Blackpink at Buckingham Palace: Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé got a shout-out from King Charles at a state banquet with Kate Middleton, Prince William and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol
- When Buckingham Palace hosted a state banquet for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Blackpink’s Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé attended, as well as William and Kate, and British PM Rishi Sunak
- The K-pop superstars earned praise from King Charles for their roles as advocates for the UN’s sustainability goals – and they looked resplendent in dresses by the likes of Dior and Georges Hobeika
On November 21, Buckingham Palace hosted a state banquet in honour of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee’s diplomatic visit to the United Kingdom, in an effort to strengthen ties between the two nations.
Blackpink’s Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé were among the notable guests at the event, alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and members of the royal family, including Kate Middleton and Prince William.
The last girl group to be welcomed to the palace and visit Charles were the Spice Girls in 1997.
The “Pink Venom” singers attended the banquet as advocates for the UN’s sustainable development goals and ambassadors of the COP26 climate change conference, held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021.
The quartet even received a shout-out from Charles during the king’s speech.
“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 UK’s presidency of COP26, and later as advocates for the UN’s sustainable development goals,” he said.
