Ed Sheeran

British pop superstar Ed Sheeran was on Sunday set to bring the curtain down on four days of momentous nationwide celebrations to honour Queen Elizabeth II's ...

His headline performance will follow Saturday night’s “Platinum Party”, which featured an array of stars on stage outside Buckingham Palace, with Prince Charles and his son Prince William paying personal tribute to the queen’s decades of service. Sheeran, 31, will wrap up the Platinum Jubilee celebrations by singing his 2017 hit “Perfect”. Ahead of his appearance, the “Shape of You” singer-songwriter revealed that the 2002 “Party at the Palace” to mark the queen’s Golden Jubilee actually inspired his phenomenally successful musical career. The spectacle will culminate in the singing of Britain’s national anthem, “God Save the Queen”, and Sheeran’s much-anticipated performance. Sheeran, 31, will wrap up the Platinum Jubilee celebrations by singing his 2017 hit “Perfect”. Sheeran is one of numerous “national treasures” poised to perform a “special tribute” to the queen against the backdrop of Buckingham Palace to mark the milestone never previously reached by a British sovereign.

As he performs, footage featuring images of the Queen and Prince Philip will fill the giant screens around the stage.

But in the final period of their marriage the couple found themselves living together as they shielded from the coronavirus pandemic at Windsor Castle. In her most recent Christmas Day broadcast, the Queen poignantly reflected on a year of personal grief, saying there was “one familiar laugh missing” as she acknowledged the death of her husband. He died at the age of 99 in April last year during the pandemic.

The Halifax-born MBE has departed the North East and is set for the capital for today's final day of celebrations.

At the event itself, Ed Sheeran will be joined by a number of other performers and famous faces, all playing their part in honouring the 75-year reign of Britain's longest leading monarch. This performance comes following the Duke of Edinburgh's death in April last year during the global coronavirus pandemic - with Prince Philip passing away at the age of 99. on the route through Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and St James' Park.

Ed Sheeran closed the Platinum Jubilee celebrations over moving Queen and Prince Philip montage on Sunday night.

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The pop superstar performed the poignant song as a tribute to the monarch and her late husband.

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British musician Ed Sheeran left royal fans in tears with his emotional song for the Queen on the final day of Jubilee celebrations.

And then I got to play it 10 years ago for the Diamond Jubilee. It’s really really nice to be back, it’s just a great atmosphere here.” The star added that returning for the Platinum celebrations was a “surreal” and “pinch yourself” type moment. The 31-year-old pop superstar sang an emotional rendition of his hit song Perfect to close the Platinum Jubilee Pageant that tugged at the heartstrings of the crowd and the royals attending the event.

The multi-award-winning singer-songwriter will appear at the finale of the pageant after thousands of performers paraded along a 3km route, with dance, ...

Ed Sheeran closed out today's Platinum Jubilee pageant at Buckingham Palace with a stunning performance of his song 'Perfect'.

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Ed Sheeran, 31, said he is returning to 'daddy duties' following his 'surreal' performance during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on Sunday evening.

Dream: He continued: 'This is like a full circle nostalgia moment. Celebrations draw to a close: The Queen, Prince Charles and the Cambridges appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony to see the end of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations 'It's vary rare you actually get days like this to feel patriotic. He continued: 'This is like a full circle nostalgia moment. I do find it really surreal. 'I find it really surreal.

The pop superstar performed the poignant song as a tribute to the monarch and her late husband.

Sheeran added that returning for the Platinum celebrations was a “surreal” and “pinch yourself” type moment. The singer played his first single The A Team in front of the monarch for her Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012. The song was chosen as a tribute to the monarch and her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, who featured in the nostalgic video footage.

Ed Sheeran revealed that he is going back to 'daddy duties' after his "surreal" performance for the Queen on the final day of Jubilee celebrations.

I do find it really surreal. “I find it really surreal. I think we're going to have a curry.”

It's been quite the weekend for Ed Sheeran, being chosen to close the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II, with a fantastic show in front ...

Ed Sheeran released his '2Step' remix with Lil Baby in April, and has followed this up with several other versions of the song remixed by different artists. Ed Sheeran released a new version of his 2021 album '=' in May 2022. Ed also reached a milestone in his personal life, proposing to his long-term girlfriend Cherry Seaborn. Taking to Instagram, Ed shared a photo of himself kissing Cherry on the cheek, and wrote, 'Got myself a fiancé just before new year. It was an amazing year for Ed. 'Shape of You', taken from the album '÷', was named the best selling single of 2017 in the UK and the best selling single of 2017 in the US. In January 2019, Ed Sheeran broke a YouTube record for 'Shape Of You', becoming only the second video ever to reach four billion views. In May 2021, Ed dropped a MASSIVE hint that we had new music and a brand new tour coming our way. Ed won the Global Success Award at the BRIT Awards in 2018, and played a concert to over 950,000 people in Australia and New Zealand, making it the biggest concert tour in Australasian music history. Ed was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Grammy Awards. He teased the follow-up album to '+' and by early June 2014 he released 'Sing' which earned his first Number 1 single in the UK and announced his next album would be titled 'x'. 'Thinking Out Loud' was released as the album's third single. He and Cherry welcomed a little girl named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran in August, announcing the new on Instagram with a super cute snap of some baby socks. In 2017, Ed Sheeran was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). He received his award from Prince Charles in December 2017. Later in 2011, Ed shared his talents and co-wrote the song, 'Moments', on the debut album by the boy band One Direction. This was the start of Ed Sheeran's hugely successful songwriting career. He made it into the National Youth Theatre in London and also performed with Youth Music Theatre UK in 2007. From March to September 2013, Ed played at arenas and stadiums across North America as the opening act for Taylor. He then went on to headline three sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden a month later.