King Charles III has been praised for being ‘more down to earth than the government’ as he spoke of the importance of apprenticeships.
The new monarch appeared on a special episode of The Repair Shop on Wednesday night, filmed while he was still Prince of Wales, before the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
King Charles showed the team around the grounds of Dumfries House in Scotland, where students work on everything from woodwork to horology, as part of The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit.
Speaking to presenter Jay Blades, the King noted that ‘not everybody is designed for the academic’ as he praised apprenticeships that allow students to work with their hands.
He added that the lack of vocational education schools in the UK was ‘a great tragedy.’