A video circulating on social media is said to have been taken at the Corinthia Hotel, near Westminster Abbey, where the Canadian delegation was staying ahead of Her Majesty’s funeral there on Monday. Mr. Trudeau is seen in a T-shirt, leaning against a piano as Gregory Charles, a musician from Montreal, Quebec and recipient of the Order of Canada, plays Bohemian Rhapsody. The Prime Minister sings with him: “Easy come, easy go, little high, little low. “Anyway the wind blows, I don’t care…” Mr. Charles is described on his website as “a multifaceted artist and piano prodigy who never misses an opportunity to share his love of music.” He told Canada’s The Globe and Mail that around the official events associated with the Queen’s lie-in and funeral, their delegation “also found moments of joy and celebration.” He described the proceedings as Caribbean funerals, “combining somber moments of respect with those celebrating life and sharing stories,” and said late Saturday night that he had sat behind the piano in their hotel lobby and “entertained people . . . .Prime Minister and guests of the hotel”. “Everybody was singing with me for two hours,” he said. “That was the feeling, it was a lot of fun.” Read more: King Charles flies to Scotland a day after his mother’s funeral In pictures: Royal and foreign dignitaries join the Queen’s funeral Image: The Queen and Mr Trudeau at Windsor Castle in March this year. Photo: AP “Spontaneous Tribute” The Toronto Star quoted him as saying of the moment: “I haven’t seen video, but, with a small group of Canadians, we had a wonderful few minutes with the prime minister late Saturday. “And there was a piano in the lobby and I played some UK tunes as a spontaneous tribute.” Image: Earlier on Saturday, Mr Trudeau offered his condolences to the new King Charles on the loss of his mother A spokesman for the prime minister’s office confirmed to Sky News that “after dinner on Saturday”, Mr Trudeau attended “a small gathering with members of the Canadian delegation … to pay tribute to Her Majesty’s life and service”. . “Gregory Charles, a renowned musician from Quebec and recipient of the Order of Canada, played the piano in the hotel lobby, which resulted in some members of the delegation joining in, including the Prime Minister. “Over the past 10 days, the Prime Minister has been involved in various activities to pay his respects to the Queen.” Disgusting…or happy? Some Twitter users found the moment unpleasant, others happy. One said: “Well done @JustinTrudeau. So proud to be a man of joy and camaraderie.” Another said: “Disgustingly inappropriate.”
