King Charles gets 2 items lovingly restored in Repair Shop TV program

Jay Blades and The Repair Shop team have filmed an incredible royal special - fixing two items for King Charles III, Report informs referring to Mirror.

The program, in which family heirlooms are restored by a team for their owners, was filmed with HRH The Prince of Wales before his accession to the Throne back in Autumn 2021 to explore their “shared passion of preserving heritage craft skills”.

As part of part of BBC 100 to mark the BBC’s Centenary, the show’s foreman Jay and ceramics expert, Kirsten Ramsay; horologist Steve Fletcher; and furniture restorer, Will Kirk were invited to Dumfries House in Scotland to meet The Prince and learn about The Prince’s Foundation’s work to train the next generation of craftspeople.

The program, which will air on October 26, was filmed between Autumn 2021 and March 2022 before His Majesty became King Charles III.

Satinder Kaur, collections manager for Dumfries House, said: “At The Prince’s Foundation, we are very proud to have partnered with The Repair Shop for this very special episode. It was a joy to welcome Jay Blades and the talented restorers to our Dumfries House headquarters to explore our collection of eighteenth-century furniture and decorative arts, including many examples of Thomas Chippendale’s work, which were a huge hit with the team.

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