The King has donated more than £50,000 to help fix the roof of his late mother's favourite church.
Following a fundraising campaign to raise money for St Peter and Paul Parish Church in West Newton, Norfolk, Charles forked out the sizeable figure.
He gifted £50,900 from the privy purse last year to the West Newton Roof Fund, according to the church's latest annual financial reports.
As revealed by The Mirror, the late Queen would often attend Sunday services at the chapel before her death in September 2022.
The King donated £50,900 to the church
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The Grade II listed church sits on the Royal Sandringham Estate, and would be the final visit for the late Queen during her Christmas holiday in Norfolk.
She would also hold an annual awards ceremony for choristers and local school children at West Newton village hall on the first Sunday of each February.
The church was almost completely rebuilt in 1881 by architect Arthur Blomfield, but still maintains its 14th-century tower.
Edward VII is believed to have been the "driving force" for its restoration, while his mother, Queen Victoria, donated the church's organ.
The King donated the sizeable sum to support the raise of £200,000
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The church now requires £200,000 to be fully repaired, with around £78,000 being raised so far.
It is also exploring grants that can help finance its most urgent repairs.
Cracks have emerged in the church's walls, necessitating a series of maintenance works to prevent further damage to the stonework.
A notice issued in 2023 by the church said: "Dear friends, after a recent inspection of the church, we have been informed that our church is in urgent need of repair, especially to the roof.
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"It is expected the works will cost in the region of £200,000, a daunting amount, but we are confident that with fundraising events and the help of our local and wider communities, we will be able to successfully raise these much-needed funds.
"If you would like to save our much-loved church, please donate to the Help Save Our Church Roof Appeal."
The King's donation comes as he celebrated his 77th birthday by taking control of a tram-train as he opened a new rail depot in South Wales.
Charles was in Taff's Well, near Cardiff, to formally unveil the South Wales Metro Depot as part of a series of engagements for his birthday.
Charles took control of a tram-train on his 77th birthday
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The purpose-built depot is capable of maintaining a fleet of 36 tram-trains, which will create approximately 400 jobs, and will operate across the South Wales area.
The tram-train driven by the King was officially named Myddfai, after the small Carmarthenshire village in the Brecon Beacons, near Charles's former Welsh home.
The King was presented with an old piece of rail, which had been made into bookends by Amey, who constructed the fleet of tram-trains, and a Swiss cow bell from rail rolling stock manufacturer Stadler, who built the fleet.
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