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Prince Philip sent 12th-century font to Charles’ boarding school in the 1960s

The Norman font travelled from Shropshire to Scotland so that Charles would be ’surrounded by ancient objects of English beauty’

The Independent UK · Aug 2

‘Like an Arthurian legend’: The font that followed Charles to Gordonstoun

The Norman font stood in the school’s chapel until the 1970s, when it was returned to St Michael’s Church in Upton Cressett, Shropshire.

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Anthony Barnes obituary

Other lives: Former company executive who went on to spend much of his life working on the conservation of churches

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024