Charles, 75, whose diary remains busy despite his cancer treatment continuing, was joined at St James' Palace in London by close friend Sir Rod Stewart and a host of other celebs.
The King showed off his showbusiness credentials tonight as he was joined by a host of celebrity ambassadors including David Beckham to mark his star-studded inaugural King’s Foundation Awards.
Taking to the stage at St James’s Palace in London to present The Teaching Award with his wife, Lady Penny Lancaster, who is also an ambassador, Sir Rod asked if he could say a few words. Lady Penny, wearing a stunning gold dress, giggled and laughed behind him and pretended to cross herself. Sir Rod laughed mischievously when asked about his exchange with Beckham. ‘He’s a great man. I know him well and he can take it, he has a great sense of humour,’ he said.
Charles , 75, whose diary remains busy despite his cancer treatment continuing, was joined at St James’ Palace in London by close friend Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Lady Penny Lancaster Beckham replied: ‘No, no, I don’t think we should reward too much into that.’ ‘It doesn’t really matter, does it?’ His Majesty replied. ‘It was a warming up session.’
The charity - which was first founded by the King in 1990 when Prince of Wales - is particularly keen to support learning and entrepreneurship across traditional arts, textiles, rural skills, health and wellbeing and even recently teamed up with CHANEL. Former England football star Beckham was recently announced as an ambassador for the King’s Foundation and met with His Majesty at HighgroveRod Stewart holds a 10 pound sterling note showing the face of the late Queen Elizabeth II
'This was an award created to recognise the individuals who champion the values which underpin the King’s Foundations’s mission and my own hope that we live in harmony with nature. Lady Penny said: ‘Just like my husband, His Majesty’s work ethic is incredible. He was the driving force behind looking after the planet, our communities, our historical buildings. He’s been that driving force for so many years before everyone got on the bandwagon.
Alan Titchmarsh said he had earlier chatted to Beckham about gardening, who had explained that his hands were covered in scratches from planting roses in his garden. Read MoreEXCLUSIVE The King Charles bank notes that could be worth a fortune as they enter circulation today 'The King has been so supportive and wants to help creatives and respects creatives and respects the fact that not everyone comes from a background where you have an automatic road into the industry. Without the Foundation I wouldn’t have had the stepping stones to do what I’ve done.’
The King's Foundation, based at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire, is the custodian of the Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire and Castle of Mey in Caithness. And the foundation carries out work at educational and cultural hubs in London, based at The King's Foundation School for Traditional Arts in Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf on the River Thames and the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.
But 14 months after he became monarch and a week ahead of his 75th birthday, the palace announced the organisations' names had been updated to become The King's Trust, The King's Foundation and King Charles III Charitable Fund. The switch in name to The King's Foundation meant the monarch could keep the organisation and the two others firmly under his wing, despite the demands of his role as King.
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