‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 14.
Charles marks 78th birthday and 50th anniversary of King’s Trust charity with a playlist for special episode of podcast King Charles marked his 78th birthday on Saturday joking with Elton John that they were “still standing” as he appeared on the singer-songwriter’s Rocket Hour for a shared musical journey. In a special recorded episode of the Apple Radio show to mark the 50th anniversary of the monarch’s charity the King’s Trust, Charles’s playlist included John’s I’m Still Standing.
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- Nov 14, 10:27 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading this‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hourtheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 14, 11:21 AM UTC+54 min‘We’re Still Standing’ King Charles Jokes with Elton John in Birthday Clipenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 11:21 AM UTC · +54 min
[Claude] Both reports cover King Charles's birthday appearance with Elton John on the podcast, with the same 'still standing' joke, so they describe the same event without contradiction.
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1h ago‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour Charles marks 78th birthday and 50th anniversary of King’s Trust charity with a playlist for special episode of podcast King Charles marked his 78th birthday on Saturday joking with Elton John that they were “still standing” as he appeared on the singer-songwriter’s Rocket Hour for a shared musical journey. In a special recorded episode of the Apple Radio show to mark the 50th anniversary of the monarch’s charity the King’s Trust, Charles’s playlist included John’s I’m Still Standing.
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