King Charles is set to appear on TV screens across the nation in a new documentary early next year.
The monarch, 75, will feature alongside Idris Elba in the BBC show Idris Elba: A Year of Knife Crime.
In the documentary, the King will sit down with the DJ, who performed at Prince Harry’s 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle, to discuss the ways in which the country can tackle the problem of knife crime.
The show is not set to air until early next year and will look at how everyone can get together to solve what Idris called “one of the biggest challenges of our time”.
According to The Daily Mail, the DJ said: “So many people dismiss knife crime as something that doesn’t affect them, assuming it’s a black and brown urban and gang-related problem – but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
“White, middle class and rural areas are also affected, perpetrators are getting younger and fear is spreading.
“I hope our film goes some way towards changing these stereotypes and getting everyone to engage with one of the biggest challenges of our time.”
As well as being a DJ, Idris has also been actively involved in The King’s Trust, which he is an alum of.
Idris was helped by the charity himself as a teenager when he received a £1,500 grant to go to the National Youth Music Theatre, and is now working with the charity to help the next generation.
In July this year, he met the King at St James’s Palace where they discussed the future of The King’s Trust, including how it can continue creating positive opportunities and initiatives for young people. The discussions also centered on ways the charity could help combat knife-related crimes.
The documentary, which shows some of these discussions, will not be the first time the 75-year-old monarch has been involved in talks about knife crime. The King visited Southport just months ago to meet the families of three young girls who were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift themed dance class, along with the emergency responders who were at the scene.
After the incident first happened on July 29, a statement was issued by the King. He wrote: “We send our most heartfelt condolences, prayers and deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of those who have so tragically lost their lives, and to all those affected by this truly appalling attack.”
The King has also spoken to Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the need to tackle down on knife crime across the country.
