It was filmed between August 2021 and March 2022, before he ascended to the throne. Blades, the ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay, horologist Steve Fletcher and furniture restorer Will Kirk were invited to Dumfries House in Scotland to meet the then-Prince of Wales. The episode will see them getting a tour of the estate, as well as meeting some of the people on The Prince’s Foundation’s building craft programme which teaches blacksmithing, stonemasonry and wood carving.
Blades received his MBE for services to craft from Charles in May. Reflecting on his own upbringing on a Hackney council estate, Blades 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.”Times are tough, and we know not everyone is in a position to pay for news. But as we’re reader-funded, we rely on the ongoing generosity of those who can afford it. This vital support means millions can continue to read reliable reporting on the events shaping our world. Will you invest in the Guardian this year?
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