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The King says 'the suspense is killing him' ahead of his Repair Shop episode

King Charles III has said "the suspense is killing him" as he awaits the big reveal on a special edition of The Repair Shop filmed at Dumfries House.

The King is heard making the remark to Jay Blades and the team as they visit the house in Scotland for a one-off episode.

The special is one of many programmes made to celebrate of the BBC's 100th year.

In The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit, the then Prince of Wales needs help with an 18th-century bracket clock and a piece made for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee by British ceramics maker Wemyss Ware.

King Charles III appears in a special episode of The Repair Shop (BBC/Ricochet/Ian West)

Before the results are unveiled, he asked the crew: "Have you sorted this? The suspense is killing me."

The monarch, 73, also met students from the Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Programme – a training initiative that teaches traditional skills such as blacksmithing, stonemasonry and wood carving.

The King also added during the preview: "Apprenticeships are vital. I see the difference we can make."

Jay Blades and the team were given the task to repair an antique clock (BBC/Ricochet/Ian West)

Jay, 52, 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."

Blades and ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay, horologist Steve Fletcher and furniture restorer, Will Kirk, are set to repair the King’s clock and ceramics.

The show also features people from the Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Programme – a training initiative that teaches traditional skills (PA)

The monarch also lent Prince’s Foundation graduate Jeremy Cash to The Repair Shop to work with metalwork expert Dom Chinea on a third item described as a fire set in the shape of a soldier with a poignant story behind its existence.

As the broadcasting company marks its 100th anniversary, bosses looked at the current challenges it faces – including steaming services and reaching young people.

This comes after it was revealed that people aged 16 to 24 in the UK spend more time on TikTok than watching the BBC.

In the past decade, the amount of time people spend watching terrestrial TV has plunged by two-thirds.

As well as featuring on The Repair Shop, the King will also be anticipating the release of Netflix's The Crown.

The BBC is looking for ways to appeal more to young people as numbers plummet (BBC/Ricochet/Guy Hinks)

The programme, which has come under fire in the past for fictitious storylines which have been accused of showing the family in a bad light, was branded a "nonsense".

The upcoming fifth season will cover some of the worst years of the Monarchy, including King Charles' divorce from Princess Diana.

Sharing his opinion ahead of the launch, British presenter Jonathan Dimbleby said The Crown was "full of nonsense, but this is nonsense on stilts".

The King appeared in good spirits as he met the team (BBC/Ricochet/Ian West)

Peter Morgan, the show's creator, hit back at claims that the series was "unfair" to the King, especially with it coming out so soon after the death of Queen Elizabeth.

"I think we must all accept that the 1990s was a difficult time for the Royal Family, and King Charles will almost certainly have some painful memories of that period," Peter said.

The latest series of The Crown has been slammed (PA)

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"But that doesn’t mean that, with the benefit of hindsight, history will be unkind to him, or the monarchy. The show certainly isn’t.

"I have enormous sympathy for a man in his position – indeed, a family in their position. People are more understanding and compassionate than we expect sometimes."

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