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Britain's Prince Charles is a very good painter.
The 67-year-old royal is an expert with a paint brush, according to his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, but she admits her painting skills leave little to be desired.
Complimenting retired physician Peter Copeman on his artwork, she said: "I wish I had more time, I do it very badly. He's so good; I get frustrated and give up. [I want to] tip out my toys from the pram."
Duchess Camilla was visiting London's Royal Trinity Hospice, where she spoke with patients and revealed a plaque to mark the hospice's 125th anniversary.
Speaking at the event, she said: "Every time I come here I see something new. It seems to go from strength to strength. It's a pretty special place. You don't think of hospices as being uplifting, but you come here and you go out feeling better."
The Duchess also met with patient Paulette Gregory-McQueen, who was enjoying a reflexology massage.
Paulette said: "I finished chemotherapy in October and I started this a month ago. My circulation is really poor and I have lots of pain through my nerves so this has been a Godsend to me."
To which the Duchess replied: "I've had it done and it's wonderful. It completely relaxes you."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth's grandson has stepped down from The Patron's Fund.
Peter Phillips has chosen to part ways as a trustee of the charity after his company SEL UK Ltd was selected to organise The Patron's Lunch to mark the monarch's 90th birthday over fears of a conflict of interest.
A spokesperson for The Patron's Lunch said: "As with any event of this nature, a management fee is standard practice.
"To reiterate, SEL is not taking any share of the profits, which will go direct to The Patron's Fund, simply a fixed rate management fee.
"There would be no Patron's Lunch or Fund had he not come up with the idea and taken it to get approved by the palace in the way he did."
It has been revealed that the son of Princess Anne resigned in November but is currently still a trustee until someone else is found to take on the role.
Meanwhile, Peter previously insisted he "went through the normal channels of approaching the Palace" to organise the event.
He said: "I was very conscious to make sure we did this properly, so we went through the normal channels of approaching the Palace.
"We had to show that this wasn't a case of trying to cut corners because the Queen happens to be my grandmother. I said [to the Queen], 'Oh, by the way you may or may not have heard that we are having conversations with your office about this' ... She said, 'I've heard you're up to something.'"

Britain's Countess of Wessex visited a children's hospice to mark its fifteenth birthday.
The 51-year-old royal attended a celebration at Christopher's Hospice, run by Shooting Star Chase, in Guildford, Surrey yesterday (09.02.16).
A tweet off the monarchy's official Twitter account reads: "Happy 15th Birthday Christopher's Hospice, and thank you for the wonderful reception for The Countess of Wessex! (sic)"
Whilst the hospice added on their account: "The Countess of Wessex displayed her artistic skills designing her own member of The Friendlies @SSChospices today. (sic)"
Countess Sophie - who is a patron of the charity - spent the day chatting to patients and helping them decorate biscuits and cakes. She also helped blow out the birthday cake to mark the occasion.
Meanwhile, the Countess previously revealed she is inspired by the Queen and praised her for being a "great listener".
She shared: "Watching the Queen in certain situations - she's a great listener. And you see her considering what people are saying and you can see the information going in, and she clearly has a great desire to learn all the time. I think that's amazing at 89, with all she's seen and done in her life."

Britain's Prince Charles' home will be host to a week-long garden festival.
The grounds at the 67-year-old royal's country retreat of Highgrove House near Tetbury, Gloucestershire are set to become home to 'Highgrove: The Garden Celebrated', with the likes of Alan Titchmarsh and Raymond Blanc lined up as guest speakers.
A post on their official website reads: "Highgrove: The Garden Celebrated will bring together the nation's best-loved gardeners and horticultural experts in a jubilee of events and presentations spanning across six days.
"Held at the Royal Gardens at Highgrove, this unique event captures, and celebrates, the essence and ethos of one of the most creatively inspired gardens of our time, epitomising the horticultural interests and enthusiasms of His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.
"Along with highly acclaimed horticulturists and gardening personalities, the festival will celebrate all that is Highgrove with an incredible spring plant fair inspired by the garden's plant collections, as well as a retail pavilion featuring a selection of exhibitors hand-picked by Highgrove."
It is not thought that the Prince of Wales or his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, will attend the event but it has been approved to be held at the Royal Gardens to show the Prince's support for sustainable gardening.
'Highgrove: The Garden Celebrated' will take place in the grounds of Highgrove House between April 11 to April 16 and profits will be passed on to the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation.

Britain's Duchess of Cornwall congratulated volunteers as she officially opened Prospect Hospice's new outreach centre.
The 68-year-old royal was on hand to celebrate the successes of the Marlborough-based centre, which supports those who are terminally ill.
Speaking to the crowd of patients, staff and volunteers, she said: "I just want to congratulate everyone who has been involved. I cannot believe how much money has been raised in such a short space of time, that doesn't happen very often.
"There's nothing but praise for this place and all you volunteers, I can't believe there's so many of you, it just shows how good it is to have so many volunteering. You have done such a fantastic job and thank you very much for having me here. If I had a glass of champagne I would toast it."
Whilst touring the centre, the Duchess met retired receptionist Jenny Mantle, who was using her free time to run the minibus.
She told the Wiltshire Times: "She has a lovely sense of humour. I think she is delighted by everyone's enthusiasm that we did this for Marlborough.
"She was very easy to talk to and interested in what people's roles are. The community support in setting this up has been phenomenal and it is a wonderful centre."

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed a "low key" date at a local pub.
The royal couple - who have two-year-old Prince George and nine-month-old Princess Charlotte together - were seen taking a well-deserved night off from their royal duties as they dined at The Crown in East Rudham, Norfolk.
A regular at the pub told The Sun newspaper: "They were very low key and it seemed quite a last minute thing. Maybe it was a rare night out since Charlotte was born.
"They were both dressed down - with Kate in skinny jeans and a navy jumper - and just wanted a quiet table out of the way. They both looked a little tired but seemed to have a lovely time and left at about 10.30pm.
"They were leaning into one another chatting away, laughing and joking. It's nice for them to have a normal night out like any other parents of young children."
Prince William was seen enjoying a glass of wine whilst Duchess Catherine opted for sparkling water.
Meanwhile, it is no surprise that the couple - who wed in 2011 - needed a break as alongside their tough schedule, they have their family to raise too.
Of their children, the Prince said previously: "It is more responsibility, looking after two little ones, especially when George is around. He's a little monkey.
"But it's fantastic having a lovely little family and Catherine has been doing an amazing job as a mother and I'm very proud of her."

Britain's Duchess of Cornwall will be handed an honorary degree.
The 68-year-old royal has been honoured by the University of Southampton for her work with patients who suffer from osteoporosis.
A statement said: "HRH The Duchess of Cornwall has shown inspiring leadership in supporting patients, researchers, policy-makers and health professionals engaged in the management of osteoporosis.
"As President of the National Osteoporosis Society, and a previous speaker for the International Osteoporosis Foundation, she has been a champion for all who work with, or suffer from, this debilitating disorder which leads to many thousands of fractures each year.
"The excellence of the clinical service and research programme led by Professor Cyrus Cooper at the University of Southampton would not have been possible without the encouragement and support that she has given."
Duchess Camilla tragically lost her mother and grandmother to the medical condition, which causes sufferers to have brittle bones.
The Duchess has worked to raise awareness of the condition for a long time, having published a book, 'A Skeleton Guide to a Health You, Vitamins and Minerals', offering advice for women suffering from the disease as well as organising the Big Bone walk campaign, which raised over £200,000 for the National Osteoporosis Society.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne was celebrated with a gun salute over the weekend.
The ceremony marked the beginning of the 64th year since the 89-year-old royal took over from her late father, George VI, as the monarch.
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery was on hand at Green Park in London to mark the occasion, whilst a 62-gun salute was held at the nearby Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company.
Music was later provided by the Band of the Royal Artillery as soldiers belonging to The King's Troop appeared in Hyde Park.
Meanwhile, the Queen has a busy year ahead with celebrations for her 90th birthday taking place in June.
To celebrate the official occasion, the Queen will host a street party in The Mall near Buckingham Palace, London.
Of the event, organiser Peter Phillips, who is also the Queen's grandson, said: "I was very conscious to make sure we did this properly, so we went through the normal channels of approaching the Palace.
"We had to show that this wasn't a case of trying to cut corners because the Queen happens to be my grandmother. I said [to the Queen], 'Oh, by the way you may or may not have heard that we are having conversations with your office about this' ... She said, 'I've heard you're up to something.'"

Britain's Prince Charles held a gala dinner at Buckingham Palace yesterday (08.02.16).
The 67-year-old royal was on hand to celebrate the successes of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama as he watched a number of performances at the royal residence.
One of the star performers was nine-year-old pianist Charlotte Kwok, who spoke of her excitement at performing in front of the heir to the throne.
She said: "I was probably the most excited I have ever been. He asked me how old I was and how long I had been playing. He said it was very good."
Whilst her father added: "We are so pleased for her. She enjoyed it and it is her night. As it is Chinese New Year it is very special for Charlotte to play on this very special night."
Dame Shirley Bassey, Michael Sheen and Ruth Jones were all invited to the showcase.
Michael Sheen also spoke of the "challenge" facing young actors and actresses wanting to break into the industry.
He said: "We want to make sure that people no matter where they are from, no matter what their background, if they have talent, if they have drive, if they have passion, that they can come to the college and go off and work in the wider world.
"The challenge are actors coming from areas where they don't have the money or the financial support. We don't want actors just to be all coming from one particular set of circumstances."