Royalty Meets Rock: Prince William Joins Queen + Adam Lambert at  the O2

The O2 Arena was buzzing, 20,000 fans ready for an evening with Queen + Adam Lambert. Lights streaked across the crowd, the first chords of Bohemian Rhapsody rang out, and the roar of voices nearly shook the rafters. Freddie Mercury’s spirit seemed to live on through Lambert’s soaring tenor, raw and magnetic.

Among the crowd was Princess Kate, quietly watching from backstage. No crown, no formality — just a lifelong fan who once hummed Don’t Stop Me Now while getting ready for school, now cheering for the legends who had soundtracked her youth.

But no one — not even Kate — was prepared for the surprise that unfolded next.

After Radio Ga Ga thundered to its close, Lambert stepped forward with a sly grin.
“We’ve got a special guest tonight,” he teased. “He told us he loves Queen. He told us… he’s got somebody to love.