The most star-studded New York charity night of the year was held at Cipriani during King Charles III's first official US visit as the British monarch. Here is who attended and why it mattered.

The King's Trust Gala 2026 was held at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York on Wednesday night, April 29 — the cultural centrepiece of King Charles III's first official US visit as monarch.

Anna Wintour. Donatella Versace. Stella McCartney. Edward Enninful. Grace Coddington. Charlotte Tilbury. Karlie Kloss and Jasmine Tookes. The fashion world turned out in force for the King.

Lionel Richie. Katherine Jenkins. Nina Dobrev. Meghann Fahy. Leo Woodall. Martha Stewart. Iman. The guest list mixed fashion, music, acting and New York society into one extraordinary room.

Lionel Richie performed a three-song set including Hello and a stripped-back acoustic Easy. Katherine Jenkins followed with a classical crossover medley nodding to the King's coronation soundtrack.

Donatella in emerald Atelier Versace. Stella McCartney in a sustainable mushroom-leather tuxedo gown. Karlie Kloss in a vintage 1990s champagne slip dress with a cropped white blazer.

Fifty years of the King's Trust. Over a million young people supported through education, training and entrepreneurship. King Charles announced an expansion of the Trust's US programmes to applause.