Nothing Is Impossible: The Real-Life Adventures of a Street Magician by Dynamo Page B

were drinking, laughing and chatting, and seemed so confident and relaxed. But, Dan and I felt really out of place and quite awkward. This world seemed as familiar to me as life on Mars. My tie was tight around my neck and my suit felt suffocating.

    But in some ways, if I didn’t have the background I have, I don’t think I would have appreciated the experience as much as I did. Knowing where I’d come from, and what I’d had to do to get that invitation, made the day even more special. There was little opportunity in Delph Hill. I could have ended up doing nothing with my life, yet here I was, an invited guest at Clarence House.
    The best thing about going to a Prince’s Trust event is that you have all of these successful and inspirational people, who are being recognised for their achievements, around you. I’m always interested in meeting new people who have had interesting lives. At Clarence House, you see charity directors, film-makers, musicians, designers, photographers, business people, entrepreneurs and actors. All types of people doing all sorts of things from all walks of life. The first time I went Brian May from Queen was there and, for some reason, when I looked across the room and saw him I was weirdly star-struck.
    After milling about for a short while, we were then separated into small groups. After a brief wait, there was a hush as Prince Charles and Camilla made their entrance. They were brought in by an assistant, who then took them around the room and formally introduced them to everyone. I watched as each person had a brief conversation with the royal couple, shook their hands and then they’d move on. They had a lot of people to meet, so you only had a small window of time with the Prince and his wife.
    As I anxiously awaited my turn, I realised I had to go to the toilet. Excusing myself, I sped off to the facilities at double speed, not wanting to miss my slot with Charles and Camilla. Thankfully, the toilet was close to the library so I didn’t have too far to go. Afterwards, I found myself wondering if I’d shared the same throne as the Queen!
    I got back just in the nick of time – they were talking to the person next in line to me. As they began to move on, nerves rumbled in my belly. This was it, my moment to show Prince Charles how The Trust’s investment had paid off.
    The Prince’s aide introduced us to each other. ‘Your Royal Highness,’ I smiled shyly, taking a little bow. There are very proper rules for meeting royalty. When speaking to Prince Charles, you’re supposed to refer to him as ‘Your Royal Highness’ at first, and then ‘Sir’.
    We had a chat about where I was from and my background, and from then on I let my magic do the talking.
    I asked him to think of a card and once he’d chosen one, I held out the deck in front of me. Slowly, one card began to rise out of the deck until it hung in mid-air. It was Prince Charles’s card.
    ‘That’s wonderful,’ Charles laughed as Camilla looked on in amazement.
    Not wanting to take up too much of their time, I took another bow so that the next person could have their time with the royal couple.
    After they’d moved on, I breathed a sigh of relief and walked off across the room to find myself a glass of water. But then, all of a sudden, I heard a very posh, shrill lady’s voice which stopped me in my tracks. ‘Young man,’ it said. For a second I thought someone was about to accuse me of nicking a vase. However, I spun around only to see Camilla, dragging some kids behind her.‘Wait, wait, you must show these children,’ she pleaded. She was so impressed; she had literally chased me across the library so I could perform some magic for her friend’s kids. I was well and truly stoked. And the kids loved it.
    I’ve met Prince Charles about six or seven times now, but I don’t know what he made of me that first time; I’m not sure they’ve had anyone doing magic in a royal residence for over a century, and if