Tony Bennett cancels Royal Albert Hall concert with Lady Gaga tonight after falling ill with flu

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Octogenarian Tony Bennett has cancelled tonight's gig with Lady Gaga
He has tweeted to say he has flu and apologised to fans for not performing
Pair teamed up on the Grammy award-winning jazz album Cheek To Cheek

By Jenny Stanton For Mailonline and Alisha Rouse and Tom Payne For The Daily Mail

Published: 15:00 EST, 9 June 2015 | Updated: 18:09 EST, 9 June 2015

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Legendary jazz singer and octogenarian Tony Bennett has been forced to cancel tonight's sold-out Royal Albert Hall concert with Lady Gaga after falling ill.

The pair, who have teamed up on a collaborative Grammy award-winning jazz album titled Cheek To Cheek, were due to take the stage tonight.

Bennett, who fought as an infantry man in World War Two, has apologised to his fans on Twitter and allayed rumours that he's had a heart attack.

Cancelled: Tony Bennett (pictured) was due to perform with Lady Gaga at the Royal Albert Hall tonight before falling ill with flu

WellChild patron Prince Harry pictured with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett ahead of the concert last night which raised cash for the charity

The Grammy award winning singer wrote: 'Sorry to not be singing in London tonight. I love my fans in the UK and appreciate all the well wishes to get over this flu quickly.'

Lady Gaga told her 47million followers: 'Hey everybody! Don't worry about Tony, he's ok! That's just showbiz sometimes. We'll catch u next time, we got you!'

And earlier in the evening, the Royal Albert Hall tweeted: 'We're very sorry to say that tonight's concert has been cancelled due to Tony Bennett being taken ill. Apologies to disappointed fans.

'We will contact all ticket-holders as soon as we have any more information. We would also like to wish Tony a speedy recovery.'

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Prince Harry and Elton John backstage with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga after their performance as part of their Cheek to Cheek tour at the Royal Albert Hall

A spokeswoman for Bennett said: ‘Live Nation has confirmed that the performance by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga previously scheduled for this evening at the Royal Albert Hall is not taking place.

‘Unfortunately, Tony Bennett has come down with a flu virus which has prevented him from performing the second of two sold-out shows in London.

‘Ticket holders are instructed to retain their tickets to this event pending more information.

'Fans who have purchased tickets online will be notified via the ticket outlets as soon as additional information is available.’

Octogenarian: Earlier yesterday evening, Lady Gaga told Prince Harry that Bennett 'runs circles around me'

Unlikely pals: Gaga and Tony Bennett have been winning rave reviews for their jazz-inspired album Cheek to Cheek

The pair met Prince Harry at the Royal Albert Hall last night ahead of a concert raising funds for WellChild, a national charity for seriously ill children and their families which the Prince has been a patron of since 2007.

Discussing how he and Lady Gaga had collaborated on their new jazz album, Bennett said: 'I heard her personally and said we have to get together.'

Prince Harry told the 88-year-old: 'I can't believe you have the energy, I don't know how you do it.'

Gaga, 29, replied: 'He runs circles around me. Wait until we get on stage.'

The duo will be trotting the globe performing until August 1.