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Britain's Prince Charles attempted some surgical skills at a hospital yesterday (29.01.15).
The 66-year-old prince opened the Surgical Innovation Centre at St. Mary's Hospital in London and was shown new inventions used by surgeons and teaching aids such as a digital touch-screen skeleton.
He tried out some tiny pincers to pick up chick peas and move them around and was fascinated by other technological innovations, such as an app used to measure children's breathing to help asthma, and a low-cost pop-up surgical theatre, though a new way of taking stool samples left him blushing
He said afterwards: "I was fascinated going around, trying to understand how you managed to create all these innovative inventions. My great great great grandfather, Prince Albert would have been very proud."
Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham - director of the institute of global health innovation at Imperial College London - was "delighted" to show the prince around the new facility.
He said: "We are delighted the Prince of Wales visited the centre.
"The NHS is under considerable pressure in meeting the challenge of shifting patient demographics, the burden of life style disease and financial constraints. Innovation through better technologies, processes and design can help address the challenges facing health care delivery globally."

Councillors in Newmarket are to bid for the town to be given royal status.
Officials in the Suffolk town - which is famed for being the "home of horse racing" - voted unanimously on Monday (26.01.15) to apply for patronage, giving it the official title of Royal Newmarket.
Warwick Hirst, council portfolio holder for leisure, believes the town's 400-year-old association with horse racing and the royal family should give them a strong case.
He added: "The town has strong royal connections."
However, the council official admitted it may not be easy to gain the recognition as in 2011, Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire became the first town in over 100 years to gain the prefix, joining Royal Leamington Spa and Royal Tunbridge Wells.
He said: "We're optimistic, but there are only three others so perhaps it's very difficult."
An application later and 80-page book detailing the town's royal connections have been sent to the Cabinet Office but it is the reigning monarch who decides to bestow the honour.
Racing - the queen's favourite sport - dominates the town, where horses have the right of way on road crossings.
King James I first recognised land in the town as being ideal for horses in 1605 and from 1660, Charles II was a regular visitor and rode on two of the courses that are still used.
Queen Elizabeth often attends race meetings in Newmarket.

Britain's Earl Spencer says his late sister Princess Diana's fame helps with his career.
The historian and author believes observing the global recognition his sister - who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 - experienced helps "humanise" the people he researches for his work.
Discussing his new book, 'Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I', he said: "When your big sister becomes arguably the most famous woman in the world, you realise the absurdity of fame. It really helps as a historian. They're still human beings.
"One of the most moving passages in this book is the king, knowing he's going to be executed the next day, saying goodbye to his eight-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter. In that scene, he's no longer a king."
Charles previously worked on the 'Today' show as a correspondent from 1986 to 1995 and says his sister was able to reduce network executives "to jelly" with her presence.
Recalling a time Diana visited him at the NBC London bureau, he told the Wall Street Journal: "[It was] at the peak of her global fame to take me out to lunch. All these hardened NBC hacks were reduced to jelly."

Britain's Prince Charles says the Holocaust is a "warning and lesson to us all".
The 66-year-old royal joined politicians including Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour leader Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, actress Helena Bonham Carter and elderly Holocaust survivors at Central Hall in Westminster yesterday (27.01.15), which was Holocaust Memorial Day, and gave a speech to remember those who perished during the "Nazis' diabolical enterprise".
Charles - who was accompanied by his wife Duchess Camilla - said: "Holocaust Memorial Day is not just a memorial to those six million innocent Jewish men, women and children - it is also universal because the Jews in this story represent all of us.
"That is why the Holocaust is not just a Jewish tragedy, nor merely a dark page from the Second World War, but a warning and a lesson to all of us of all faiths in all times.
"The memory of this suffering and the unspeakable, yet almost incredible, details of the Nazis' diabolical enterprise can help future generations, wherever they may be, understand not just what happened across Europe, but how this came to happen."
Mr. Cameron called for Britain to "stand together" against prejudice.
He told those assembled: "It is time for Britain as a nation to stand together and say 'We will remember'.
"We will not let any form of prejudice destroy the multi-faith, multi-ethnic democracy we are so proud to call our home.
"We will teach every generation the British values of respect and tolerance that we hold dear.
"And we will ensure that they can learn from the stories of our Holocaust survivors long after we have all gone."
Sir John Hurt, Michael Palin, Sarah Lancashire and Christopher Eccleston were among those who also gave readings.

Britain's Princess Anne has officially opened a new facility at a hospital bearing her name.
The Princess Royal unveiled a plaque after touring the new £28 million Women and Children's Centre at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, Shropshire and was impressed by the changes she has witnessed since she first visited 25 years ago.
Unveiling the plaque, she said: "This marks the progress of time. It is 25 years since I first came and I don't underestimate for a second the work it has taken to create this facility. But it also demonstrates that you have adapted and made the best of what modern technology has to offer."
The centre - which fully opened in September - includes a Children's Oncology and Haematology Department, Postnatal Ward, Walker Trust Suite and Neonatal Ward and the 64-year-old royal said she believed it would help women feel confident about raising their children.
She said: "Confidence is a very fragile commodity, but with the right support and facilities, that confidence can stay with you."
Kate Shaw, Programme Manager for the Shropshire Women and Children's Centre development, said meeting the princess had been an "honour" and the visit was a memorable one.
She said: "Today's opening was a real celebration of all the hard work and commitment in the creation of the Women and Children's Centre and delivery of the changes to women and children's services.
"It was a real honour to meet the Princess Royal and the time she gave to staff and patients will always be remembered."

Britain's Prince Harry reportedly has a new army role helping injured servicemen and women.
The 30-year-old royal - who is known as Captain Wales in the army - will spend several months with a personal recovery unit in London helping sick and wounded personnel either gain employment and care back in civilian life or return to their roles in the military and is said to see the work as an extension of his efforts with the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style tournament he set up for injured servicemen and women which took place last September.
A source told People magazine: "It is a natural progression, following on from the Games. This is something he is both committed to and is passionate about in both his army job and his public royal role.
"This is something he will always have an interest in regardless of what job he has. But he has a chance at the moment to use his military job to get a better understanding and experience of the process and help put procedures in place to help those who have been wounded."
Harry previously admitted he wanted to stage the Invictus Games to "inspire recovery and support rehabilitation".
He said: "Why do we need to do it? Well, to demonstrate the power of sports, to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and to demonstrate life beyond disability, and it really is as simple as that.
"I have witnessed first-hand how the power of sport can positively impact the lives of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women in their journey of recovery."
The next Invictus Games are expected to take place in 2016.

Britain's Princess Anne praised a new university building as "remarkable".
The Princes Royal visited Huddersfield University on Friday (23.01.15) to officially open the new Student Central area, which is designed a space for students to eat, study and relax and was very impressed with what she saw.
She said: "It's a really good example of what can be achieved by understanding students and the way you need to work together as a team.
"It is building on strengths with what was here in Huddersfield before and, hopefully, it will take you a long way."
Anne toured the facility, which includes a variety of food and drink outlets, a sports hall which can be turned into an exam room or meeting venue for up to 800 people, a fitness suite, dance studio and squash courts.
She also spoke at length to a number of fashion and textile degree students about the projects and work experience placements they have undertaken and was able to view their work.
She also met with staff working in the Sport and Fitness Department, the University Employability and Careers Service and the Wellbeing and Disability Service.

Britain's Duchess Camilla has poked fun at her son's "little pot belly".
The 67-year-old duchess joked Tom Parker Bowles - one of her children from her first marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles - has sampled too much fine dining in his work as a celebrated food critic.
She said at a Friends of Australia event held to mark Australia Day yesterday (26.01.15): "He's always going to Australia, writing about food over there - he's developed a nice little pot belly."
At the event - which was hosted by Australia's High Commissioner Alexander Downer and Tourism Australia - Camilla was treated to a cooking demonstration by Australian 'MasterChef' runner-up Lynton Tapp, sampled some wagyu beef fillets and raw kingfish and tasted a selection of Australian wines and later admitted she enjoyed the food so much, she considered asking to take some home with her.
She said: "I have a son who's a foodie, quite a lot of you know, he writes a lot about food, and my father was in the wine business - so they are two things that are very, very close to my heart.'
"I've only visited Australia once - not because it's not the most amazing country - but because I hate flying.
"But coming and tasting that kingfish and that beef was out of this world - I just want to put it into a bag and take it for dinner, but I don't think I would be allowed to do that...
"I will stagger out of here now."
Other guests at the reception included chef Bill Granger, weathergirl Sian Lloyd and Darcey Bussell, who is a judge on Camilla's favourite TV show 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The former ballerina said: "She's a big fan of 'Strictly' and she's always keen to know how we are recovering from the show. It's lovely to see her here."

Britain's Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall are not ready to have another child.
The couple recently celebrated their daughter Mia's first birthday but are not thinking of expanding their family further yet because the 33-year-old eventing champion is focusing on competing in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
Mike said: "We've got an Olympics in Rio to deal with first."
Though the couple live in a house on Zara's mother Princess Anne's Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire, South West England, the 36-year-old sportsman insisted they don't benefit from their royal connections.
He said: "They don't give us any money.
"We look after ourselves - we don't get anything for free."
And Mike - who is preparing to compete on Channel 4 celebrity contest 'The Jump' - insisted he doesn't have to ask royal permission before doing anything in public, but will consider the impact it would have on their household.
When asked if he considers how things might reflect on them, he told Radio Times magazine: "That would always come up, yes, of course, but ultimately it's what we want to do first."
In 2011, Mike was fined £25,000, reduced to £15,000 on appeal because of a drunken night out during the Rugby Word Cup in New Zealand but insists he has no regrets over his behaviour, which included throwing a dwarf.
Asked if he regrets his actions, he said: "No, not really.
"It's easy to look back and say you wish it hadn't happened.
"If you'd asked me, do I regret going out and having a good time with the fans and all the boys? No.
"But obviously if I had known the spin-off from it all, I wouldn't want that.
"Quite a big mountain was made out of a fairly small molehill."