If there’s anything we can take away from the number of stars opting out of King Charles III’s coronation, it’s that this is nothing new. The eldest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II has long been misunderstood by the masses, and it appears even his position as monarch hasn’t changed that.
Case in point: speaking to Rolling Stone, one unnamed but highly-placed music publicist from the UK pointed out that the reason the musicians didn’t want to align themselves with the king was because of his legacy, or perceived lack thereof. “There’s not a legacy of his that anyone would want to align with,” she argued. The kicker is, that simply isn’t true.
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Enter, the A-listers who have backed him in the past, specifically because of the impact he’s had on their lives. Back in 2020, Idris Elba, David Oyelowo and a number of British musicians spoke about being beneficiaries of the king’s charity, The Prince’s Trust. Oyelowo revealed that as a teenager, he’d received funding from the charity to pursue his dream of attending the National Youth Music Theatre. Elba, meanwhile, shared that the $1,500 he received as a teen, “Gave me my start, and my career.” If, as the publicist suggested to Rolling Stone, performers pulling out of the coronation show comes down to a disdain for the king’s impact on society, this isn’t just royally petty. It’s also a sad repeat of a cycle of misunderstanding.
