Overview

• On June 25 at Buckingham Palace, King Charles hosted a reception honoring the winners of the King’s Trust Awards 2025 ahead of the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on June 26.
• George and Amal Clooney attended as long-time ambassadors, with Amal sponsoring the Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award.
• Joseph Fiennes lauded the monarch as the “patron saint of second chances” in recognition of decades of support for young people facing adversity.
• Alice Ngitira, the 19-year-old winner of the Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award, was celebrated for teaching traditional beading to over 100 girls in her Kenyan community under Amal’s mentorship.
• The King also marked a decade of his international program and personally requested Sugababes tracks to welcome guests on the red carpet ahead of tomorrow’s ceremony.