BLACKPINK with their honorary MBEs at Buckingham Palace.Photo:Press Association via AP Images
Press Association via AP Images
BLACKPINKhas the royal seal of approval.
A few hours after the hit K-pop bandreceived a shout-outfromKing Charlesat the glitteringstate banqueton Tuesday, they received special honors from him at Buckingham Palace.
The women were given the awards during a private Investiture on Wednesday morning in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace. The honors were made on the recommendation of the U.K. government following their vocal support for the campaign to highlight climate change.
King Charles chats to the members of BLACKPINK at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.Press Association via AP Images
“On Wednesdays, we play Blackpink,” courtiers captioned the video of the band playing “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” changing up the popular quote fromMean Girls.
In his speech on Tuesday night, King Charles praised the members of the girl group for being advocates for the planet. Listening from their seats at the sumptuous state banquet in the palace ballroom, they appeared visibly and charmingly surprised.)
“It is especially inspiring to see Korea’s younger generation embrace the cause,” the King, who has made conservation one of his primary causes for decades, said. “I applaud Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé, better known collectively as BLACKPINK, for their role in bringing the message of environmental sustainability to a global audience as Ambassadors for the U.K.’s Presidency of COP 26, and later as advocates for the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.”
BLACKPINK released a series of videos aimed at educating young people about the issue and it resulted in significantly increased engagement with the Summit from a young audience.
BLACKPINK at the state banquet on Tuesday evening.Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP
Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP
Earlier in the speech, the King touched on how Korea’s influence on pop culture rivals the reach of the United Kingdom.
“Korea has matched Danny Boyle with Bong Joon-ho, James Bond with Squid Game and the Beatles' ‘Let It Be’ with BTS’s ‘Dynamite,’ " he said. “Our cultures share a remarkable ability to captivate imaginations across the world, transforming a so-called soft power into a shared superpower.”
King Charles and BLACKPINK during the K-pop band’s investiture.Press Association via AP Images
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Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamwere also at the evening event, and they conducted the important duty of greeting the presidential couple at their hotel in London on behalf of the King earlier on Tuesday.
At the investiture: From left – Lisa (Lalisa Manoban), Jennie Kim, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, King Charles, First Lady of South Korea Kim Keon Hee, Rose (Roseanne Park), and Jisoo Kim.Press Association via AP Images
They then traveled together to Horse Guards Parade, where they joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for the ceremonial welcome, which included two ceremonial gun salutes (at Green Park and the Tower of London) of 41 shots sounding across the city.
source: people.com
