Prince Charles attended a star-studded engagement on Wednesday where he joined the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Myleene Klass at the Royal Albert Hall.
Charles, patron of Children & the Arts, joined his industry leaders for a conference to discuss creativity in school after it was revealed that he is 'very concerned' about the decline of artistic subjects.
The Prince of Wales received a warm welcome from the stars who had assembled alongside their families at the request of the royal.
The 69-year-old could be seen catching up with old friend Myleene Klass, whom he has met on a number of occasions, as well as he two daughters Hero, seven, and Ava, 11.
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Prince Charles joined Myleene Klass and her two daughters Ava and Hero at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday for a conference on creativity in school
Other celebrity guests included actor Benedict Cumberbatch (centre) who was seen having a stimulating conversation with His Majesty alongside Amanda Holden (left) and Arlene Phillips (right)
Broadcaster and professional classical musician, Myleene and then played the piano in public for the first time.
Introducing them, she said: ‘The idea that someone can look at the arts and decide that it is a softer subject has never had to sit in a hot, suffocating practice room for eight hours just to try and perfect a peace.
'The dedication that it takes, the life skills that you learn, are second to none.’
Other celebrity guests included actor Benedict Cumberbatch who was seen having a stimulating conversation with His Majesty alongside Amanda Holden and Arlene Phillips.
Andrew Lloyd Webber was among the other VIPs at the event today and joined the prince to watch a performance from a local school choir.
The heir to the throne gave an off-the-cuff speech during the event to discuss creativity in schools..
Andrew Lloyd Webber was among the other VIPs at the event today and joined the prince to watch a performance from a local school choir (pictured)
Sir Lenny Henry could be seen introducing the royal to a group of local school children also attending the conference
Zoe Wannamaker (right) and Meera Syal (left) were seen shaking hands with the prince as he made his way around the room of guests
Charles bemoaned the fact that as a nation we too often ‘fragment’ life and should appreciate how valuable our creative industries are to us as a nation both economically and socially.
Highlighting the role his own grandmother, the late Queen Mother, had in encouraging him to embrace the sphere, he said: ‘It seems to me that we fragment life too often.
‘Apart from the joy of all the arts, it is a very good discipline. It makes you look. And I think half the problem nowadays is that people aren’t encouraged to observe and really look.
Shortly after Charles made the short trip to the Old Vic to celebrate the theatre's 200th anniversary where he joined actress Imelda Staunton for a performance
The royal appeared to be enjoying the special performance and was unable to wipe the smile off his face throughout the play
‘I know so many actors, actresses and musicians are there because they have had a grandmother, a mother or father or teacher who inspire them to take interest.
‘As a result, we in this country have a fantastic reputation for its creative industries. We don’t realise enough how much these creative industries contribute to our whole economy.
‘If you are thinking just in purely economic terms it’s worthwhile, but also in terms of developing the whole person and having a real understanding about life, the arts and the creative side of life is vital. So of course are engineering skills and all these things, but we mustn’t see things in separate compartments.
‘I hope that we might be able to understand the need we have in this country to ensure these things are joined up and operating in harmony. ‘
The prince had earlier arrived at the Royal Albert Hall in London in a new electric Jaguar costing £60,000 that he will now use for official engagements.
Asked how the eco-friend drive was, Charles chuckled: ‘Silent but deadly!’
Charles was later joined by Camilla to meet Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan (seen right) at St Katherine Dock
The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince of Wales are joining the princess to visit the newly refurbished 'Maiden' Yacht which will work with partner charities to promote the education of girls around the world
The royal couple were accompanied by local cabin crew who were on hand to help them on and off the boat today
And it seems that the royal has already settled in to his new motor, which he has believed to have got earlier this week, with his famous cushion seen on the backseat today.
It has previously been reported that the 69-year-old always travels with a cushion to sit on to 'help his sore back.'
He first attended a round table discussion with luminaries including Lord Lloyd Webber and his brother, musician Julian, about how to encourage creativity and the arts in schools.
The prince founded his charity in 2006 to tackle inequality through concentrated arts experiences. The charity works with venues across the UK to reach children who may be in danger of missing out on creative and cultural experiences.
Much of the discussion centred on whether there was a need for an ‘arts tsar’ and how to encourage schools to promote arts on the timetable.
Prince Charles arrived at the Royal Albert Hall in his state of the art £60,000 electric Jaguar on Wednesday for a conference on arts in schools
The 69-year-old royal appeared to be in good spirits as he arrived at the London landmark in his new motor on Wednesday
Lord Hall, Director General of the BBC, enthused about the role the public broadcaster had has in promoting and inspiring the creative arts, particularly by encouraging young performers.
‘This is about us all working to together on the things that matter to us,’ he said.
Lord Lloyd Webber also called for a new ‘music tsar’ and said: ‘Arts in education, whatever anyone likes to say, has had their funding reduced. I believe this to be a great, great mistake.
'It’s also about the attitude of teachers and wanting children to embrace and enjoy arts in the widest possible form.
'The arts on the widest level are vital to this country. It’s not just about turning kids into musicians or telling them to go into the theatre or whatever, it’s about empowering our kids. We owe it to our kids that we do exactly that.’
Charles is said to be 'very keen' to encourage other children to 'share the magic' of performance and will discuss this at today's conference
The grandfather-of-three appeared to have put his mark on his new car already with the cushion he famously travels with seen on the backseat
He then paid a visit to the Old Vic theatre in celebration of its 200th anniversary where he took a seat alongside Imelda Staunton for a performance.
Following his visit to the historic theatre, Charles was joined by the Duchess of Cornwall at St Katherine Dock where they met with Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan.
The trio paid a visit to the newly refurbished 'Maiden' Yacht which will work with partner charities to promote the education of girls around the world
It was revealed today that His Royal Highness is 'very concerned' about the decline of the arts in schools, the boss of one of his charities has said.
Rosie Millard, chief executive of Charles's Children & The Arts organisation, made the comment before stars gathered to discuss the issue at his request.
The former BBC arts correspondent said the Royal Albert Hall conference was 'the next stage' in a campaign to 'increase and stop the general slide of arts and creativity in schools for children and young people.
'The prince is very concerned about it and he wanted to have this day to bring together educationalists, politicians and arts leaders, artists and people to whom this matters and for whom arts has been their life.'
Ms Millard spoke about how the prince's passion for the arts was fostered by his grandmother.
'The Prince of Wales is aware that he has had an amazing life and because of his position has outstanding access to arts and creativity which he's always been a huge supporter of.'
She added: 'When he was a young boy he was taken by the Queen Mother to see the Bolshoi Ballet and to see Shakespeare and he said he didn't really understand it ... but he was aware of the magic of arts performance and the magic, beauty and creativity of culture.'
She said he was 'very keen' that all children and young people across the country should 'share that magic and have a chance to see that magic.'
She added that parents needed to be reassured that doing an art or music A-level would not result in their child 'starving in a garret'.
Ms Millard went on to say that the arts should not be the preserve of the middle classes at home and should be 'baked into the school day'.
The coalition government, during Michael Gove's tenure as education secretary, introduced the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) which measures the numbers of pupils achieving a grade C - or grade 5 under the new grading system - at GCSE in English, maths, science, history or geography, and a language.
There were concerns at the time the focus on these core subjects would squeeze out others, such as art and drama.
The Royal Albert Hall event will see leading figures from movies, music, television and politics discuss the state of the arts and creativity in schools.
BBC director-general Tony Hall and former Tate director Nicholas Serota will be some of the individuals attending.
Other guests include comic Lenny Henry, performer Myleene Klass, designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber, actors Adrian Lester, Robert Lindsay, David Morrissey, Meera Syal and Zoe Wanamaker, and Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright and Arts Minister Michael Ellis.
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