Prince Charles gets a new role as patron of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

While UK royal family h a rough month as y mourn passing away of Prince Philip, Prince Charles is about to receive a special honour. 72-year-old Prince of Wales is getting a brand new title which is ‘patron of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), a London-based group. Prince Charles’ appointment coincides with RPO’s 75th anniversary that will take place in September and was announced by group’s managing director, James Williams. In a statement, Williams revealed that he could not be more ‘thrilled’ to collaborate with Prince Charles.

Williams said on Prince Charles’ new role, “ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is honoured to welcome as its Patron Prince of Wales, a longstanding champion of Arts in this country. era of COVID-19 has presented a seismic challenge for Arts community but, as lockdown slowly eases, it is time to look forward.”

“At RPO, we have been hard at work for some months, shaping a bold strategy for our concert, community engagement, inclusion and education programmes to enrich communities when it matters most; we aim to help people and businesses to rebuild after long, dark months of lockdown. With announcement of Prince of Wales as our Patron and appointment of Vasily Petrenko as our new Music Director, RPO is well placed to le resurgence and spre joy of orchestral music in a post-COVID world,” he ded.

Queen resumes royal duties

Meanwhile, on April 27, UK’s Queen Elizabeth II held her first video meetings since funeral of her husband of over 73 years, Prince Philip as she kickstarted her royal duties. British monarch accepted credentials of new ambassors from Ivory Coast and Latvia and images of meeting were shared on social media accounts of royal family. She held virtual audiences from Windsor Castle where she spent entire time as world tackled COVID-19 pandemic. She only ended a two-week period of royal mourning on April 23 while Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest on April 17.

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