Watch Prince Charles Attempt to Play the Drums (1996)

On 19 March 1996, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales was filmed playing the drums during a visit to a Prince s Trust course at Pontins in Weston SuperMare. After being given a tour of the musical workshops on offer, the Prince of Wales made a speech. He then took his place at the drum set to play along to a rendition of Lean on Me by Bill Withers. While the future king s face betrayed some anguish as he tapped haphazardly on the snare and cymbals, it was clear from the faces of the young people behind him that he was entertaining his , PrinceCharles, KingCharles, PrinceOfWales, PrincesTrust, KingsTrust, KingCharlesIII, CharlesIII To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos ) Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Check out our TikTok