Why Dua Lipa missed Sir Elton John's Glastonbury goodbye

Sir Elton John has claimed that Dua Lipa missed his epic Glastonbury headliner set due to having a 'long-standing commitment in New York.' Sir Elton John has claimed that Dua Lipa missed his epic Glastonbury headliner set due to having a 'long-standing commitment in New York' Sources close to the Rocket Man told MailOnline that the pop star, who collaborates on his track Cold Heart, wouldn't have been able to take part in a potential live performance on Sunday night due to being overseas Elton's fans were also bemused by his performance of Don't Go Breaking My Heart with singer Rina Sawayama, who joined him on stage instead of the original artist on the track Kiki Dee Instead of joining Elton on stage as he performed his last ever show in the UK, Dua shared photos on her Instagram story from a family dinner But MailOnline understands that Elton wanted to keep his highly anticipated performance 'fresh' and 'unpredictable', hence collaborating with acts such as Brandon Flowers on stage, which proved to be a surprise among the 200,000 strong audience. Dua last performed with Elton in November at the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium during his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which ends next month in Sweden. The singer, famed for hits New Rules, Don't Start Now, and One Kiss, has since been ridiculed by fans for choosing a 'home cooked meal' over Elton's Glastonbury set on the world-famous Pyramid Stage When Elton introduced the track Cold Heart, which went to No1 in 2021, he avoided saying Dua by name, telling the crowd: 'The person I did this song with isn't here, so I am going to ask you to sing her part please and sing it loud, here we go' Dua last performed with Elton in November at the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium during his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which ends next month in Sweden MailOnline understands that Elton was keen not to repeat guests that already performed during his shows on the Farewell Yellow Road tour for his Glastonbury set and chose to take a new direction with his collaborators Dua reposted a fan sharing a glimpse of Elton's performance of Cold Heart from Glastonbury on her Instagram story today alongside six emojis of hands forming the shape of a heart He later urged the crowd to singalong, saying 'come on Dua, come on you guys.'