King of music! Charles couldn't resist playing the steel pans during palace reception

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English, R. (2026, October 14). King of music! Charles couldn't resist playing the steel pans during palace reception. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16209803/King-music-Charles-steel-pans-palace-reception.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-15 · by Rebecca English

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King Charles played steel pans at a reception at St James's Palace ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda. During the event, he interacted with Khan Cordice, the Director of Culture for Antigua and Barbuda, who joked about giving him lessons due to his admiration for Cordice’s skills. The reception also featured around 300 guests including Commonwealth leaders and former Doctor Who actor Peter Davidson, who reminded Charles of their past collaboration in a John Cleese production.
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King Charles played the steel drums during a reception at St James's Palace on October 14, 2026, ahead of his upcoming tour to Antigua and Barbuda, where he will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The event celebrated the contributions of Commonwealth communities in the UK. Charles was accompanied by Queen Camilla and the Duchess of Gloucester. He met with Khan Cordice, director of culture for Antigua and Barbuda, who noted that Charles had been following his music and expressed a desire to improve his skills on the instrument. Around 300 guests attended, including former Doctor Who actor Peter Davison and Shirley Botchwey, the Secretary-General of The Commonwealth Secretariat.

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Rebecca English
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Antigua Barbuda CHOGM Commonwealth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

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Antigua GPE · 4× Barbuda GPE · 3× CHOGM ORG · 3× Charles PERSON · 3× Commonwealth ORG · 2× Khan Cordice PERSON · 2× Peter Davidson PERSON · 2× Culture ORG · 1× Gloucester GPE · 1× Khan PERSON · 1×

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The King and Queen hosted a CHOGM reception at St James's Palace ahead of their trip to Antigua and Barbuda next month Their Majesties also met High Commissioners and representatives from organisations associated with the Commonwealth '
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-15
🔮 King Charles couldn't resist playing the steel pans at a palace reception as he kicked off the countdown for next month's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
2026-10-15 · Daily Mail
King of music! Charles couldn't resist playing the steel pans during palace reception · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

King Charles couldn't resist playing the steel pans at a palace reception as he kicked off the countdown for next month's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). asserted
he → resist → Meeting
The King and Queen hosted a CHOGM reception at St James's Palace ahead of their trip to Antigua and Barbuda next month. asserted
King → host → Antigua
They were joined by the Duchess of Gloucester and guests from across the 'family of nations'. asserted
They → join → nations
Chatting to steelpan musician Khan Cordice, the Director of Culture for Antigua and Barbuda, His Majesty played a few notes and said to him: 'I can't do it as good as you.' asserted
I → chat → you
Khan joked afterwards: 'I'm going to give him some lessons.' asserted
I → joke → lessons
Around 300 guests included Secretary-General of The Commonwealth Secretariat The Hon. Shirley Botchwey and former Doctor Who Peter Davidson. asserted
guests → include → Botchwey
Khan Cordice said after meeting Charles: 'We spoke about steel pans and he says he had looked me up and was a fan. ' asserted
he → say → me
He did say he is not very good at it. asserted
he → say → it
He needs a better teacher, he said he needs better pans. asserted
he → need → pans
King Charles couldn't resist playing the steel pans at a palace reception as he kicked off the countdown for next month's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) asserted
he → resist → Meeting
The King and Queen hosted a CHOGM reception at St James's Palace ahead of their trip to Antigua and Barbuda next month Their Majesties also met High Commissioners and representatives from organisations associated with the Commonwealth ' asserted
Majesties → host → Commonwealth
hosting CHOGM is a stepping stone to bigger things ' asserted
hosting → host → things
CHOGM is going to allow Antigua and Barbuda opportunity to think bigger.' asserted
CHOGM → go → opportunity
Peter Davidson, who played the fifth Doctor Who, spoke to the King and recalled when they both appeared in a John Cleese production with Video Arts. He said afterwards: 'I reminded him we acted together many years ago. ' asserted
we → play → him
I said he was very good and should go back to acting. asserted
he → say → acting
'He was very nice I thought he was someone for the environment before it was fashionable.' asserted
it → think → environment
Their Majesties also met High Commissioners and representatives from organisations associated with the Commonwealth, as well as supporters of The King's Trust International and the British Asian Trust. asserted
Majesties → meet → International
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