Sir Rod Stewart kicked off this year's Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London – but his lively performance divided audiences watching at home.

The 79 year old music legend opened the annual ceremony, which was attended by senior Royals and military veterans, with an energetic display that proved polarising among television viewers.

While the evening was designed to honour the nation's fallen servicemen and women, some spectators felt his animated dance moves were "not exactly in the spirit of remembrance."

One disapproving viewer posted on X (formerly Twitter): "Because Rod Stewart gyrating his hips is how we all want to pay tribute to the fallen."

Another commented: "Rod Stewart's really going for it, but I'm not sure those hip gyrations are ex

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