By NAN Contributor
News Americas, LONDON, England, Mon. April 23, 2018: Twitter’s reaction to Sting and Caribbean-born reggae star Shaggy’s performance at the 92nd birthday bash of Her Majesty, Queens Elizabeth II, Saturday night was not as sweet as the duo might have hoped, especially coming on the heels of their newly released album on April 20th.
While Shaggy did his best to pump up a staid crowd inside the Royal Albert Hall, asking: “Where my reggae fans?,” the reaction on Twitter was tough, even as some media houses pointed out that the Royals seemed confused even though they clapped politely at the end.
Charlene Lydon of Dublin tweeted: “Jesus I never thought I’d feel sorry for the Queen but then I saw Shaggy and Sting perform at her birthday. Poor Queenie. Sting is the fu..ing worst.”
Jesus I never thought I’d feel sorry for the Queen but then I saw Shaggy and Sting perform at her birthday. Poor Queenie. Sting is the fucking worst.
— Charlene Lydon (@charlenelydon) April 21, 2018
Even as Carl Ball added: “Fair play to the the Queen. If Shaggy and Sting were booked to play my birthday party I would have had them both killed before the end of the first song. #scrapeTheBarrel”
Fair play to the the Queen. If Shaggy and Sting were booked to play my birthday party I would have had them both killed before the end of the first song. #scrapeTheBarrel
— Carl Ball (@carlball) April 22, 2018
Cosmina Alice added: “Sting and Shaggy are performing together at her 92nd birthday? This is a sentence I never thought I’d read ever in my life… this is why the queen is looking more and more miserable every year”
Sting and Shaggy are performing together at her 92nd birthday? This is a sentence I never thought I’d read ever in my life… this is why the queen is looking more and more miserable every year
— cosmina alice???? (@VanessaEnson) April 21, 2018
Tom Harper chimed in: “Sting and Shaggy, the Queen suddenly doesn’t want to see her next birthday.”
Sting and Shaggy, the Queen suddenly doesn’t want to see her next birthday.
— Tom Harper (@hatfulofharper) April 21, 2018
While John Calvert tweeted: “Today the Queen celebrates her 92nd birthday and some idiot thinks the perfect way to celebrate is for her to endure Sting and Shaggy. Jeepers.”
Today the Queen celebrates her 92nd birthday and some idiot thinks the perfect way to celebrate is for her to endure Sting and Shaggy. Jeepers. #Queensbirthdayparty
— John Calvert (@JohnThebigjc) April 21, 2018
Jamaican-born Grammy star, Shaggy, however, for his part, seemed incredibly excited by the performance, posting several photos to Instagram and Twitter including one with a group shot of Her Majesty joining performers on stage at the end with a caption: “A hold a vibe wid di queen!! On her Birthday Bash!!”
