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‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK and BBC News UK are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 11:30 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Charles marks 78th birthday and 50th anniversary of King’s Trust charity with a playlist for special episode of podcast King Charles marked his 78th birthday on Saturday joking with Elton John that they were “still standing” as he appeared on the singer-songwriter’s Rocket Hour for a shared musical journey.
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- First reported by BBC News UK
King Charles appears on Elton John's radio show in secretly-recorded birthday episode
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour
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