The 69-year-old prince was full of praise for Durham Cathedral’s £10m Open Treasure exhibition where the priceless St Cuthbert’s Pectoral Cross is on view.
The bejewelled artefact was thought to have been buried with Cuthbert in the 7th Century and laid untouched for 1,200 years until it was found hidden in his robes in 1827.
Charles walked through the 14th Century Monks’ Dormitory, beamed with 21 oaks, and which would once have accommodated 40 monks.
He praised the cathedral authorities, sponsors and fundraisers for their efforts in preserving their “great treasures”.
There was laughter as he spoke of their hard work “maintaining a cathedral and stopping the bits falling off it, which, as I reach an increasing age…”
The Prince of Wales (centre) walks with the Dean of Durham Cathedral, Andrew Tremlett (left), as he leaves following a visit to the Open Treasure visitor experience at the cathedral.
Earlier, he was given a card for Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle by pupils from The Chorister School, which featured a flower made from the children’s thumb-prints.
Before a concert in Durham Cathedral, the prince joined around 300 people inside in marking the tragic death of student Olivia Burt, who died in an incident outside a nightclub last week.
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