A HIGHLY skilled renovation team has been working at Canterbury Cathedral to restore the Black Prince’s Tomb.

The craftsmen were called in when Cathedral officials discovered the fragile condition of the canopy covering the tomb in the Trinity Chapel.

The work is being performed by the Hamilton Kerr Institute, which specialises in the conservation of paintings and painted surfaces as part of Cambridge University’s Fitzwilliam Museum.

Cathedral spokesman Christopher Robinson said: "We hope that this splendid medieval artwork will continue to be enjoyed for many centuries to come."

Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376), better known as the Black Prince, was the first royal to be buried in the Cathedral.

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