Overview
- King Charles, who joined the DJ booth Friday at Buckingham Palace, pressed “Play” to start a track as guests cheered.
- Actor Sir Idris Elba and 22-year-old DJ Christian St Louis, known as DJ Ink, ran the setup and brought the King in for a quick cameo.
- The celebration marked 50 years of the King’s Trust and traded formal bands for a festival-style scene with DJs, live art, and a talk hosted by Sir Gareth Southgate.
- Elba said the King had promised to DJ and did so, joking that pressing play was the hardest part, before the monarch waved and headed inside as rain began.
- Founded in 1976, the King’s Trust supports people aged 11 to 30 with advice, qualifications, and small grants, including creative courses like Creative Futures and Get Started with DJing delivered with partners such as the Elba Hope Foundation.