Watch: Justin Trudeau sings Bohemian Rhapsody in London hotel days before Queen’s funeral

Justin Trudeau sang Bohemian Rhapsody in a hotel lobby late on Saturday night while in London to represent Canada at the late Queen’s state funeral.

The Canadian prime minister, dressed in a mauve T-shirt, stood with his arms on a piano as he joined in the rendition of the Queen anthem at the five-star Corinthia hotel.

He could be heard singing lyrics including “Easy come, easy go, little high, little low” and “Any way the wind blows”.

The piano was being played by Gregory Charles, a musician who was part of the Canadian delegation to the funeral.

A London bus could be seen outside a window behind Mr Trudeau and it appeared to be dark outside.

Two people standing near the piano were drinking red wine as Mr Trudeau sang.  

Film of the moment emerged on social media, where critics accused Mr Trudeau of being “disrespectful” and failing to show appropriate “decorum”.

His office subsequently released a statement defending his actions.

A spokesman for Mr Trudeau said: “After dinner on Saturday, the Prime Minister joined a small gathering with members of the Canadian delegation, who have come together to pay tribute to the life and service of Her Majesty.

“Gregory Charles, a renowned musician from Quebec and Order of Canada recipient, played piano in the hotel lobby, which resulted in some members of the delegation including the Prime Minister joining.”

The spokesman added: “Over the past 10 days, the Prime Minister has taken part in various activities to pay his respects for the Queen, and today, the entire delegation is taking part in the state funeral.”

Canada’s delegation to the funeral included Mr Trudeau, Mr Charles, and 16 other people, among them Mark Tewksbury, the Olympic swimmer, and actress Sandra Oh.

Mr Charles, 54, told to Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper that the proceedings for the late Queen’s state funeral reminded him of Caribbean funerals, mixing sombre moments with others celebrating life.

He said: “Everyone sang with me for two hours. That was the feeling, that was a lot of fun.”

Mr Charles said he had not met the late Queen but had met King Charles numerous times. The first time was two decades ago when he toured Canada.

Mr Charles said the King was “very funny, very fun-loving, very good with people”.