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King Charles III will be officially crowned on 6th May 2023.

King Charles III Coronation playlist: Classic songs from The Beatles, Queen, Tom Jones and more featured

Sarah Ferguson revealed the arrest happened on the night of Fergie's hen party, shortly before her wedding to Prince Andrew (Pictured L to R: Princess Diana, Sarah Ferguson)

The night Princess Diana got arrested: Sarah Ferguson recalls incredible incident

The Bee Gees were one of Queen Elizabeth II's favourite acts, and they proved why at the Royal Variety Performance in 1993.

When the Bee Gees wowed Queen Elizabeth II at the 1993 Royal Variety Performance

The Prince has revealed Elton John refused his request to play 'Candle In The Wind' to mark the tenth anniversary of his mother's death.

Prince Harry reveals Elton John refused to sing 'Candle In The Wind' for Diana anniversary concert

Harry and William were fiercely private and rarely spoke to the press, however came together in an unusual moment to give a one-off interview in 2006, for charity The Prince's Trust (pictured)

Prince Harry and Prince William rib each other in adorable 2006 Ant and Dec interview

Queen's Brian May

Queen's Brian May receives a Knighthood in the New Year Honours list for 2023

Rod Stewart Knighthood

What is the difference between an MBE, CBE, OBE, and knighthood?

Bowie and the Queen

8 stars who turned down honours from the Queen, from David Bowie to George Harrison

Princess Diana's home movies

Home video of Princess Diana laughing with her children is adorable: 'Harry, shush!'

Daniel Craig receives same high honour as James Bond from Princess Anne

Johnny Cash met Prince Charles in the '70s

Johnny Cash appears in unearthed photo with a young and bearded King Charles

Rod Stewart's wife was up at 5am to work the funeral procession where she manned the barriers near Queen Victoria’s Memorial.

Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster surprises crowd by policing Queen's funeral: 'It was the biggest honour'

The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in pictures: Royal family say goodbye to longest-reigning monarch

not only was the Queen witness to the rise of the biggest musicians of her generation, she also rubbed shoulders with many and even honoured a good number of them.  Pictured with Gary Barlow in 2012.

What was the Queen's favourite song? Queen's cousin reveals Gary Barlow was in her top 10

Elton John and Queen Elizabeth II

Watch Elton John's touching live tribute to Queen Elizabeth II singing 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me'

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral takes place at Westminster Abbey

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral details confirmed: Date, time, location and how to follow live

Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state begins on Wednesday

How to pay your respects at Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state before her funeral

The Queen has met an extraordinary number of stars in her time, including Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Paul McCartney pictured here in 2012.

8 times the Queen met music royalty: Elton John, Tom Jones, Madonna and more