Charles, the Prince of Wales and Armen Sarkissian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Court of St James, have been working to support two important charitable projects — Dumfries House in South West Scotland and Yerevan My Love, a heritage-led regeneration project in Armenia.

A special event took place at Buckingham Palace on October 27, 2015. Prince Charles hosted a charitable Gala Evening for the benefit of British-Armenian charitable projects, with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians attending the event.

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra from St. Petersburg performed under the baton of Maestro Valery Gergiev, while Grand Prix winner of XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, July 2015, Mongolian baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar brilliantly sang Tchaikovsky’s Yeletsky’s aria from Queen of Spades.

Ambassador Sarkissian thanked Prince Charles for his untiring efforts and dedication to both The Saving of Dumfries House and Yerevan My Love projects. He also thanked everyone attending the Gala Evening for their generous donations.

Prince Charles, in turn, thanked Armen Sarkissian and all the benefactors, particularly Haik and Elza Didizian and Vatche and Tamar Manoukian.