Lucy Illingworth, the blind and neurodivergent musical prodigy, wowed the world on Sunday evening as she took to the stage at King Charles III's Coronation concert. With tens of thousands in the crowd and millions more watching at home, 13-year-old Lucy - who is a part of Queen Camilla's patronage the Amber Trust - left the crowd speechless as she performed a rendition of Bach's Prelude in C Major. The King and Queen could be seen visibly lost for words, as Catherine, the Princess of Wales and daughter Princess Charlotte smiled and applauded as Lucy amazed the crowd that had gathered on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Lucy's mom, Candice Illingworth, couldn't have looked more proud of her daughter as she sat by her side while the teen played. Check out her performance below: [[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/kwhZOKtu-dkXnENEs.mp4||kwhZOKtu]] And after taking to the stage and amazing audiences, it wasn't long before viewers took to Twitter to reveal that they were left "in tears" by Lucy's performance. "How fabulous was Lucy playing the piano, tears from me within seconds," one person <a href="https://twitter.com/dancingshoes06/status/1655300426487529472" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, with a second <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Hid_7/status/1655300117740617736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adding</a>: "Anyone else in tears listening to this little girl playing the piano?" <img class="size-large wp-image-1263210466" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-10.13.32-1024x681.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" />[[imagecaption|| Lucy left viewers in tears. Credit: PA Images / Alamy]] "Hats off to Lucy the partially sighted lassie playing the piano there at the #CoronationConcert. Moved me to tears. Absolutely wonderful," a third <a href="https://twitter.com/kevross51/status/1655300575888650240" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>. Other performers to take to the stage during Sunday night's Coronation Concert included Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and a reunited Take That. UK audiences were first introduced to Lucy several months ago after she appeared on the Channel 4 series The Piano. The show allowed budding pianists from across the UK to perform musical numbers on pianos that had been placed inside train stations in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, and Leeds. In her first appearance on the show, she wowed viewers and bystanders as she played a highly-complex Chopin piece at Leeds Railway Station. [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFWZbteCN2Q]] She was later crowned the winner of the series, after performing for a panel of judges at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The Amber Trust is dedicated to supporting blind and partially sighted children, such as Lucy, fulfil their musical potential. For more information, click <a href="https://ambertrust.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Officials from the non-profit have also shared a video explaining more about Lucy's story: [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/theambertrust/status/1655300625188507649]] Congratulations, Lucy! You were absolutely amazing! <h6>Featured image credit: PA Images / Alamy</h6>

Blind and neurodivergent 13-year-old pianist wows the world at King's coronation concert

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