Better late than…
LONDON - Prince Charles has paid off a royal debt from the 17th century. [...] The payment of 453 pounds and three shillings, or about $900, was made yesterday during a visit to Worcester by Charles and his wife Camilla. The debt was incurred in 1651 when king Charles II was preparing for the Battle of Worcester.
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"The Master of the Clothiers Company of Worcester, Andrew Grant, received the money from the prince in a 1650-style gaming purse made by the Royal Shakespeare Company."
HA! Brilliant. :)