Anna Wintour and Lionel Richie among guests at King Charles’ star-studded charity gala in New York

NewsWorldAmericasAnna Wintour and Lionel Richie among guests at King Charles’ star-studded charity gala in New YorkDuring his speech, King Charles III made several jokes and praised music legend Lionel Richie’s singing voiceOwen Scott Thursday 30 April 2026 13:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968065","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/king-charles-gala-anna-wintour-charity-new-york-b2968065.html","title":"Anna Wintour and Lionel Richie among guests at King’s star-studded gala in New York"}}CloseKing Charles' standout jokes as he charms room in state banquet speechThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClim...