King Charles turns DJ at Buckingham Palace garden party

The King took to the decks as he was reunited with a fledgling DJ who spun some dance classics at a Buckingham Palace garden party. The party, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the King’s Trust, had a rather different feel to the usual summer soirées held on the palace lawn. Rather than the military bands that traditionally entertain guests, a DJ booth was set up on the west terrace where actor Sir Idris Elba and young DJ Christian St Louis, 22 – otherwise known as DJ Ink – took to the decks. Celebrity supporters including Ant and Dec, Dame Helen Mirren and Damian Lewis joined the charity’s alumni and supporters dressed in their finest to meet the King. Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2026/05/14/king-joins-idris-on-the-turntable-at-palace-garden-party/ #kingcharles #royalfamily #buckinghampalace ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.