fate, at their funeral service in September 1997 at the packed Westminster Abbey . But unfortunately he cannot pay her the upcoming honor.
The moving photos of their funeral service
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Elton John has to undergo an operation
“Elton had hip surgery earlier this month. It went well and he’s on the mend, but he’s taking things slowly,” a source told The Sun about the star’s unexpected cancellation. The celebration is slated to take place at Kensington Palace on October 19, 2021 after being canceled in July following the unveiling of the Diana statue in the property’s “sunken garden” due to regulations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are also not there
But not only Elton John will be absent from Williams Fest on the occasion of his mother’s 60th birthday. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan, 40, will also not be there, as a spokesman for the couple announced on October 9 after the first rumors emerged.
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After all, the sons of Prince Charles, 72, came together to unveil their mother’s sculpture on her mother’s birthday on July 1, 2021. Together they commissioned the sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley to create the touching monument. The work is intended to represent “the universality and the intergenerational influence” of Diana’s commitment and to “reflect her role as an ambassador for humanitarian causes,” it said.
The festival in her honor at Kensington Palace is now supposed to celebrate her life. Two of your dearest people will be missing, but your thoughts will certainly not only be with her full of love on this occasion.
Source used: thesun.co.uk