Katy Perry has revealed she plans to have a ‘wild’ sleepover in Windsor Castle after she performs at the Coronation Concert on May 7.
The Firework singer, 38, will join a list of stars which includes Take That, Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, singer/songwriter Freya Ridings and classical soul artist Alexis Ffrench.
As a special honour in return for her performance, Katy will be allowed an exclusive stay in the royal residence of the 1,000-year-old castle.
And the singer can’t wait to feel like a princess for the day, exclaiming she is ‘really excited’ for a ‘wild’ stay.
She told ExtraTv: ‘They said I was allowed to stay at Windsor Castle which I’m really excited for.
Exciting: Katy Perry, 38, says she will have a ‘wild’ sleepover in Windsor Castle after performing at the Coronation Concert on May 7 (pictured in March)
Royal residence: The singer has been offered an exclusive stay at Windsor Castle by King Charles and Queen Camilla (pictured on April 5)
‘I might be posting a lot because I’m going to be in a castle, for real! It’s going to be wild.’
Windsor Castle boasts 1,000 rooms and Katy will be offered a rare insight into the goings-on in the royal abode on the day after the coronation on May 6.
Katy has met the King on more than one occasion.
The singer first met the King at an event in Mumbai in 2019 when he was then Prince of Wales.
The meeting was no doubt memorable for both of them because it was the first – and probably last time – the King has ever asked anyone for a selfie.
Scott Furssedonn-Wood, who was deputy private secretary to Charles, told the King how much his children loved Katy’s music.
The King then stepped in and asked the singer to pose with his aide.
Katy Perry has previously joined the King’s sons Princes William and Harry on their Heads Together mental health campaign, taking part in an awareness video.
Thrilled: The Firework singer told ExtraTV she is ‘really excited’ for her stay and would be posting a lot on social media
First meeting: The singer first met the King at an event in Mumbai in 2019 when he was then Prince of Wales
She and her British fiance Orlando Bloom are now neighbours to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Montecito.
Charles went on to meet Katy for a second time in February 2020, when it was announced she would be ambassador for the British Asian Trust.
At the time, the news was met with fury by many because Katy is neither British nor Asian.
Some 20,000 members of the public will attend the Coronation Concert on Sunday, May 7, which will be aired on BBC1 and Radio 2 along with catch-up services.
According to the BBC, the concert will ‘celebrate a new chapter in the nation’s history’ and will have ‘themes of love, respect and optimism’ while celebrating the ‘four nations’ and the Commonwealth.
It comes less than a year after the concert to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, which included music by Queen, Duran Duran and Diana Ross.
Close relationship: Charles went on to meet Katy for a second time in February 2020, when it was announced she would be ambassador for the British Asian Trust
Katy and her entourage will have a run of suites in the historic castle, where the concert is to be performed on Sunday, May 7
