King of rock ‘n’ roll? Charles reveals VERY eclectic music style as he turns into first ever British monarch to file podcast hailed as a celebration from throughout the Commonwealth
His love for the 1970s soul trio The Three Degrees is well known. But the King can be revealed today as a man who appreciates a wide range of musical genres.
Charles becomes the first British monarch to record his own podcast with a new Apple Music download hailed as a celebration from across the Commonwealth.
Recorded at Buckingham Palace in his personal office, The King’s Music Room – available from Monday to mark Commonwealth Day – offers an exclusive insight into his tastes. It includes artists stretching from 1930s crooners to Afrobeat stars as well as disco divas and reggae icons.
Indeed, an accompanying trailer shows the military band outside Buckingham Palace playing Bob Marley & The Wailers song Could You Be Loved.
The playlist also includes Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones alongside contemporary talent such as Nigerian singer-songwriter Davido and recent Brit winner Raye.
Charles, 76, met the British superstar in December at an event at Apple’s UK headquarters in London. While he admitted that he had not heard of her then, the Mail understands he has listened to her music since – and loved it.
Charles becomes the first British monarch to record his own podcast with a new Apple Music download hailed as a celebration from across the Commonwealth. Pictured: Charles in a PR handout to announce his podcast, recorded at his desk in Buckingham Palace
Charles, 76, met British superstar Raye in December at an event at Apple’s UK headquarters in London (pictured, with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, left)
Recorded at Buckingham Palace in his personal office, The King’s Music Room – available from Monday to mark Commonwealth Day – offers an exclusive insight into his tastes
It will be intriguing to know which song he features in his playlist. Raye’s worldwide hit Escapism features accounts of taking cocaine and looking for a drunken one-night stand while her song Prada refers to drug dealers and a sex act with a stripper.
Apple, who have not revealed the full playlist, said the selection is ‘sure to surprise and delight music fans everywhere, revealing a more personal side to His Majesty’.
The King, in his introduction, says: ‘Throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me. It has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of sadness, and to take us to distant places.’
Commonwealth Day will be recognised with the annual service at Westminster Abbey attended by the senior royals.
Listen to The King’s Music Room premiere on Apple Music 1 on Monday, March 10, at 6am, for free or on demand with an Apple Music subscription.
