Sheeran will celebrate the late Duke of Edinburgh's loyal devotion to the Queen. Photo / Getty Images
Sheeran will celebrate the late Duke of Edinburgh's loyal devotion to the Queen. Photo / Getty Images
Ed Sheeran will perform a musical tribute to the Queen and her late husband Prince Philip during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Sunday.
The pop star is planning to sing his love song Perfect in honour of the couple's lengthy romance during the Jubilee Pageant in London, which is partof four days of events marking the Queen's 70 years on the throne.
Sheeran will perform the track at the finale of a carnival procession through the streets of the UK capital and the performance will feature a giant screen filled with images of the Queen and Prince Philip throughout their time together, reports the Daily Mail.
The Queen was married to Philip for 77 years. He died aged 99 in April 2021.
Princess Elizabeth, Britain's future queen, and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Buckingham Palace in 1947. Photo / Getty Images
The Daily Mail reports the Jubilee Pageant will feature other tributes to the monarch and her late husband, including a Bollywood reimagining of their wedding, a representation of Philip's sailing boat Bluebottle and puppet corgis and horses.
The report suggests 250 Bollywood dancers will perform along the Mall in London to a soundtrack of classic Bollywood anthems.
The Jubilee Pageant is a 3km carnival procession with a cast of thousands and will end at Buckingham Palace where there will be a rendition of the National Anthem led by a gospel choir and a military band.
It will mark the end of four days of celebrations taking place across the country which kick off on Thursday with a special Trooping the Colour parade and a flypast featuring 70 aircraft including the Red Arrows.
