King Charles III in a promotional shot for his new Apple Music collaboration in honour of Commonwealth Day (Picture: Buckingham Palace)
March 13, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom — King Charles III lately reminisced on his first time assembly the “marvellous” and “infectious” reggae legend Bob Marley as he marked Commonwealth Day 2025 with a playlist that includes reggae, afrobeats and different genres.
In response to a report from The Guardian, the monarch hailed Marley for his “marvellous, infectious power” whereas enjoying a model of the Jamaican singer’s Might You Be Beloved as a part of his private playlist that “brings him pleasure”.
The monarch was talking in a broadcast launched in a collaboration with Apple Music on Monday.
The British newspaper additionally shared snippets of the assembly between the royal and the Jamaican.
“I keep in mind when he got here to London to carry out after I was a lot youthful, and I met him at some occasion,” the king recalled. “That marvellous, infectious power, after all, he had, but additionally his deep sincerity, and his profound concern for his neighborhood. I at all times recall his phrases: ‘The individuals have a voice inside them’. He gave the world that voice in a method that nobody who heard can ever neglect.”
The king additionally hailed Jamaicans Millie Small, together with her tune My Boy Lollipop in his playlist, and Grace Jones, whose rendition of La Vie en Rose is included.
