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King Charles hits the DJ decks as he marks special occasion | Royal | News

King Charles hits the DJ decks as he marks special occasion | Royal | News

King Charles hosted a garden party on his own today as he tried his hand at DJing alongside Sir Idris Elba and Christian St Louis during a special celebration at Buckingham Palace. The King rubbed shoulders with several famous faces attending an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the King’s Trust youth charity, which was founded in 1976. Party guests included celebrity ambassadors for the Trust, such as broadcasters Ant and Dec and Holly Willoughby, actors Dame Helen Mirren and Damian Lewis, and Sir Idris, an alumnus of the charity. After spending more than an hour greeting guests, including some 50 young people and alumni who have been supported by the charity, Charles walked up the garden steps in the pouring rain, holding an umbrella, and paused to speak to Christian St Louis and Sir Idris, who were standing by some DJ decks. St Louis, 22, from Middleton in Greater Manchester, took a DJing course through the Trust and performed at the party whilst guests danced through the downpour, clutching umbrellas. Asked what he …

William tells Southport survivor ‘you’re so brave’ at garden party

William tells Southport survivor ‘you’re so brave’ at garden party

The Prince of Wales told a yoga teacher who survived the Southport attack “you’re so brave”, and she said it was “like meeting an old friend again” after they chatted at a garden party. Leanne Lucas told William about her Let’s Be Blunt campaign when she was invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Friday afternoon. Ms Lucas began her campaign in the wake of the attack in Merseyside in July 2024 that saw Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, murdered – and eight children and two adults hurt. Source link