{"id":142284,"date":"2023-10-11T18:15:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142284"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:15:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:15:40","slug":"madonna-is-given-a-royal-welcome-with-giant-flag-on-top-of-the-o2-arena-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/madonna-is-given-a-royal-welcome-with-giant-flag-on-top-of-the-o2-arena-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna is given a royal welcome with giant flag on top of the O2 Arena | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MADONNA has been given a royal welcome to London \u2013 with a giant flag on top of the O2 Arena.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen of Pop, 65, was immortalised in a huge red and gold &quot;royal standard&quot; before starting\u00a0her sell-out world tour this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/giant-madonna-flag-made-royal-851623613.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/giant-madonna-flag-made-royal-851623542.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It features an iconic image from her 1986 True Blue album cover and was specially designed by Flying Colours Flagmakers \u2013 which also makes flags for the royal family.<\/p>\n<p>The Like A Virgin singer&#x27;s special red and gold banner will stay at full mast on the roof of the O2 throughout her five headline shows.<\/p>\n<p>It will also remain in place throughout October and November, before Madonna returns for two more London shows in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The music icon will kick off her 78-show Celebration Tour at the 20,000-seat venue on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>More than 90,000 fans will pack the stadium across her five-night run, which lasts until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A second version of the flag &#8211; also emblazoned with Madonna&#x27;s trademark logo &#8211; will be displayed on the stadium\u2019s concourse for fans to take their own snaps.<\/p>\n<p>O2 Arena boss Steve Sayer said: \u201cMadonna has been at the forefront of the genre and part of pop culture for four decades, and we\u2019re very proud that this hotly anticipated tour kicks off right here at The O2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Royal Standard flag feels like a fitting tribute to pop royalty, and the perfect way to kick off six incredible shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to LiveNation and of course the Queen of Pop herself for making this happen.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EP_JADA_MARRIAGE_BREAKER_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SPLIT!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she\u2019s been secretly separated from Will for 7 years<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24360227-1697013658331.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PALS FURY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Holly Willoughby &#8216;was FORCED to quit This Morning &#038; 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