Raye & Charles the soul mates

KING Charles has formed an unlikely bond with pop star Raye, the Mirror can reveal.

- PATRICK HILL

The monarch, 76, met the 27-year-old singer at an event for Apple in the Battersea Power Station in Central London in December and has since fallen in love with her music.

A source said: "They got on like a house on fire and he went away and discovered her music. He's a big fan."

Charles has now included the seven-time Brit award-winner's hit Love Me Again in a new playlist of 17 of his favourite songs to celebrate Commonwealth Day.

During the one-hour recording on Apple Music, called The King's Music Room, Charles pays tribute to Raye and speaks for the first time about meeting her.