Rod Stewart 'replaced' Tom Jones at Queen's Platinum Jubilee after Shirley Bassey fallout

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Sir Tom Jones, 82, was notably absent from Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations held in June and now the veteran crooner has addressed the situation.The Sex Bomb singer said he had hoped to take to the stage but there was an issue with legendary singer Dame Shirley Bassey, 85.Tom was asked to join the BBC concert at Buckingham Palace but his slot fell through after the fellow Welsh singer refused to duet with him.The crooner, who once performed with Shirley on his TV series in 1970, explained she was going to be his surprise guest at the concert.Tom has since shared things went awry when the Goldfinger hitmaker wanted her own solo slot.Speaking in a new interview, he explained: "Shirley said, 'If I don't get my own spot I am not going to do it'.

It is fair enough."I thought it was a good idea.She would be the surprise guest and I would've said, 'Here is Dame Shirley Bassey to help me with the next song'."Then I would do mine and then we would do a duet.

Which is fair enough but if she could not do that then she did not want to do it."Neither Tom nor Shirley made an appearance at the Platinum Jubilee concert.The Delilah hitmaker went on to share legendary crooner Sir Rod Stewart stepped in and performed at the concert.Express.co.uk has contacted Shirley Bassey and Rod Stewart's representatives for comment.He added to the Daily Mail: "Rod Stewart ended up doing it.

It was all very much up in the air so Rod said, 'I will do it'."Tom also shared the duet was not the only issue with his performance, after he was also asked to "run up and down a ramp" while singing Sweet Caroline, but the singer is awaiting a hip replacement.