Mahira Khan was in London on Tuesday for a gala hosted by the British Asian Trust where she met the charity’s founder and chief patron, King Charles.
Khan was there as an ambassador of the trust for Pakistan and was joined by other notable celebrities, business leaders and prominent members of the British-Asian community.
Other attendees included the newly-knighted author Meera Syal, actor Kunal Nayyar and musician Jay Sean who performed at the event.
Talking about her interaction with the king, Khan said he was “charming and interested” in the charity’s work, particularly when it comes to work on mental health awareness and treatment in Pakistan.
She said mental health was something that people “attached to shame” which made even conversations about the subject difficult. She said people need to realise mental health issues were “a disease, like arthritis or cancer”.
