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King Of The Clubs Meets King Of The Country
In a crossing of paths which no one had on their bingo card, the legendary Carl Cox met the King of the UK, King Charles III.
On May 14th an event was held at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust. The trust was founded in 1976 by King Charles (then Prince Charles) to help young people fighting challenges such as unemployment and homelessness. Carl Cox was invited to the event which may seem random however he does have some history with the trust. Cox revealed on social media that when he was 24 he received £1,000 from The King’s Trust with which he bought his first pieces of DJ equipment.
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He described going to the event as a full circle moment having gotten to celebrate the trust that supported him through such a tough time. The money he received from The King’s Trust has had a huge impact on his life as it came at a pivotal moment. In his post on social media he said, “The big decision back then was whether to take £500 a week as a scaffolder or £60 a week as a self-employed DJ. I chose the music, and that was that ….the rest you know.”
This goes to show how important The King’s Trust and other charities like it are as without it the world could have been deprived of one of the greatest DJ’s of all time. The King’s Trust helped birth DJing royalty and perhaps in the future it will help launch the next Carl Cox’s career.
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