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| Stars including Annie Lennox, Queen and Leona Lewis are to perform at a concert in central London celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. | Stars including Annie Lennox, Queen and Leona Lewis are to perform at a concert in central London celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. |
| The Soweto Gospel Choir and US singer Josh Groban will also feature in Hyde Park, where the gates have now opened. | The Soweto Gospel Choir and US singer Josh Groban will also feature in Hyde Park, where the gates have now opened. |
| As well as marking the former South African president's birthday, the concert will raise funds for Mr Mandela's HIV/Aids charity 46664. | As well as marking the former South African president's birthday, the concert will raise funds for Mr Mandela's HIV/Aids charity 46664. |
| The concert will be screened in the UK, with a time delay, on ITV1 at 2100 BST. | The concert will be screened in the UK, with a time delay, on ITV1 at 2100 BST. |
| Reporter's log: All the latest news from Hyde Park | Reporter's log: All the latest news from Hyde Park |
| "What better way to celebrate your 90th birthday than to have this great concert - it's going to be a lot of fun," Groban told the BBC News website. | "What better way to celebrate your 90th birthday than to have this great concert - it's going to be a lot of fun," Groban told the BBC News website. |
| "It's going to be a great combination of the best pop artists today, with some of the best traditional pop music in Africa right now," he said. | "It's going to be a great combination of the best pop artists today, with some of the best traditional pop music in Africa right now," he said. |
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| A preview of the concert preparations | A preview of the concert preparations |
| "Audiences are going to get a magnificent, eclectic, energetic celebration of an extraordinary man. | "Audiences are going to get a magnificent, eclectic, energetic celebration of an extraordinary man. |
| "At 90 years old he still has the reach and inspiration and power to make change. It really just goes to show us how strong his legacy and his legend is." | "At 90 years old he still has the reach and inspiration and power to make change. It really just goes to show us how strong his legacy and his legend is." |
| Other performers at the concert include Amy Winehouse, Sugababes, Andrea and Sharon Corr, Eddy Grant and Simple Minds. | Other performers at the concert include Amy Winehouse, Sugababes, Andrea and Sharon Corr, Eddy Grant and Simple Minds. |
| Josh Groban is an ambassador for Nelson Mandela's 46664 charityMany South African artists have also flown in for the birthday gig, including Papa Wemba, Loyiso and Afrikaans singer Kurt Darren. | Josh Groban is an ambassador for Nelson Mandela's 46664 charityMany South African artists have also flown in for the birthday gig, including Papa Wemba, Loyiso and Afrikaans singer Kurt Darren. |
| "Anybody who believes in peace or equality should come to this concert," said Groban, who is also an ambassador for 46664. | "Anybody who believes in peace or equality should come to this concert," said Groban, who is also an ambassador for 46664. |
| The charity was named after the prison number which Mr Mandela was given during the 27 years he spent behind bars for his stand against South African apartheid. | The charity was named after the prison number which Mr Mandela was given during the 27 years he spent behind bars for his stand against South African apartheid. |
| The concert is due to begin at about 1830 BST (1730 GMT) and is expected to last four hours. | The concert is due to begin at about 1830 BST (1730 GMT) and is expected to last four hours. |
| Families have travelled from across the UK, including Andrea Hawker from Sussex and Debbie McElhatton from Surrey, both of whom brought their daughters. | |
| "We came to be a part of the excitement," said Mrs McElhatton. | |
| Her daughter Louise added: "We thought it would be good fun to see loads of different artists and different types of music." |