King Charles will star in a particular episode of The Restore Store later this month as a part of occasions to mark 100 years for the reason that BBC was established.
Charles will meet the present’s host and furnishings restorer, Jay Blades, and his workforce of craftspeople to speak about their curiosity in bringing new life to things.
The present was first broadcast in 2017 and normally sees members of the general public usher in heirlooms, antiques or damaged gadgets which might be in want of some care and a focus from the workforce of repairers.
On the episode, which can be broadcast on 26 October, the workforce will repair two gadgets chosen by Charles – together with a chunk of pottery made for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, and an 18th-century clock.
It was filmed between August 2021 and March 2022, earlier than he ascended to the throne. Blades, the ceramics knowledgeable Kirsten Ramsay, horologist Steve Fletcher and furnishings restorer Will Kirk had been invited to Dumfries Home in Scotland to satisfy the then-Prince of Wales. The episode will see them getting a tour of the property, in addition to assembly a number of the folks on The Prince’s Basis’s constructing craft programme which teaches blacksmithing, stonemasonry and wooden carving.
Blades acquired his MBE for companies to craft from Charles in Could. Reflecting on his personal upbringing on a Hackney council property, Blades mentioned: “You’ve acquired somebody from a council property and somebody from a royal property which have the identical pursuits about apprenticeships and heritage crafts and it’s unbelievable to see that two folks from thus far aside, from totally different ends of the spectrum, even have the identical pursuits.”
BBC commissioning editor Julie Shaw mentioned: “Individuals will see the previous Prince of Wales as you hardly ever see him – and he’s as captivated by the talents of the workforce who work on his gadgets as any of our Restore Store guests.”