Charles names Katy Perry as new amb of British Asian Trust

Britain's Prince Charles on Tuesday named American pop star Katy Perry as a new ambassador for one of his charities, British Asian Trust.Perry will help promote one of Trust's key projects, Children's Protection Fund for India.

Perry, who joined Charles and his wife Camilla at a reception and dinner in London, said she was fascinated by work of Trust.She also said she was a big fan of Prince. "He asked me if I could sing to his plants," she joked.

Charles said he was delighted that Perry had agreed to become an ambassador for Trust.He said British Asian Trust, along with billionaire Sir Chris Hohn and Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), aims to develop largest fund in South Asia to combat trafficking of children.

(Im Credit: AP)