{"id":237650,"date":"2023-10-03T18:39:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=237650"},"modified":"2023-10-03T18:39:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:39:56","slug":"king-charles-74-jokes-that-he-may-not-be-around-in-24-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/king-charles-74-jokes-that-he-may-not-be-around-in-24-years\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles, 74, jokes that he &apos;may not be around in 24 years&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>King Charles, 74, jokes that he &#8216;may not be around in 24 years&#8217; to return to sawmill he first visited in 1999 &#8211; as he thanks workers for buying thousands of tonnes of timber from Balmoral<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Charles, 74, joked with staff at the James Jones and Sons Limited in Aboyne<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Kate Middleton has added voluminous 70s bangs to her hair to and &#8216;draw attention to her cheekbones&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The King joked he &#8216;might not be around&#8217; in 24 years to visit a sawmill he first went to in 1999 as he thanked workers for buying thousands of tonnes of timber from the Balmoral estate.<\/p>\n<p>Charles, 74, joked with staff at the\u00a0\u00a0James Jones and Sons Limited in\u00a0Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The mill has purchased timber from the King&#8217;s Scottish\u00a0estate for more than\u00a0 34 years.<\/p>\n<p>The sawmill opened in 1962 and primarily serves the Scottish market, but also exports to Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>It was rebuilt in 1991, and Charles visited eight years later when he was Prince of Wales, which some workers remembered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76121001-12589397-image-a-31_1696349847027.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The King joked he &#8216;might not be around&#8217; in 24 years to visit a sawmill he first went to in 1999 as he thanked workers for buying thousands of tonnes of timber from the Balmoral estate<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120995-12589397-image-a-32_1696349850447.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Charles, 74, joked with staff at the James Jones and Sons Limited in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire<\/p>\n<p>But said he does not know whether he will &#8216;be around&#8217; for a further visit in another 24 years time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The King thanked &#8216;marvellous&#8217; workers for processing timber from Balmoral and asked about the price of it.<\/p>\n<p>Company chairman Tom Bruce-Jones, whose father welcomed Charles in 1999, joked it was &#8216;too expensive&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Charles said: &#8216;Well done everybody thank you very much for all the efforts you made.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you for dealing with some of the Balmoral timber.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Whether I will be able to come back in another 24 years, I don&#8217;t know if I will be around.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I hadn&#8217;t realised what an area you cover around the world, it depends on all the marvellous people who put so much into it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He wore a hard hat and hi-vis for most of the visit, which is believed to be the first time he has done so since becoming King.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120987-12589397-image-a-33_1696349875318.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The mill has purchased timber from the King&#8217;s Scottish estate for more than 34 years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120993-12589397-image-a-34_1696349882277.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The sawmill opened in 1962 and primarily serves the Scottish market, but also exports to Australia and New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120991-12589397-image-a-35_1696349889964.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The king donned\u00a0 a hard hat for a tour of the site<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76119605-12589397-image-a-44_1696350175923.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Charles III during a visit to the James Jones and Sons sawmill in Aboyne today<\/p>\n<p>The sawmill now trades indirectly with the Balmoral Estate, including high-quality pine, but the working relationship goes back decades.<\/p>\n<p>It recently had a \u00a315 million investment to increase sustainability and produces construction timber, which can be used as a substitute for steel and concrete.<\/p>\n<p>It can transform one large log into 24 smaller pieces in a single pass with the production process using 100 per cent of the log, with sawn timber going to market, while chips and sawdust go for chipboard and bark to horticulture.<\/p>\n<p>Any remaining residues are used to fire the biomass boiler to heat kilns for timber drying.<\/p>\n<p>The King was introduced to the site manager, primary processing manager and saw-line operator at the five-generation firm.<\/p>\n<p>He also unveiled a plaque commemorating the visit, which was made on-site, and signed the visitor book.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120989-12589397-image-a-36_1696349902972.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The sawmill now trades indirectly with the Balmoral Estate, including high-quality pine, but the working relationship goes back decades<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120983-12589397-image-a-37_1696350091289.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Charles III looks at old pictures of himself and Queen Elizabeth II on previous visits during a visit to the James Jones and Sons sawmill in Aboyne<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120985-12589397-image-a-38_1696350095559.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The King was introduced to the site manager, primary processing manager and saw-line operator at the five-generation firm<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76119633-12589397-image-a-43_1696350165579.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Charles III arriving for a visit to the James Jones and Sons sawmill in Aboyne<\/p>\n<p>Apprentice Kieron Cassie, 21, said: &#8216;I think a fair few folk have been feeling excited.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He asked me a couple of questions. The plaque was made here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Saw doctor Robert Booth, 62, has worked there 46 years, and remembered Charles&#8217; visit in 1999, when he caught workers out who were taking an early lunch break.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Booth said: &#8216;I was sitting on my bum and Prince Charles walked in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We were told to keep working, we didn&#8217;t think he would come in. It was like a privilege.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He spoke about the environment and he seemed pretty concerned about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He asked how long the saws last and what happens to them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120969-12589397-image-a-39_1696350098619.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Charles climbed to the top of the site to get a good look<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120973-12589397-image-a-40_1696350106677.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Charles III with Lord Lieutenant Sandy Manson and company chairman Tom Bruce-Jones (right)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/17\/76120965-12589397-image-a-42_1696350160783.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Charles III talks with site manager Duncan Cassie as he visits the James Jones and Sons sawmill<\/p>\n<p>Angus Milligan, 48, said: &#8216;It&#8217;s a great honour, we appreciate the fact the Royals spend time here. 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