According to Alicia Keys, Elizabeth II chose her jubilee playlist on her own

This week, Alicia Keys shared a video on Instagram looking back at her performance at Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

At one point in the sequence, the singer affirms that the sovereign had herself requested all the songs performed during the concert.

"When I told my boys that the Queen had chosen the songs I was going to sing, they said, 'You can't deny the Queen anything,'" Alicia Keys, her 11-year-old son, explains in the video. Egypt adding in passing: “No, you can't.

It's against the law here."

Among the songs interpreted by Alicia Keys with the assistance of an orchestra, there were

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From a distance

Unfortunately, the Queen was unable to attend the Alicia Keys concert in the audience due to "mobility issues".

But according to

, the crowned head was able to enjoy the spectacle on TV from Windsor Castle.

On the other hand, prince George, princess Charlotte as well as prince William and Kate Middleton were present in the royal square for the occasion.

Besides Alicia Keys, Queen + Adam Lambert, Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers, Hans Zimmer, Mabel Elbow Andrea Bocelli, Diana Ross and Elton John also performed to honor the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II's reign.

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