The Eurovision Song Contest is known for brilliant stage shows. But nobody expected this participant: Princess Kate opened the show.
The 67th Eurovision Song Contest started with a colorful spectacle on Saturday evening in Liverpool. At the start, last year’s ESC winners, the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra, performed their winning entry “Stefania”. Tune in from the heart of Kiev and supported in a video by a host of British contributors including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sam Ryder and Joss Stone.
But no one in the audience expected her: Suddenly Princess Kate also appeared in the clip. At the piano in Windsor Castle’s Crimson Drawing Room, she joined in with an instrumental version of the song. The Brit demonstrated her musical talent in a long royal blue dress with asymmetrical shoulders, large earrings and open hair styled in a side parting that fell in waves over her shoulders.
“It is my pleasure to join Kalush Orchestra in giving a special performance of last year’s winning Eurovision Song Contest entry,” Prince William’s wife wrote in a clip she shared on her official social media channels gave a little glimpse of the shooting.
“What a successful surprise”
The excerpt caused cheers among the approximately 6,000 fans in the audience at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena. And even in front of the screens, the viewers could hardly believe what they were seeing. “Wow, is that Kate?”, “I didn’t expect that now” or “What a successful surprise” was read on Twitter. All in all, the princess received a lot of praise for her performance.
It is well known that Kate has been playing the piano since childhood. However, public appearances by the mother of three are rare. In 2021, the 41-year-old first shared her musical talent with the world when she accompanied singer Tom Walker at the royals’ televised Christmas charity service.