The tribute to the late Queen at the end of the Royal Variety Performance tonight left viewers at home emotional.
Composer Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber, singer Gary Barlow, choirmaster Gareth Malone and the London Youth Choir came together to perform a song that was celebrated at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee back in June.
The pair sang a beautiful rendition of Sing, which was originally sung by Gary and the Commonwealth Band in 2012.
After the performance, one person wrote on Twitter: "That was a lovely and emotional tribute end on the Royal Variety Performance towards the late Queen #RoyalVariety."
A second commented: "What a emotional way, to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth, brought a tears to my eyes, still can't get that she is no longer here #RoyalVariety #TheRoyalVarietyPerformance."
A third viewer left touched by the performance said: "Wow, ‘Sing’ at #RoyalVariety has set me off. What a beautiful tribute to our Queen x."
Another wrote: "A beautiful song to remember the Queen fitting tribute #RoyalVariety."
Queen Elizabeth II attended half of the Royal Variety Performances during her 70 year reign.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex attended the 95th Royal Variety Performance, which saw comedian Lee Mack host at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Ahead of the show, 54-year-old Mack said: “I used to watch it growing up with the family so I’m so pleased to be able to host this big wonderful variety show.
“I’ve performed at The Royal Variety before, but to host it feels very different because the amount of people who have hosted the show over the years, some of the greats like Bob Hope and Bruce Forsyth.”
The tribute to the Queen came hours after Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, planted a tree in memory of the late monarch as part of a global green initiative to commemorate the monarch.
Kate gave a sapling a start in life at Westminster Abbey, one of more than a million trees planted under the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) project across the UK and Commonwealth.
The QGC was established to mark the Queen’s 70-year reign with the public invited to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.
The project was due to conclude in December at the end of the Jubilee year but, following the wishes of the King, the initiative’s patron, it has been extended to the end of March 2023 to give people the opportunity to plant trees in memory of the late monarch, who died in September.
More than a million trees have been planted in the Queen’s name during the October 2021 to March 2022 planting season.
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