Omid Scobie claims in his new book, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival, that Taylor Swift declined an invitation to perform at King Charles III ’s coronation concert.
The special concert was held on May 7 on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The concert took place the day after King Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey (May 6). The same day as the coronation service, the Grammy-winning singer had an Eras Tour concert across the pond in Nashville, Tennessee.
© Getty ImagesKaty Perry and Lionel Richie were among the performers at the concert on May 7, which was attended by members of the royal family. Tom Cruise also made an appearance in a video at the event, telling the King (via Variety ), “You can be my wingman any time.”
While Taylor reportedly declined to perform at the King’s coronation, she is also said to have turned down another royal invite in the past. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year that Meghan Markle once reached out to the pop star about being a guest on her podcast, Archetypes . According to the WSJ, “Meghan wrote Taylor Swift a personal letter asking her to come on the podcast.” However, the singer “declined, through a representative.”
Serena Williams, Paris Hilton, Mindy Kaling and Mariah Carey were among the guests who appeared on the first season of Archetypes. Less than a year after the podcast debuted, Spotify and Archewell Audio released a joint statement saying that they had “mutually agreed to part ways.”
