Sarah Ferguson.Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
Sarah Fergusonwillnot be in attendanceforKing CharlesandQueen Camilla’s crowning ceremony, but she’ll join the royal family to party “all night long” for another event that weekend.
Despite not being invited to the coronation service at Westminster Abbey on May 6, the Duchess of York will be in the VIP section of the 20,000-strong crowd enjoying theCoronation Concert— starringLionel RichieandKaty Perry— on the grounds of Windsor Castle on May 7, PEOPLE confirms.
It underlines the family nature of the event as opposed to the formal, state occasion of the service that will see King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned.
Fergie, as the Duchess of York is known, said she never expected to be invited to the coronation.
Sarah Ferguson and King Charles.Jo Hale/WireImage, CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty
Fergie has been included in other family occasions with the royals like the gathering at Easter earlier this month and their Christmas holiday at Sandringham House in Norfolk.
The ex-wife of King Charles' brother Prince Andrew will likely sit with other members of the royal family — including her daughtersPrincess BeatriceandPrincess Eugenie— to watch the Coronation Concert.
While recently speaking to PEOPLE about her historical fiction novelA Most Intriguing Lady, the Duchess of York said she looked forward to celebrating King Charles andQueen Camillafor their coronation.
“I’mvery supportiveof the King and the Queen Consort, and I really am glad to do whatever it takes to support them on their road ahead,” she said.
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The Coronation Concert is a highlight of the crowning ceremony weekend.
source: people.com
