King Charles stars in upcoming The Repair Shop episode

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King Charles will join The Repair Shop stars for a one-off episode marking the BBC’s centenary. In the special instalment, the team travel to Dumfries House in Scotland where Charles asks them to take a look at an 18th-century bracket clock and a piece made for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee by British ceramics maker Wemyss Ware.

The BBC have released a new trailer teasing the special episode. 

Jay Blades narrates: “The Repair Shop welcomes a very special guest.”

In the clip, Charles is taken on a tour of the workshop by host Jay.

“Apprenticeships are vital,” Charles comments. “I can the difference we can make.”

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The King then gets the chance to see how the team have transformed his items. 

“Have you sorted this? The suspense is killing me,” Charles jokes. 

Ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay, horologist Steve Fletcher and furniture restorer Will Kirk will repair the King’s clock and ceramics. 

The episode will air next week as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations. 

Charles will also meet with Prince’s Foundation graduate Jeremy Cash who joins The Repair Shop workshop.

He will be working with metalwork expert Dom Chinea on a third item. 

They will be tackling the restoration of a fire set in the shape of a solider with a touching story behind it. 

Talking about the momentous episode, Jay said: “You’ve got someone from a council estate and someone from a royal estate that have the same interests about apprenticeships and heritage crafts and it is unbelievable to see that two people from so far apart, from different ends of the spectrum, actually have the same interests.”

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BBC commissioning editor, Julie Shaw remarked: “This is an incredibly special programme which has the magic that Repair Shop viewers have come to know and love.

“People will see the former Prince of Wales as you rarely see him – and he is as captivated by the skills of the team who work on his items as any of our Repair Shop visitors.

“The episode is a real treat and we hope that people enjoy it as much as we do.”

Satinder Kaur, collections manager for Dumfries House, added: “At The Prince’s Foundation, we are very proud to have partnered with The Repair Shop for this very special episode.”

The special episode was filmed earlier this year before the death of the Queen. 

The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit airs on BBC One on Wednesday at 8pm.

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