Sir Rod Stewart joins King Charles to launch 35th anniversary celebrations for charity
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Sir Rod joked with King as he placed secateurs in time capsule. The King was joined by Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster to celebrate the 35th anniversary of his charity, The King’s Foundation. Sir Rod and Ms Lancaster showed their support at the charity’s headquarters at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire as its newest ambassadors.
![[Sir Rod pretended to cower as Charles picked up his secateurs to place them in the capsule, to the King’s amusement.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/15/16/01JHN4WH07MSBF1YCDDQ5MSC7V.jpg)
The King’s Foundation was founded as the Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture by Charles in 1990 when he was Prince of Wales, and works to build sustainable communities and transform lives. Over the course of the year, the charity will collect items which people feel represent the achievements and legacy of the foundation, and it will then be buried on the Dumfries House estate and opened in 100 years.
![[King Charles III, with foundation ambassador Alan Titchmarsh (left) during a reception with community representatives, students, alumni and ambassadors]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/15/16/01JHN4NHXZGZJ6348D571XBB6K.jpg)
The ambassadors seemed amused at the items placed inside, which included marmalade, a local newspaper, flowers from the Dumfries House garden and photos. Noticing a bottle of malt whisky, the King said: “That will be really interesting in 100 years’ time.”.
![[King Charles III's garden secateurs which were placed in The King's Foundation's 35th anniversary time capsule]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/15/16/01JHN5ZMP7DZ87XXZFX1F3JANH.jpg)
He also seemed amused at a contribution from Titchmarsh – a mug with the slogan “The lawn ranger”. Before the King entered the room, Sir Rod had jokingly pretended he was preparing to throw his watch into the empty box. He then pretended to cower as Charles picked up his secateurs to place them in the capsule, to the King’s amusement.
Charles then put in his personal letter, saying “I’ll bury this at the bottom”. Sir Rod, who has just celebrated his 80th birthday, and model, special constable and Loose Women star Lancaster have joined the likes of David Beckham and Sienna Miller in the role of celebrity ambassadors.
