Andrew Lloyd Webber speaks out after Coronation 'disguise' man pal goes viral
Andrew Lloyd Webber has broken his silence after the man he was sitting next to at the Coronation went viral for his bold look.
Some amused viewers thought the bespectacled gentleman - with a fabulous moustache - was in disguise, with some even suggesting it was Meghan Markle.
Others thought the mysterious man was about to 'steal the crown jewels', but now Andrew, 75, has set the record straight.
Tweeting today, he said: “I can confirm it probably wasn’t MM and had no jewels on his person as far as I could see – ALW."
The man in question is in fact composer Sir Karl Jenkins, 79, whose work Tros y Garreg - Crossing the Stone - was performed during the Coronation.
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The piece is part of a concerto commissioned by The King more than two decades ago when he was Prince of Wales.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has broken his silence after the man he was sitting next to at the Coronation went viralSpeaking about how honoured he was to have taken part in the star-studded event, Karl told the BBC:“It obviously sums up Welsh culture — the harp — and [King Charles III] has always supported Welsh music.
“I don’t know whether he chose it, but he was happy to have it there. I know he likes it, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked me,” he added.
Musical theatre legend Andrew also had a big part to play during the Coronation.
He wrote the ceremony's anthem, which he said had been "a kind of antidote" for dealing with the death of his son earlier this year.
Nicholas lost his battle with cancer in March, leaving his father "absolutely devastated".
Andrew's song, Make a Joyful Noise, was played publicly for the first time as the King was enthroned on Saturday.
More than 2,200 people were in Westminster Abbey to see Charles and Queen Camilla crowned and hear the Phantom of the Opera star's stunning composition.
Some thought Sir Karl was Meghan Markle in disguise (AFP via Getty Images)Speaking to Channel 4 News about the historic occasion, Andrew said:"Obviously writing the anthem, because it’s joyful, it was a wonderful thing to do as a kind of antidote to what I knew was going on in my private life.
"Music is my life. Music is what I do. The music and what I may have written for the coronation – I do obviously have the thought of my son in my mind and there will be a moment when I’m in the abbey, I know, as there was the other day, when I’m thinking of my lovely Nick. And thinking that making a joyful noise is also for him."
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