Fashion designer Ozwald Boateng met the royal couple after their guided tour of the exhibition and praised their decision to visit the attraction staged at London\u2019s V&A museum and appeared to joke with Charles about making him a suit.<\/p>\n
The King revealed he had sent a private donation in the wake of the devastating Nigerian floods, when he chatted to the founder of Lagos Fashion Week during the visit he requested, ahead of the state visit by the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa later this month.<\/p>\n
Edward Enninful, editor-in-chief of British Vogue, joined his industry colleague when he met the King and his wife and said about the exhibition: \u201cFor me it\u2019s amazing for the world to see what Africa has brought to the world in terms of design, culture so the timing is perfect, I\u2019m so thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boateng added: \u201cAs a start position, I think this is a great start and I\u2019m hoping to see much more of this and to have King Charles come and visit and show this level of interest is very very symbolic.\u201d<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s designer was inspired to succeed in fashion after receiving a Prince\u2019s Trust grant which he used to buy a sewing machine and today is known for his suits which have a unique twist on classic British tailoring.<\/p>\n
At one point during his conversation with the King, Charles looked down at his clothes touching them as he appeared to joke with Boateng about the designer making him a suit.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s designer said afterwards: \u201cI\u2019m sure at some point I\u2019ll make him a really nice bespoke suit, I\u2019m sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 600 people were killed during flooding in Nigeria and Omoyemi Akerele, founder of Lagos Fashion Week who met the King on his previous visit to Nigeria, said: \u201cThe flooding situation in Nigeria is so dreadful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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