Alis Huws, from Foel, near Llanfair Caereinion has become the sixth person to hold the title of Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales.

The 24-year-old performed her first piece as Royal Harpist for Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall at their official Welsh residence at Llwynywermod in Llandovery on Tuesday (July 2) evening.

She said it was a "great honour and privilege to have been given this unique opportunity".

A former Ysgol Dyffryn Banw and Ysgol Uwchradd Caereinion pupil, Ms Huws began studying the harp with internationally-acclaimed harpist Ieuan Jones, from Meifod.

Since then she has studied at the Royal Welsh Collage of Music and Drama where she was awarded the Midori Matsui Prize for music, the Royal Welch Fusiliers Harp Prize and the McGrennery Chamber Music Prize.

Ms Huws said: "I’m delighted to be appointed the Official Harpist to His Royal Highness. It’s a great honour and privilege to have been given this unique opportunity. I am passionate about my Welsh heritage and I would hope to use this platform to be an ambassador for our language, music and culture, whilst raising the profile of the harp in Wales and further afield."

"I have a particular interest in outreach work, and I hope that this role will enable me to take the harp into communities that may not have come across the instrument before. I’ve seen first hand how uplifting music can be and I am committed to furthering my work in this field."

Ms Huws has played for the Royal Family on several occasions and earlier this year, she performed at Buckingham Palace to mark 50 years since the Investiture of the Prince of Wales.

She also performs regularly at events for Welsh Government, including the opening of their new offices at the British Embassy in Berlin last year, and at the St David’s Day celebrations at Lancaster House, in London.

In 2017, she joined Katherine Jenkins and Only Men Aloud in a performance celebrating the UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff.

Her appointment as Royal Harpist to the Prince of Wales will run for an initial period of two years.

The Prince of Wales reinstated the post of Official Harpist 19 years ago in order to foster and celebrate musical talent in Wales and to raise the profile of the harp as an instrument.