Moments before King Charles III’s coronation service began at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May, South Africa’s Pretty Yende performed before guests in a history-making moment.
Ahead of the, likely, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – the last time the world saw the crowning of a British monarch was 70 years ago – Yende told News24 as she became the first Black woman to perform at one such occasion.
Yende performed Sacred Fire, composed by Sarah Class, as well as Oh, had I Jubal’s lyre and Care selve.
