BBC's The Repair Shop was invited to Scotland by King Charles III for a special episode.
Host Jay Blades was joined by a very special VIP guest, The King, who was looking for help with a bracket clock and a Wemyss Ware ceramic piece. The episode was filmed prior to the late Queen's death and His Majesty becoming Monarch.
The show's viewers didn't waste any time taking to Twitter to praise Charles of his message, who during the episode, described the lack of vocational education as a “great tragedy”.
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During the episode, Charles met students from the Prince’s Foundation building craft programme, a training initiative that teaches traditional skills including blacksmithing, stonemasonry and wood carving.
He said: “I still think the great tragedy is the lack of vocational education in schools, actually not everybody is designed for the academic.
“I know from the Prince’s Trust, I have seen the difference we can make to people who have technical skills which we need all the time, I have the greatest admiration for people.
“I think that’s been the biggest problem, sometimes that is forgotten. Apprenticeships are vital but they just abandoned apprenticeships for some reason. It gives people intense satisfaction and reward.”
One viewer responded: "How brilliant was The Repair Shop with @jayblades_ and King Charles ? I loved the side of King Charles @jayblades_ brought out so we could see his sense of humour, charm and passion. Brilliant restorations by the team!"
Another said: "King Charles seems to be a nice bloke on the Repair Shop , it’s also nice to see old trades carrying on with the younger generation."
Another agreed: "Fabulous. King Charles was right though - too much focus on academia. I'd love to have the skills of some of those on The Repair Shop though. So skilled and super impressive. We need to preserve those skills and keep them alive."
And a fourth praised: "Amazing....loved King Charles call for more Vocational subjects to be available in Schools...."not all suited to academic subjects" especially children with Dyslexia or Special Needs. Fabulous work by Repair Shop staff on the items from Dumfries House."
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