BBC Antiques Roadshow expert furious at King Charles and issued £30m warning

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An Antiques Roadshow expert was left unimpressed with King Charles after a significant blunder involving a £30million furniture collection.BBC furniture specialist John Bly delivered a stern message to Charles back when he was the Prince of Wales in October 2010, claiming that precious items at Dumfries House in Ayrshire had already suffered damage.He blamed the house's caretakers for not maintaining the collection properly, leading to cracking and shrinking of the pieces.

He also expressed concern that conservators might be hired who could "ruin" the "untouched" masterpieces.Bly first visited the house during an Antiques Roadshow episode in September 2009, and was so alarmed by what he witnessed that he felt compelled to write to Charles' advisers, reports the Express.

However, he was not pleased with their reply.In his letter, he cautioned: "Damage manifests itself in cracking and distortion of veneer due to timber shrinkage.

This has been caused by a lack of circulation of air. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "We are in summer and the house is currently over-warm and yet, apparently, the windows are now permanently closed.