Singer and host Gregory Charles considers all the controversy that has marked the interpretation of Bohemian Rhapsody by Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Invited to come back to this episode during the show The world upside down broadcast on TVA on Friday evening as part of a debate on the place of privacy in the lives of politicians, Gregory Charles took care to put the controversy into context.
“It was almost one o’clock in the morning. I understand that it’s not closed, but there are not many people left at that time”, related the singer and musician, specifying that at one point, French speakers from the delegation encouraged Gregory Charles to impress their colleagues. English speakers singing whatever they asked for.
“Justin Trudeau is in that group. He is still the leader of this group and he is a little caught up in events. There was time to sing The Return of Don Quixote by Michel Rivard, we had time to do God Save The King moreover, “listed Gregory Charles.
Exaggeration
“If everyone had seen more than the 14 seconds [de la vidéo devenue virale sur le web]I think there would be another perception.”
In his eyes, all the controversy aroused by the video of the Prime Minister intoning Bohemian Rhapsodywhich has been seen around the world and captured the attention of the British media, has gone too far.
“Where I find that there is an exaggeration in this is that, if we go to trial because the context was serious, in this case, we should cancel all the comedy festivals because the planet is in agony”, imaged the artist.
The gravity of the moment, on the sidelines of the funeral of the queen described as “one of my favorite people in the world” by the Prime Minister, does not mean either that the latter must be sad at all hours of the day, believes Gregory Charles .
“I think it’s cultural to say you have to be gloomy and sad all the time in a time of mourning. Me, in my family heritage, it’s not like that, ”he said, giving the example of the party which marked the funeral of his own father.