King Charles reflects on mortality at King's Trust gala

King Charles III reflected candidly on his mortality during a speech in New York on the final leg of his four-day state visit to the United States, telling supporters he would not live to see the long-distant future.

The 77-year-old monarch made the remark Wednesday evening at Christie's auction house in Rockefeller Center, during a gala marking the 50th anniversary of The King's Trust, the charity he founded in the 1970s to support young people. Introduced by global ambassador Lionel Richie, Charles addressed an audience that included Anna Wintour, Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren, Iman, Donatella Versace and Katherine Jenkins. The event, called Greater Together, highlighted the charity's work in the United States and the enduring UK-US relationship rooted in shared creativity, enterprise and values.

"Its a wonderfully and proud but extraordinary moment to think its 50 years since I started this Trust. Quite difficult to get it off the ground but we did," Charles said, crediting the organization with building self-confidence among youth and fostering successful businesses over five decades. He then turned to the future: "As we look to the future, I wont see the longdistant...