Prince Charles: Expert on how royal has been 'trained'

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Sheila Ferguson, the former Three Degrees singer, said this week she was flattered to hear one of Prince Charles’s favourite songs is her group’s “Givin’ Up, Givin’ In”. Ms Ferguson also recalled the royal is also a keen dancer, as he showed on stage in 1978.

Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ms Ferguson said four decades ago she and her group members happened to be seated opposite Prince Charles during a charity fundraiser for the Prince’s Trust at King’s Country Club in Eastbourne.

And she made a daring move to invite him on stage.

She said: “I kind of made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.”

Recalling the tongue-in-cheek way she asked the Prince of Wales whether he would dance to one of her songs, she said: “If one were to ask one onto one’s stage would one agree?” 

Ms Ferguson went on saying: “He didn’t say anything and just smiled — that’s a ‘go’ sign to me.

“I dedicated ‘Dirty Ol’ Man’ to him and asked him on stage.

“And the audience went wild.”

The singer recalled the Prince of Wales “did the boogie” once on stage.

She added: “[The] picture went around the world and became musical history”. 

Prince Charles recorded a special programme, Music & Memories with HRH The Prince of Wales, aired at noon on Sunday across member stations of the Hospital Broadcasting Association.

This move was a special thank you to NHS staff for their tireless work and wellbeing radio stations for keeping connected communities.

It featured 13 songs, including “Upside Down” by Diana Ross, “You’re a Lady” by Peter Skellern and “Givin’ Up, Givin’ In” by The Three Degrees.

During the programme, Prince Charles highlighted the work volunteers from hospital radios have done over the last year in keeping patients entertained and morale up. 

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Ahead of the NHS 73rd birthday, the Prince of Wales also praised NHS Staff and volunteers across the country for their “dedication.”

Grant McNaughton, Chairman of the association commented on Prince Charles’s radio presence saying: “The Hospital Broadcasting Association represents over 180 local radio stations delivering entertainment, information and health and wellbeing services to healthcare users across the UK, whether in hospital or the wider community.

“To express his gratitude to the army of dedicated hospital radio volunteers and their listeners, HRH The Prince of Wales, has offered to share his favourite music and his memories associated with each choice.”

Prince Charles discussed his love for music last year, when he appeared on Classic FM with Alan Titchmarsh.

During the programme, A Royal Appointment, Prince Charles revealed he inherited the love for classic music from his grandmother the Queen Mother. 

He said: “My grandmother used to play quite a bit of music, so I would hear something there.

“But I suspect the first time I really became aware of it was being taken by my grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, to Covent Garden aged seven, I think.

“It must have been in 1956 to see the Bolshoi Ballet perform.

“It was their first visit to the United Kingdom and I shall never forget that incredible occasion.” 

And, Prince Charles also said during the programme, he helped to choose some of the music played at the wedding of Prince William and Kate.

He said: “I love trying to organise some interesting, I hope, pieces of music for certain occasions… particularly for weddings if people want.

“I know my eldest son was quite understanding and was perfectly happy for me to suggest a few pieces for their wedding.”

Among the artists performing at the afternoon reception of the 2011 nuptials, there was Claire Jones, Prince Charles’s official harpist at the time. 

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