Joss Stone to perform at City Salute

Tomorrow evening (7May) City Salute, a spectacular open-air sunset pageant, free to the public, will be held in front of St Paul's, it will start at 8pm and be hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.

Joss Stone will perform at a reception, after the event, held for major City donors to the appeal. She commented:
"I'm doing it because I support the cause and also because they (William and Harry) are good friends."

Royal Patrons of the City Salute Appeal, Prince William and Prince Harry, will join in this public celebration of the Armed Forces and their families.

The City Salute Appeal and City Salute event is an initiative by the City of London to support wounded service personnel. Projects funded by the Appeal will be a swimming pool and sports complex for physiotherapy and family accommodation for relatives of servicemen and women undergoing treatment at Headley Court and Selly Oak Hospital.

City Salute will be a celebration and spectacle that combines traditional elements and state-of-the-art son et lumière projections, with the edifice of St Paul's providing the dramatic backdrop. It will be the City of London demonstrating its appreciation and admiration for the remarkable character and qualities of our Armed Forces.

The event programme includes:

- Band of HM Royal Marines marching through Temple Bar
- Ceremonial troops and armoured vehicles of The Household Cavalry
- RAF fly past
- Son et lumière – St Paul's Cathedral
- Giant screens showing specially commissioned short films about the lives of the forces and their families

The event is being produced by LiveNation, who also worked on last year's Concert for Diana and Live Earth.

Help for Heroes and SSAFA (the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) are the two charities that will benefit from the City Salute Appeal.