Katherine Jenkins surprised fans with a remarkable performance of the Welsh national anthem at a packed bar in Cardiff just hours before Wales faced England in the Six Nations
Katherine Jenkins left patrons at a Cardiff bar in awe just hours before the Wales v England match.
The 44 year old Welsh mezzo-soprano made an unexpected appearance at Cosy Club ahead of the final Six Nations game, stunning the crowd with a beautiful rendition of the Welsh national anthem.
The popular city centre bar and restaurant was teeming as hundreds of people geared up for the big match when Jenkins treated everyone to a round of her award-winning Cygnet Gin and Tonic.
Dressed in her Wales jersey, she mingled with fans, signed autographs and posed for numerous photos.
The singer discovered a little-known Welsh spirit in 2021, and realising it was being made six miles down the road from where she grew up in Neath, she was inspired to create her own range of premium spirits.
And her gin boasts a ‘secret ingredient’ – Manuka honey.
Cygnet Welsh Dry Gin, with an ABV of 40per cent, is crafted using pure Welsh water and a blend of 12 botanicals sourced globally, including almonds, chamomile flower, cardamom seeds, coriander seeds, juniper berries and lemon peel.
The Wales vs England match kicks off at 4.45pm at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. It is of course a venue where Jenkins has performed the anthem on numerous occasions.
Current Wales coach Matt Sherratt says his instinct is for “someone fresh to come in” as Wales head coach after his three-game stint ends against England.
Sherratt has made an impressive impact since he took the reins from Warren Gatland. And if Wales defeat their traditionally fiercest rivals, then a clamour can be expected for the Welsh Rugby Union to appoint him on a full-time basis.
But Gloucester-born Sherratt, whose father is English while his mother hails from the Welsh valleys town of Tredegar, will soon be back in the day-job as Cardiff boss.
“I am going to go back to Cardiff as head coach on Monday. If we beat England, I will probably be in on Friday,” Sherratt said. “I have not changed on that. It is a big job, and for three games it has been a massively enjoyable campaign.
“My instinct is that it needs someone fresh to come in. And probably where I am as a coach – I have been a head coach for 18 months.
“I have always been pretty self-aware in terms of where I am in my development, and I feel I need a bit more time in the saddle as a head coach at club level.”
