Great Britain Bob Marley and Kylie Minogue: this is the music the King likes
Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones, Davido and Raye - the British King Charles III shares music that he personally enjoys in a program.
07.03.2025, 04:45
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In the radio format "The King's Music Room", which will be broadcast next Monday on Apple Music 1, the monarch also tells anecdotes of encounters with some of the artists, as the PA news agency reports.
"Throughout my life, music has meant a lot to me. I know that's the case for many others too," says the 76-year-old. Music has the remarkable ability to draw out happy memories from the depths of memory, comfort us in times of sadness or "transport us to faraway places".
Celebrating Commonwealth Day
But possibly the most important thing is that music brings joy, Charles said. "That's what I particularly wanted to share - songs that have brought me joy." The show can be heard on Commonwealth Day, which celebrates the Commonwealth of Nations. The artists on the playlist mentioned above come from the Commonwealth or have family connections to it.
The Commonwealth in its current form has existed since 1949, the members are mostly former colonies, but increasingly countries that were not part of the British Empire are also joining. In some of the member states, King Charles remains the formal head of state, for example in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and several island states in the Caribbean.
