Daniela Relf
Appearances
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
It was something they very much wanted to do because of its connection to the Commonwealth. That was the big push for them. But it is something new in terms of what the King has done before.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
Look, I think we should first say that, you know, the King is an expert on classical music. So I think that is probably his comfort zone. But he does like more modern music, we're told, especially because on all those trips that he does around the world, he is exposed to the music of those countries. And clearly some of them have had a real impact on him.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
But a long list was drawn up where his family, friends, people he worked with were consulted. That long list was taken up to the King at Sandringham one weekend a few weeks ago, where he listened and made his own short list. And it's interesting what he says during the programme about the choices that he has made.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
He talks really movingly about meeting Bob Marley and the impact of meeting him decades ago and subsequently the contact he's had with the Marley family and the visits to Jamaica. That really moved him and it was a voice that he said was hard to forget. And then, you know, in more recent times, he clearly knows and likes Kylie. I don't think there's any question about that at all.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
You know, Kylie Minogue on this programme representing Australia. She's played in front of the king a number of times. There is this common theme, actually, when you listen to what he says about dancing.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
100%. I mean, you know, he obviously is an incredibly formal figure in public life. And I think any attempt there is to reach new audiences, to perhaps take the edges, the formal edges off the king, they will try to do. It also gets people thinking about the Commonwealth countries and where he is working and where he's visited. But the dancing thing is a common theme.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
Diana Ross, Kylie, it's all there. Ray, Michael Bublé, Beyonce, Crazy in Love makes a cut as well. So it's a really eclectic list, very much focused on modern music.