HAYLEY
WESTENRA PERFORMS EXCLUSIVE CONCERT FOR HER
MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH AND PRIME MINISTER TONY
BLAIR
Last
night Hayley took part in an exclusive performance
for Her Majesty the Queen, the Prime Minister
Tony Blair and President George Bush at a private
dinner to honour the US president's visit to
the UK. Other guests included HRH Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh, HRH The Prince of Wales,
Cherie Blair, Laura Bush, Colin Powell and Condoleezza
Rice.
The
evening's entertainment was a musical show based
on the works of renowned musical director Sir
Andrew Lloyd Webber. Hayley sang four songs;
a duet of "Let Us Love and Peace"
from A Beautiful Game with Irish singer Shonagh
Daly, a solo of Pie Jesu, and a duet of I Believe
My Heart, the lead track to Andrew Lloyd Webber's
new musical "Woman in White" which
she sang with the musical's male star, Kevin
McKidd. For the evening's finale Hayley joined
the other stars on stage for a stunning rendition
of No Matter What.
On
the evening Hayley commented: "It's been
an amazing experience. It's such an honour to
be asked to perform in front of the Queen of
England and some of the world's leading political
figures and equally amazing to work with Andrew
Lloyd Webber. I still can't quite believe it"
Keith
S.
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Hello
Hayley fans,
Here's
news we've been dying to tell you about, but
were banned for security reasons to report anything
until after the concert.
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HAYLEY PERFORMS FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, PRESIDENT
GEORGE BUSH AND PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR!!
21st November 2003 - Last night Hayley
took part in an exclusive performance for Her
Majesty the Queen, the Prime Minister Tony Blair
and President George Bush at a private dinner
to honour the US president's visit to the UK.
Other guests included HRH Prince Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh, HRH The Prince of Wales, Cherie
Blair, Laura Bush, Colin Powell and Condoleezza
Rice.
Around 60 distinguished guests enjoyed a three
course dinner in the plush surroundings of Winfield
House (the US Ambassador's Residence) in London's
Regents Park .
The evening's entertainment was a musical show
based on the works of renowned musical director
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Hayley sang four songs;
a duet of "Let Us Love and Peace" from A Beautiful
Game with Irish singer Shonagh Daly, a solo
of Pie Jesu, and a duet of I Believe
My Heart, the lead track to Andrew Lloyd
Webber's new musical "Woman in White" which
she sang with the musical's male star, Kevin
McKidd. For the evening's finale Hayley joined
the other stars on stage for a stunning rendition
of No Matter What.
After her performance, President Bush made a
bee-line for Hayley, and told her she sang beautifully,
had an amazing voice and that her performance
was a great end to the evening.
Hayley's comment to us was: "It's been an
amazing experience. It's such an honour to be
asked to perform in front of the Queen of England
and some of the world's leading political figures
and equally amazing to work with Andrew Lloyd
Webber. I still can't quite believe it".
Way to go Hayley! (We'll make sure to ask her
what Buckingham Palace looks like the next time
we see her!)
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HAYLEY
ON TV...
Hayley
is travelling today to Edinburgh for one of
the most prestigious charity TV shows in the
UK - the Royal Variety Show. There are rehearsals
this weekend and then filming on Monday. Hayley
will be performing Pokarekare
Ana and Amazing Grace with a Maori choir and
bagpipes. Make sure you're at home
or set your VCRs - The show will be broadcast
on UK television on Wednesday 26th November!
PICTURES
FROM TAIWAN ...
We've just received photos from Hayley's recent
trip to Taiwan - here's one we think is spectacular!!
That's all for now, but keep checking the official
site for all the latest on everything!
Hayley's Web Team
www.hayleywestenra.com
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