LONDON (AP) — The Prince of Wales edited a version of The Voice, a British African-Caribbean newspaper, to mark its 40th anniversary.
The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, said he was “very touched” by being asked to edit the version, which will feature interviews with film stars Idris Elba and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence’s running mother. 1993 racist attack.
Elba, a black British actor who has starred in “The Wire” and several Marvel films, told a weekly newspaper scheduled for September 1 that Charles’ youth charity The Prince’s Trust “started granting” at 16 changed my life Door. “
Baroness Lawrence will introduce a new partnership between the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation and another charity, The Prince’s Foundation, to provide applied arts scholarships to young people from different backgrounds affected by social and economic inequality.
Speaking of the publication, Charles said: “With all the dramatic changes they have witnessed over the past four years, the UK’s only surviving black newspaper has become an institution and a vital part of the fabric of our society.
“That’s why I was so touched to be invited to edit this special edition.”
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