Prince Charles Follows In Prince Philip’s Footsteps By Taking Over This Role

Prince Charles just followed in Prince Philip’s footsteps by taking over his dad’s role as official Royal Visitor at the Royal College of Art.

The future King was photographed turning a large historic Hockney press that was used in the 19^th century. His visit to the Royal College of Art was his first. Prince Philip served as the Art’s Royal Visitor for 50 years after taking on the role in 1967.

Since Prince Philip retired from public life last year, all of his roles have been distributed among his four children. The Duke of Edinburgh is also rarely seen in public but was last photographed riding a horse on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Prince Charles spoke to the students and staff at the Royal College of Arts at the Battersea campus in southwest London. He also viewed various artworks, ceramics, and print pieces that were created by the students themselves. He also tried to operate the Hockney press by turning the wheel and producing a printed picture created by Kristina Chan, an alumnus.

“It has the most fantastic gearing. Am I going at the right speed? This is a very good exercise,” Prince Charles said while operating the Hockney press (via Express).

In related news, Prince Charles also made headlines after it was reported that he was left astonished over stories of child refugees rescued from Nazis. While at a reception at St. James’ Palace in London on Tuesday, the Duke of Cornwall listened to stories of how the Jews fled the Nazi regime as children.

“I hope the people have learned lessons. I can never get over your stories. I think what you all have gone through is astonishing,” he said (via Express).

Prince Charles was at the gathering as the patron of The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and the World Jewish Relief Fund. He sat beside Bob and Ann Kirk, a married couple, who were rescued from Kindertransport when they were just kids.