Lionel Richie gets coveted seat at British king’s coronation

LONDON—US star Lionel Richie is among the celebrities handed invitations for King Charles III’s coronation, according to Buckingham Palace, which has kept the guest list tightly under wraps.

Richie, 73, already confirmed as one of the headline acts at a star-studded concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle the day after, will be present in London’s Westminster Abbey for the May 6 coronation, the palace said in a statement.

The four-time Grammy Award-winning singer has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide.

In 2019, he became the first global ambassador for Charles’s charitable Prince’s Trust which supports struggling 11- to 30-year-olds get their lives on track.

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