A harpist that Watford shoppers might recognise has gone viral with tens of millions seeing her cool-headed response to a “Karen”.

Robyn Hearts is a London-based musician who can be heard adding to the high street ambiance in and around the north-west London area, including in Watford.

She regularly live streams her public performances and sometimes shares clips of interactions members of the public, be they sweet, awkward, or downright rude.

@robyn.hearts.harp Not again!! 🤦🏼‍♀️ #funny #karen #fyp #LIVEhighlights #TikTokLIVE #LIVE #rude #begging #harp #harpist #busker #livestream #ootd #weird #music #musician ♬ original sound - Robyn.Hearts

A video last week has gone viral on social media with 12.6million views on TikTok and a repost gathering 17.3million views on Twitter.

In the video a woman threatens to report Robyn to Harrow Council for “begging”, but some cheeky subtitling replaces this with “Karen Council”. This has caused some confusion among international viewers who appeared to believe there actually is a “Karen Council” in England.

@robyn.hearts.harp Never a dull day 🥲 what do you think? #harp #harpist #busker #funny #fyp #foryou #live #livestrean #ootd #viral #foryou #GenshinImpact34 #begging #weird #rude #busking #music #musician ♬ original sound - Robyn.Hearts

'Karen' is a slang term for a highly strung and rude woman, and is often levelled at someone perceived to have been rude to people in customer services.

 

 

People particularly enjoyed the calm responses including “alright” to the initial threat and a calm “yeah” when grilled over whether she had permission.

Many in the comments were particularly impressed by the unbroken harp rendition of Careless Whisper while holding the awkward conversation.

A video of a previous interaction with a “rude woman” accusing her of begging uploaded in January last year on the same channel, which appears to have been filmed in Watford High Street, has gathered seven million views on TikTok.