Overview
- Phil Collins attended The King’s Trust 50th anniversary at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday and was photographed smiling with Rod Stewart while using Canadian walking sticks.
- Collins remains retired from performing after his March 2022 announcement and continues to need daily medical support, including a nurse who lives with him to manage medication.
- He has described a cascade of recent health problems that followed a 2007 upper‑neck vertebra injury, including multiple knee surgeries, a COVID infection in hospital, kidney troubles, long hospital stays, and lasting neurological damage to mobility and instrument playing.
- Jill Tavelman said she and Collins will hold a charity auction in November to benefit The King’s Trust, donating hundreds of personal archive items and selling a Collins‑designed T‑shirt with proceeds going to the charity.
- Collins has a long history with The King’s Trust as an early ambassador about 40 years ago, and his palace appearance was reported as warmly received by King Charles, underscoring his ongoing public and philanthropic ties despite fragile health.