Stereophonics' singer Kelly Jones has been confirmed as attending King Charles' coronation this weekend. The Cwmaman musician has gone on record to say that his group owed a lot to the Prince's Trust, the youth charity set up by King Charles in 1976 which aims to get young people aged 11 to 30 into jobs, education and training.
Kelly, 48, who formed the 'Phonics along with bassist Richard Jones and late drummer Stuart Cable, credited the organisation with 'helping them get heard' in their early days. Indeed, grant money from the trust allowed the fledgling trio to buy the sound equipment they needed to perform live.
The group would later go on to become the first act signed by V2, the label set up by Virgin Records' founder Richard Branson. A year later, in 1997, they released their debut LP Word Gets Around and have subsequently scored eight number one albums.
