Star from small town who took up opera aged 16 becomes first African to sing solo at British coronation
The South African soprano Pretty Yende grew up in a small town in eastern South Africa, 8,000 miles from where she sang on Saturday at the coronation of King Charles III.
“Generations from now they will read about the British monarchs … and they’ll see the name of a girl from the tip of Africa written in there,” the 38-year-old said last week.
