Performers
Orchestras at the Prom included HM Royal Marines Portsmouth, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Chorus, the London Adventist Chorale. Compere Michael Parkinson asked the audience to stand as The Queen, wearing a lime green suit, entered the Royal Box with The Duke of Edinburgh and took her place with the British Royal Family. Individual performers included Kiri Te Kanawa, Julian Bliss, Ashley Wass, Zenaida Yanowsky, Roberto Bolle, Thomas Allen, Mstislav Rostropovich, Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna.
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