His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort visited Liverpool Arena today (April 26, 2023) to see the preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and officially unveil the set and stage for the event.
They were joined by Tim Davie, BBC director-general, for a tour and met staff from the creative team, as well as apprentices getting the arena ready to host the world’s largest live music event.
They were then invited to light and animate the arena with the set designer and sound and lighting directors, revealing the Eurovision staging for the very first time.
The royal party also chatted to Eurovision hosts including Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, Emmy-Award winning actress Hannah Waddingham and BBC Radio 2 commentators Rylan and Scott Mills. They also met the UK’s entrant for the 2023 contest, Mae Muller, and music director of Eurovision 2023 Kojo Samuel.
The set was revealed to a soundtrack of the Eurovision theme composed by Michael Nekrasov, the event’s Ukrainian composer.
