Katy Perry’s glam squad takes up FIVE dressing rooms backstage ahead of Coronation concert
Katy Perry’s glamor squad will reportedly occupy five dressing rooms behind the scenes when she performs at the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday.
The 38-year-old “California Gurls” singer is said to have flown in with a royal entourage in tow for her performance at the star-studded coronation, where she will be the headliner.
The American singer-songwriter – who took a week off from her Las Vegas residency to appear at the glitzy bash – reportedly has more than 50 assistants on site at Windsor Castle.
The entire crew, which has taken up five dressing rooms, is made up of hair and makeup artists, stylists, costume designers, her sound engineering team, her lighting specialists and her dance team, according to her. The mirror.
Her entourage had reportedly previously traveled to the venue in ten Mercedes passenger cars and were assigned five dressing rooms to get Katy ready for the big show.
Entourage: Katy Perry will perform at the coronation concert at Windsor Castle. And the singer, 38, has flown in with her royal entourage in tow (pictured at the 2019 Met Gala)
A source also revealed to the publication that Katy’s backstage room contains plush sofas, fresh flowers and a refrigerator with a glass door.
Another source added, “Katy has by far the biggest entourage of anyone on the bill.”
They continued, “But she has a trusted team that she always works with and relies on. They know exactly how she likes to do things… and will make sure they are done to the letter.”
However, they insisted that Katy isn’t “over the top” when it comes to her backstage squad.
Speaking to Extra TV earlier this month, Katy gushed about being asked to perform at the King Charles The Thirds Coronation Concert.
She said, “I’m thankful I was asked. It’s very exciting.’
She continued, “It [the invite] was very royal – loved it. I’m an ambassador for one of his foundations… he asked me to sing and it all worked out.’
Showtime: The American singer-songwriter – who took a week off from her Vegas residency to appear at the glitzy bash – is reportedly expected to have more than 50 assistants on site at Windsor Castle
The highly anticipated Concert comes after Katy was unveiled as part of the lineup for the Windsor Coronation Concert last month.
it comes before Katy was spotted taking a photo of herself on the memorial to Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey today – just hours after she was mocked for not being able to find her seat – and later tripped over her heels outside.
The Firework singer, who will perform on Sunday, quickly snapped her feet as she stood on the stone dedicated to the wartime prime minister.
And earlier today, Perry was also caught by amused fans looking like a stray lamb searching far and wide for her seat.
The star, unable to see thanks to an impressive wizard, was seen tilting her head and spinning in circles in a desperate search for her place.
Memorable day: It comes before Katy was spotted taking a photo of herself at Westminster Abbey’s memorial to Winston Churchill today
And Katy, who was dressed head-to-toe in lilac with a huge headpiece and Vivienne Westwood choker, comically tweeted after the ceremony that her fans “don’t have to worry” when she found her seat.
In further antics, the singer was also seen taking selfies with guests at the historic abbey and stumbling on her high white heels as she left the ceremony with other guests.
Along with British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, the pop star was photographed arriving at the abbey earlier this morning.
It was also revealed that she will be staying at Windsor Castle tonight before performing alongside music legend Lionel Richie, as well as Take That, Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli and Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel.
The event, which will take place in the grounds of Windsor Castle, will take place in front of a crowd of 20,000 members of the public and invited guests and will be broadcast on BBC television and radio stations.
Oops!: Just hours after being mocked for not finding her seat – and later tripping on her heels outside
As a special honor for her performance, Katy is given an exclusive stay in the royal residence of the 1,000-year-old castle.
Katy said she is “very excited” about her “wild” sleepover at the royal residence.
“I’m really excited… I might be posting a lot because I’m really going to be in a castle. This is wild,” she told Extra TV.
When asked about her invitation to the coronation, she said: ‘It was very royal. It was like a cursive I’ve never seen before [before]… I loved it.’
The 38-year-old paid tribute to Vivienne Westwood in her lilac outfit from the late designer.
She showed off her slim body in a sheath dress paired with a matching short-sleeved coat with a nipped-in waist and matching opera gloves.
She sported a huge saucer-style net tie while wearing a Vivienne Westwood necklace and carrying her belongings in a white designer top-handle bag.
Stunning: The 38-year-old also paid tribute to Vivienne Westwood in a lilac outfit from the late designer and took to her Instagram to post the stunning snaps
Katy arrived along with VIP guests who had lined up a mile since 6 a.m. to get one of the top 2,300 seats. The abbey was full just before 9am.
Stars taking their seats at the church included Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Fry, Nick Cave and magician Dynamo, while Dame Emma Thompson gave an excited thumbs up.
TV favorites Ant and Dec, along with Repair Shop star Jay Blades, also attended the service, which is expected to be seen by more than 100 million people around the world.
They watched as Charles was crowned in a Christian ceremony dating back 1,000 years on a day dripping with glorious pageantry.
It also cast a spotlight on Britain’s place on the world stage in the UK’s largest ceremonial military operation since Sir Winston Churchill’s state funeral in 1965 with 7,000 servicemen marching alongside the King and Queen.
MailOnline has reached out to Katy’s representatives for comment.
In the nick of time: The stunning Instagram snaps come after the singer comically tweeted after the ceremony that her fans “don’t have to worry” when she found her seat