A three-word response from an Antiques Roadshow guest in connection with the awarding of medals of great value | Television and radio | Showbiz and television

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An Antiques Roadshow guest was left almost speechless when his war medals were valued at an extremely high price.

The popular BBC show returned with another episode on Sunday evening (October 13) with presenter Fiona Bruce at the helm. In the episode, Fiona and her team of experts visited the Ulster Folk Museum near Belfast, where they discovered a number of historical properties brought by local people.

During the show, a guest entered the program with medals belonging to Captain Geoffrey Ingham, who had previously served in the war.

With a mandate to find out more about war medals, expert Mark Smith was on hand to provide more details. Looking closely at the medals, he found that the collection began in the early 1900s and stretched back to the last medal awarded at the end of World War II.

Mark said, “That’s 45 years of active service.”

Geoffery was awarded numerous medals, including the Russian Medal, the World War II Normandy Landing Medal, and the Distinguished Bravery Award.

However, wanting to learn more about the faded ribbons on the medals, the guest asked Marek: “Do you have any comments about restoring the ribbons on the medals?”

Before the quote, Mark replied: Yes! “Don’t ever do that, they’re beautiful, but if you’re a medal collector and you want to buy them with those faded ribbons, you’ll have to pay £10,000 for them.”

The surprised guest replied, “That’s really interesting.” He then added: “That’s the most interesting thing.”

Spectators at home were also surprised by the value of the medals. Heading towards X, one fan said: “No way!”

Another viewer also said: “What a great collection of medals. My grandfather also fought in the Battle of Jutland on HMS Thunderer.”

This is not the first time that historical medals have been rated so highly at the Antiques Roadshow exhibition.

In August, a guest brought back a medal awarded to a wartime pigeon that flew behind enemy lines in the 1940s to bring back the most important secrets. The special medal was valued at an astonishing £30,000, which caused shock among the guests who brought it.

Antiques Roadshow can be watched on BBC iPlayer.