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The event was part of Greenpeace’s month-long run of Titanic-themed orchestral protests against Arctic drilling outside Shell’s offices on the South Bank.

As an addition to the Requiem, Charlotte sang a version of ‘This Bitter Earth’ accompanied by a string ensemble – a poignant combination of works originally by Max Richter and Dinah Washington.

The live recording of Charlotte’s one-off performance will be made available as a free download shortly afterwards to help reach more people to let them know about the threat Shell’s drilling poses to the Arctic.

In response to the five year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico which killed 11 people and spilled five million barrels of oil, Ian Duff, Arctic campaigner, said:

“The Deepwater Horizon disaster was a truly shocking episode. People everywhere were stunned by the carnage the oil industry had wrought, and how incompetent it was at dealing with the disaster. There was a huge amount of anger.