Prince Charles marks 20 years as Royal College of Music President
HRH The Prince of Wales celebrates his 20th year as President of The Royal College of Music this year. Over the past two decades, he's presented awards and Fellowships to important musicians including Lang Lang, Julian Lloyd Webber, and Alfie Boe.
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1. Prince Charles becomes the President of the RCM
1993: 20 years ago this year, and Prince Charles takes his place as the President of the Royal College of Music. Here he is with the Queen Mother on stage at the official hand over.
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2. Prince Charles and Julian Lloyd Webber
1994: Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber becomes a Fellow of the Royal College of Music, the musical conservatoire at which he studied and won a scholarship at the age of 16.
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3. Prince Charles and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
1994: 'Max', otherwise known as Master of the Queen's Music Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, and HRH at the Royal College of Music.
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4. Prince Charles and Sir Paul McCartney
1995: Musical royalty Sir Paul McCartney meets HRH The Prince of Wales, as he becomes a Fellow of the Royal College of Music.
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5. Prince Charles plays pool
1998: Finding a few moments to let their hair down after hours of daily music practice, RCM students play pool with a special royal guest...!
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6. Prince Charles plays Gamelan
2002: HRH shows off his musical talent on the Royal College's set of Gamelan.
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7. Prince Charles conducts the orchestra
2004: Move over Gustavo Dudamel! Prince Charles takes to the podium and conducts the RCM's Elastic Band orchestra.
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8. Prince Charles and RCM Sparks
2008: The Prince meets members of the RCM Sparks programme, which encourages young people of all abilities to make music together.
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9. Prince Charles and Sarah Connolly
2008: Singer Sarah Connolly becomes a Fellow of the Royal College of Music, where she studied piano and singing.
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10. Prince Charles and Lang Lang
2011: Pianist Lang Lang receives an honorary degree from the Royal College of Music.
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11. Prince Charles and Alfie Boe
2013: Prince Charles visits the Royal College of Music to award a Fellowship to Alfie Boe.
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12. Prince Charles and Ruairi Glasheen
2013: The recipient of this year's President's Award, Ruairi Glasheen, shares a few words with RCM President, HRH The Prince of Wales.
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13. Prince Charles and RCM students
2013: Sharing a joke with the students at the Royal College of Music.
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14. Prince Charles and the RCM Sparks Juniors
2013: The Prince takes a look around the college, speaking to the students and hearing a special performance from the RCM Sparks Juniors.
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15. Prince Charles and Christopher Hogwood
2013: Christopher Hogwood receives an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Music.
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16. Prince Charles and Alfie Boe
2013: Alfie Boe receives his Fellowship of the Royal College of Music from Prince Charles.
