The Duchess of Edinburgh proves she’s just like the rest of us at the coronation concert
The Duchess of Edinburgh proved she’s just like the rest of us when she let her hair down at the coronation concert on Sunday night.
Sophie, 58, beamed with joy as she bowed along with Lionel Richie as he sang his hit songs ‘All Night Long’ and ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’ in Windsor.
However, the mother of two proved herself to be the most recognizable royal with her carefree dance moves.
Royal fans took to Twitter to praise her free-spirited nature with one claiming they are “all of us who couldn’t attend the concert but wanted to.”
Sophie was spotted in the crowd dancing in her chic coral midi dress which was from one of her favorite labels, Beulah.
The Duchess of Edinburgh proved she’s just like the rest of us when she let her hair down at the coronation concert on Sunday night
Fans flocked online to praise Sophie for being the “truetest” royal and letting her hair down.
Someone wrote: ‘I’m still not over Sophie vibing to All Night Long’
Another wrote: ‘An appreciation tweet for HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh. Sophie was living her best life tonight, singing and dancing (sometimes to James’ discomfort, but I always say what’s the point of having teenagers if you can’t embarrass them) Go Soph. Love it.
Someone else said, “I’m sorry, but I just became a Sophie fanboy.
Another said, “She’s beautiful. Representing beauty and rhythm for older women around the world’
While another said: ‘I’ve never wanted to party with a Royal more than after watching Sophie #DuchessofEdinburgh dance tonight! Sophie has moves.’
Sophie, 58, beamed with joy as she bowed with Lionel Richie as he sang his hit songs ‘All Night Long’ and ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’ in Windsor
Royal fans took to Twitter to praise her free-spirited nature with one claiming they are ‘all of us who couldn’t attend the concert but wanted to’
Take That, Katy Perry and others will take the stage in Windsor last night for a musical extravaganza following the King’s coronation on Saturday.
The King, Queen and Royal Family joined about 20,000 members of the public at the musical extravaganza.
Heir to the throne William took the stage to deliver a speech during the event, with Kensington Palace sharing behind-the-scenes footage of the Prince during rehearsals.
Earlier in the day, Sophie and her husband Duke of Edinburgh, 59, attended a Big Lunch event in Cranleigh, Surrey.
Their visit came after the Duke and Duchess made a royal appearance at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Sophie looked sensational in a form-fitting coral dress as she attended the concert celebrations, after the coronation
Sophie appeared to interact with the audience at the concert tonight along with the royal family
Edward, Sophie and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor cheered on Lionel as Sophie showed off her dance moves
They were joined at Westminster Abbey by their two children, Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex.
Sophie wore a regal white Suzannah couture gown with floor-length embroidery, Jane Taylor headpiece and Royal Victorian Order mantle, while her husband wore a morning dress with a garter robe over a black suit.
Meanwhile, Lady Louise, 19, who is a university student at St Andrew’s, stole the show in a flowing white and blue floral dress and chic headpiece.
James, Earl of Wessex, 15, who rarely appears in public, also looked good in a black suit paired with a white shirt and burgundy tie.
It comes after Buckingham Palace said the King and Queen were ‘deeply moved’ by the country’s celebration of their coronation.
Lionel Richie and Katy Perry caused the crowd and the Windsors to go wild as they performed their respective hits at the concert
King Charles, Queen Camilla and the royals go wild at Lionel Richie’s All Night Long while the other people were in the royal box
Sophie (pictured left, front row) looked typically elegant as she joined Prince Edward, Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex at tonight’s star-studded coronation concert
Prince William paid a touching tribute to his father, the King, naming the Queen and saying she would be “very proud” of her son. He also joked that he didn’t talk “all night” – after the family danced to Lionel
More than 18 million people in the UK tuned in to watch the ceremony on TV, compared to 26.5 million for the late Queen’s funeral in September.
After the ceremony, the family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with a select group of senior royals as The Mall was flooded by tens of thousands of cheering supporters.
Lady Louise and James stood beside their royal parents as they waved to crowds for an RAF flypast, which had to be reduced to just helicopters and the Red Arrows due to heavy rains in London.
Over the past two years, Lady Louise has taken on an increasingly public role as her parents, Prince Edward and Sophie, have entered the royal food chain following the disgrace of Prince Andrew and the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
She took center stage at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, accompanied her parents to the Commonwealth Games and made her successful TV debut in a documentary about her beloved grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace yesterday issued the first public statement on behalf of Charles and Camilla since they were crowned.
A spokesman for the palace said the King and Queen were “deeply grateful” to everyone involved in organizing the celebrations and ceremony, and to the spectators who attended the day.
‘Their Majesties were deeply moved by yesterday’s events and deeply grateful to both all those who helped make it such a glorious event – and to the very many who turned out to show their support in such numbers in London and beyond ‘. he said.