Britain's Prince Charles has opened a hospice's new £171,000 creative therapy extension.
The Prince of Wales took in the impressive new structure at the Cotswold Care Hospice - of which he is patron - in Minchinhampton, south west England, after the charity raised £55,000 to go with a £116,000 government grant to fund the project.
Jules Eaton, Chief Executive of Cotswold Care Hospice, is quoted by Gloucester Gazette Series as saying: "We are honoured to have His Royal Highness as our Patron. It seemed only right that the prince opened our new creative therapy extension, as he always enjoys visiting the art studio here at the hospice."
The 65-year-old royal - who has one grandson, five-month-old Prince George - also shared a joke with Val Marriott, who received support from the charity's nurses who helped her out when her husband Richard decided he wanted to die in his own home.
She explained: "The prince asked me how many grandchildren I had and when I said three he joked I was doing better than he was."
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