Diana Ross

could be subject to the same jokes Barry Gibb endured during his Legends slot in 2017, when social media users quipped his Bee Gees back catalogue were covers of the hits of Steps, Boyzone and Take That.

Claire Richards from Steps – who also covered Diana’s Chain Reaction – knows that only too well, thanks to her 11-year-old daughter. She says: “When Diana was performing on the Jubilee, Daisy said,‘mummy, why is she singing your song?’ I had to explain.” Out of the mouths of babes.