LONDON, England - Bahamian artist Lynn Parotti (second from right) meets the Prince of Wales at a Reception hosted by the Prince of
Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall for British-Caribbean communities at
St. James's Palace on Tuesday 7 May 2013.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall held a
reception for British Caribbean communities at St. James's Palace in
London.
Doreen Lawrence, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen
Lawrence, and the comedian Lenny Henry were among 270 guests from
business, sport, charity, politics and the media.
Photo Credit: The British Monarchy
After clapping
and nodding along to reggae hits including Bob Marley's Every Little
Thing, Lenny Henry joked to The Duchess: "It's going to kick off the
minute you've gone."
Their Royal Highnesses met the High
Commissioners from the Caribbean, before watching performances by the
London Community Gospel Choir and the Pimlico Academy Steel Band.
The
Prince, who had seen the steel band at an event in Pimlico at the end
of last year had invited them back. They performed Whitney Houston's
Saving All My Love for You.
The Prince also met Levi Roots, the musician and man behind Reggae Reggae Sauce and the English singer Beverley Knight.
LONDON, England - H.E. Eldred Bethel, Bahamas High Commissioner; and Mrs. Dawne Bethel, attend a Reception hosted by the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall for British-Caribbean communities at St. James's Palace on Tuesday 7 May 2013
Photo Credit: The British Monarchy
