King's Own Band

The King's Own Band, founded in 1874 as La Stella, was a Maltese philharmonic band based in the country's capital, Valletta.[1] The Band was renamed to La Nazionale, La Nazionale Vincitrice[2] and later to The Prince of Wales Band in 1885.[2]

The King's Own Band is the current name of the Band given its name by King Edward VII in 1901 upon advancing to the throne of the United Kingdom.[3][4]

  1. ^ "King's Own Band's 140th anniversary concert". Times of Malta. 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ellul, Michael (1998). History on Marble: A Corpus of Inscriptions in the Presidential Palaces in Valletta, San Anton and Verdala, Malta. Malta: Publishers Enterprises Group. p. 144. ISBN 9990901031. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "King's Own Band Club Earns HSBC's support". The Malta Independent. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ "HSBC Assists King's Own Band Club". The Malta Independent. 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.