However, their anti-royalist views have led to their removal from an official playlist for King Charles’ coronation, which is set to take place on May 6th at Westminster Abbey in London.
The Proclaimers’ hit song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” was originally featured on the playlist alongside other prominent UK artists, such as Queen, The Beatles, Tom Jones, David Bowie, Kate Bush, and Emeli Sande. However, after the band agreed with a republican demonstrator who shouted during the proclamation of King Charles last year, the UK government decided to remove the song from the playlist following complaints.
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