South African Miriam Makeba’s “The Click Song” also made the list.

He also praised the Ghanaian musician Daddy Lumba, saying his song “Mpempem Do Me” gave him “the urge to dance to that pulsating rhythm.”

And when it came to Kylie Minogue’s “The Loco-Motion”, King Charles noted, “The song is music for dancing… it has that infectious energy which makes it, I find, incredibly hard to sit still!”

Reflecting on his selections, he described the playlist as, “A musical journey that spans 10 decades and reflects the diversity of the Commonwealth and a personal taste shaped by extraordinary experiences around the world.”

What’s on King Charles' playlist?

- Kylie Minogue – The Loco-Motion

- RAYE – Love Me Again

- Beyoncé – Crazy in Love

- Bob Marley & The Wailers – Could You Be Loved

- Millie Small – My Boy Lollipop

- Al Bowlly – The Very Thought of You

- Grace Jones – La Vie En Rose

- Daddy Lumba – Mpempem Do Me

- Davido – Kante

- Miriam Makeba – The Click Song

- Jools Holland & Ruby Turner – My Country Man

- Anoushka Shankar – Indian Summer

- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – E Te Iwi E (Call to the People)

- Michael Bublé – Haven’t Met You Yet

- Arrow – Hot Hot Hot

- Diana Ross – Upside Down

And, in what might be the most unexpected moment of all, Charles declared “Upside Down” by Diana Ross as one of his all-time favourites. “This very last song is one of my particular favourites… and, when I was much younger, it was absolutely impossible not to get up and dance when it was played! So, I wonder if I can still just manage it...?!”

It just goes to show that even the King, at 76 years old can still get his groove on to Bob Marley and Diana Ross!

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