After a day of stops across New York Wednesday, King Charles III and Queen Camilla closed it out at The King’s Trust Global Gala at Christie’s New York in Midtown.

The fifth annual gala brought out a mix of celebrities, leaders and longtime supporters of the Trust.

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After a day of stops across New York Wednesday, King Charles III and Queen Camilla closed it out at The King’s Trust Global Gala at Christie’s New York in Midtown

Singer Lionel Richie, former editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury co-chaired the gala

The organization offers support for young people getting into the workforce

“It’s the kids. We need to pump them up and give them a chance in life to actually follow their dreams. These kids don’t even think that we’re looking at them. And finally when we recognize them and the light comes on, it’s beautiful,” singer and gala co-chair Lionel Richie said.

Richie, former editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury co-chaired the gala, which also marks the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust. What started in the U.K. expanded to the U.S., with a focus on helping young people get into the workforce.

“We have to give the kids a chance at life, and The King’s Trust really gives them that first step,” Enninful said.

That support could be practical, like job training, laptops, or even professional clothing for interviews, resources meant to level the playing field.

The help reached young people across the country, including a group from Chicago — who created the company Crops to Customers — in which they grow produce at their school and selling it for less than grocery store prices.

“I can’t speak for everybody else, but I was really nervous. It was exciting. We shook his hand,” The King’s Trust participant Zaniyah Kinsey said.

“For them to acknowledge us and he knew who we were and he knew out group name, it was exciting,” The King’s Trust participant Antinia Haynes told NY1.

“If you can change one person, you can change a community, you can change the world, and it is incredible the work over the last 50 years to see what this charity has done,” Tilbury said.

Inside, celebrities like Donatella Versace and Iman rubbed elbows with the king and queen as guests heard directly from young people whose lives have changed through the program.

While the numbers are still being tallied, last year the gala raised $2.5 million.