Pupils gather to greet Prince Charles a year ago in Oxford He was also shown a medieval book called The Red Book of Hergest, believed to have been written sometime between 1375 and 1425. Prince Charles was treated to a recital of the Gweddi Coleg Iesu, a Welsh Prayer sung by members of the student consort choir directed by Peter Parshall, the chapel music coordinator. Anna Cowling, 22, who studies French and German at Jesus College, said before he arrived: We were told last week that Prince Charles was coming, some were more excited than others, but I just thought why not come and see him.