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See a photo gallery of the objects featured in Episode 6 of 'The Art of Monarchy'.

  • The Psaultier de David, with an inscription by Elizabeth I
  • Royal Greenwich Observatory, commissioned by Charles II, 1675, portraits of Charles II and James II can be seen on the wall
  • Blue john perfume vase and candelabra designed by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and Sir William Chambers (1723-1796)
  • The first message sent by transoceanic cable, from Queen Victoria to the President of the USA
  • The Great Exhibition: Moving Machinery, lithograph after a 1851 watercolour by Louis Haghe (1806-85).
  • The first televised Royal Christmas Message, December 25th 1957

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