Taylor Swift refused to sing at King Charles's coronation concert, book claims

28 November 2023 , 01:44

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Taylor was one of many named who turned down performing at Charles' coronation (Image: Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

In Omid Scobie's latest royal bombshell book, Endgame, Taylor Swift's name was one of the last names that people expected to see.

But the 33-year-old songwriter graced the pages due to her refusal, which eventually to Katy Perry being picked to headline the concert. Scobie lists various performers who turned down performing at the event in May of this year, with Taylor being the one American mentioned.

"Finding entertainment for his coronation concert at Windsor Castle proved a challenge for the organizers," Scobie wrote, "The list of acts who declined the invitation to perform was long and included Sir Elton John, Harry Styles, the Spice Girls, Adele, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran."

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Taylor was the only American named in the list of performers who refused to take part (Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana)

The line-up celebrating the new King of England ended up including Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, and Take That.

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The book contrasted that list with those who played the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022, which included Queen featuring Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Sir Rod Stewart, Diana Ross and Sir Elton who was "more than happy to clear his schedule for Her Majesty," according to Scobie.

Besides mentioning Taylor, who's recently announced a re-release of an extended version of her Eras Tour concert film, Scobie shared some inside information about Prince Harry and his relationship with the royal family. Charles was reportedly extremely unhappy after Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, released a tell-all documentary series on Netflix.

Omid's latest book came out Tuesday

Others who turned down the gig was Harry Styles and Sir Elton John (Getty Images)

The series, Harry & Meghan, was made up of six episodes and produced by the Duke and Duchess' production company Archewell Productions. Harry and Meghan were not shy in sharing their explosive takes on the royal family, which they left in January 2020.

Scobie wrote in his book that after the show aired: "At the Palace, heads were in hands and migraines were brewing." He also mentioned that a royal aide said that Charles called his son a "fool" for releasing the documentary series.

Reportedly, Harry and Meghan were also 'hurt' after their children - Archie, four, and Lilibet, two - were not given royal titles as quickly as William and Kate's children, who received their titles on the official Royal Family website six months before Archie and Lilibet did. "'They see the way their children are treated differently and that's hard to feel comfortable with,' said a friend of the Sussexes," the author wrote.

You can purchase Omid Scobie's book Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's fight for Survival here

Tatiana Krisztina