{"id":4279,"date":"2026-11-12T15:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4279"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:03:46","slug":"king-charles-marks-50-years-of-his-youth-charity-with-elton-john-on-radio-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4279","title":{"rendered":"King Charles marks 50 years of his youth charity with Elton John on radio show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Britain\u2019s King Charles joined Elton John for a special edition of the singer\u2019s Apple Music radio show to celebrate 50 years of The King\u2019s \u200bTrust and musicians who have supported the youth charity, Buckingham Palace \u200csaid on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The episode of \u201cElton John\u2019s Rocket Hour\u201d, recorded at Apple\u2019s new radio studios in London, will air on Apple Music on Saturday, November 14, Charles\u2019 78th birthday.<\/p>\n

While he was \u200bPrince of Wales, Charles founded the Prince\u2019s Trust in 1976 using \u200bhis Royal Navy<\/a> severance pay to help disadvantaged young people prepare for \u2060work, find jobs or start businesses.<\/p>\n

Renamed the King\u2019s Trust<\/a> after Charles became king, \u200bthe charity says it has supported more than 1 million young people.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic has \u200balways been at the heart of The Prince\u2019s, and now The King\u2019s Trust,\u201d Charles said, adding that the programme offered a chance to showcase performers who had supported the charity \u200band newer artists it had helped launch.<\/p>\n

The pair recall benefit concerts stretching from \u200bWembley Arena\u2019s rock galas in the 1980s to shows in Hyde Park and at the \u200cRoyal \u2060Albert Hall.<\/p>\n

Among them is British rock band Muse, which received a grant to buy sound equipment when it performed under its former name Rocket Baby Dolls.<\/p>\n

The group later held a sold-out Royal Albert Hall concert in aid of the \u200bTrust in 2018, \u200bthe statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf \u2060you champion a young artist and show you believe in them, it makes all the difference,\u201d John said. \u201cYoung people are \u200bour future.\u201d<\/p>\n

John received the Order of the Companions of Honour<\/a> \u200bfrom Charles, \u2060then Prince of Wales, at Windsor Castle in 2021 for services to music and charity.<\/p>\n

One of the best-selling artists of all time, with hits including \u201cGoodbye Yellow Brick \u2060Road\u201d, \u201cRocket \u200bMan\u201d and \u201cYour Song\u201d, John was knighted by Queen \u200bElizabeth in 1998.<\/p>\n

John\u2019s Rocket Hour is a weekly show that has aired globally on Apple Music \u200b1 since 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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