Prince Charles has appointed Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ambassador of the British Asian Trust at the trust’s fourth annual dinner at the Guildhall in London.
More than 450 ambassadors and supporters were present at the event while Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, who is the President of the trust, made the announcement. At the annual dinner, About £850,000 was raised to support the trust and it’s projects in South Asia.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan took to twitter to share the news
An honour to meet HRH Prince Charles @britishasiantst @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL @geonews_urdu @dawn_com @DunyaNews @SAMAATV @PMEWorld @etribune pic.twitter.com/eJHICe6rKF
— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (@RFAKWorld) February 2, 2017
Thank you @britishasiantst for the #honour of becoming your #ambassador
And meeting #HRHPrinceCharles was overwhelming @NaughtyBoyMusic pic.twitter.com/XQbkoob4ih— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (@RFAKWorld) February 4, 2017
The British Asian Trust was founded in 2007 by the Prince of Wales to tackle widespread poverty and hardship in South Asia. Indian celebrities like designer Manish Malhotra and actress Sophie Choudry are also ambassadors of the trust.