King Charles with the 35th anniversary timecapsule (Image: PA)
has stepped out in today for a very special event taking place .
Charles was all smiles as he joined and his wife , the newest celebrity ambassadors for the King’s Foundation, to mark the launch of the charity’s 35th anniversary year celebrations.
He looked sharp in a grey suit, a white pinstriped shirt, and a pale pink tie and gold cufflinks. He warmly greeted Sir Rod Stewart and his wife, shaking their hands and smiling. Both dressed in camel tones, Rod and Penny, wrapped up warm in chilly Scotland.
During today’s celebratory event, the King placed the first item into the charity’s time capsule to mark the year of celebrations.
, previously known as The Prince’s Foundation, is a charity founded by Charles when he was Prince of Wales in 1990 and aims to “advocate for the change His Majesty wants to see in the world”.
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King Charles celebrates the launch of the King’s Foundation 35th anniversary year (Image: PA)
King Charles places an item in King’s Foundation’s 35th anniversary timecapsule (Image: Getty Images)
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Throughout the year, the charity will collect various items for the time capsule, which will focus on what inspired people – its students, alumni, ambassadors and partners – to devote their time to protecting the built and natural world, in line with the legacy of the Foundation.
The time capsule will then be buried in the estate and will be opened in 100 years.
The time capsule itself was designed and made from oak at the Snowdon School of Furniture, part of The King’s Foundation at Highgrove, by King’s Foundation alumnus Aiden Lawley.
Its design has been left intentionally plain to both celebrate the British timber used and to give space for other students and alumni to add decorative elements throughout the year.
A newly created bust of Charles, created by a former King’s Foundation student, Lily Marsh, who now runs a successful sculpting business, will also be on show during the event.
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The King met with foundation ambassadors (Image: Getty Images)
The King will speak to members of the local community, ambassadors and alumni of the foundation, while , an ambassador for the charity, will also attend.
The Foundation has a growing number of well-known ambassadors, including Beckham, Miller, Sir Rod Stewart, Penny Lancaster, Alan Titchmarsh, Sarah Beeny and Patrick Grant, and celebrity supporter Naomi Campbell.
across its education programmes each year and said it has a positive impact on hundreds of thousands of people around the world through its community regeneration projects.
Its textiles education programmes – in line with its “seeing is believing” approach – work to train the next generation of young craftspeople in heritage and endangered skills, but it also focuses on sustainability, farming and agriculture, health and wellbeing, and architecture and urbanism.
The foundation’s headquarters are at Dumfries House, which was saved for the nation in 2007 by a consortium led by Charles as the Prince of Wales. The latest time capsule project will also be reflected digitally on The King’s Foundation website and social media channels.
It has been a busy day for the monarch, who held an audience earlier with Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio, at Dumfries House.