Rahat Fateh Ali Khan appointed ambassador of British charity by Prince Charles

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been announced as the ambassador of the British Asian Trust by Prince Charles.

The announcement was made at the fourth annual dinner of the trust at the Guildhall, London, Prince Charles, who is the president of the trust, announced Rahat's appointment as ambassador.

The British Asian Trust was founded in 2007 by the Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and focuses on alleviating poverty in South Asia.

The singer also joined forces with performer Naughty Boy and gave a performance at the annual dinner.

The maestro is very honoured to be given the title and hopes this will be his chance to give back to the community.