There was a boy playing some Lonnie Donegan songs on acoustic guitar. He said, ‘If you bring your guitar to school, I’ll show you some chords’”: Jimmy Page reflects on his guitar journey as the British Embassy celebrates his achievements

The Led Zeppelin icon was honored in Washington D.C. for “his and the band’s more than five decades making brilliant British music – and his life of philanthropy”
Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page has recently been honored by the British Embassy in Washington D.C., for “his and the band’s more than five decades making brilliant British music – and his life of philanthropy.”

The event was hosted by the British Ambassador Karen Pierce and the UK Treasury’s Permanent Secretary, Charles Roxburgh, with notable attendees including US Attorney General Merrick Garland, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Brett Kavanaugh.

The celebration was organized by philanthropists Catherine and Wayne Reynolds, who run the Academy of Achievement, a nonprofit educational organization that recognizes some of the highest-achieving individuals in different fields.