Nile Rodgers shut down King Charles and 'laughed' at his mishap after performing for royal

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Madonna, Diana Ross and David Bowie.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk Nile recalled the moment he met the now-King Charles at one of his Prince's Trust events, with the musician having to shut down the royal after he claimed he "didn't know" his songs.Express.co.uk asked Nile if he had met any royals, with the musician admitting he has met "almost all" of the family after performing at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.He then recalled playing at a Prince's Trust event and the "funny" chat he had with Charles before he took to the stage, which left him shutting down the royal.Nile said: "I've played the Prince's Trust, which is funny because now he's King!"I remember when I played and we were chatting and he was really nice and really kind, and he appreciated the fact that the audience loved the music.

I mean, they were just going on and on!"He said to me before the show started: 'You know I don't believe I know your songs'."I laughed and said: 'I promise you, you do!'"Nile then mentioned seeing King Charles post his 10 favourite songs recently, with it including the Chic co-founder's collaboration with Diana Ross on track Upside Down.He continued: "Anyway, he had just posted a few weeks ago his 10 favourite songs and one of my songs was number three, and I kept thinking, like, people don't realise sometimes."Well, they don't realise that Diana Ross was not its composer."I mean, she's the performer but, you know, one of his songs, his third favourite song was a song called Upside Down by Diana Ross and I wrote it!"Nile also recalled the starstruck moment he felt performing when Sir Paul McCartney formed a dance circle for him.He said: "One of the greatest moments of my life was when I was playing President Obama's final.