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Kate Middleton made a surprise cameo at the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday night.
The 41-year-old Princess of Wales gave a pre-recorded piano performance in the international song competition’s opening segment, which she filmed earlier this month at the Crimson Drawing Room of Windsor Castle. Middleton played an instrumental version of the Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra’s song “Stefania,” which won the contest last year.
The official account for the Middleton and her husband Prince William, 40, later shared a clip of the princess’s performance on Twitter.
Kate Middleton gave a surprise piano performance in a video to open the Eurovision Song Contest final. ( Alex Bramall/Kensington Palace via Getty Images)
“A #Eurovision surprise,” the royals wrote alongside the video, adding an emoji of piano keys.
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They continued, “A pleasure to join Kalush Orchestra in a special performance of last year’s winning @eurovision entry.”
“Enjoy the show, Liverpool.”
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a bright blue one-shouldered chiffon Jenny Packham dress and a pair of earrings that formerly belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II. The color of Middleton’s gown was a nod to the Ukrainian blue and yellow flag.
The clip opened with an overhead shot of Windsor Castle before the camera zoomed into window of the Red Drawing room and cut to Middleton sitting at a black grand piano and beaming before she began to play the piece, which was arranged by music directors Joe Price and Kojo Samuel.
Eurovision’s opening montage featured cuts to Middleton as well as a number of artists performing their own versions of “Stephania” alongside Kalush Orchestra. The performers included Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ms, Banks, Joss Stone, Ballet Black, Bolt Strings, and 2022 runner-up Sam Ryder.
The song contest usually takes place in the home country of the previous year’s winner but the 2023 final was held in…
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