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photograph of current display in the Grand Vestibule
Grand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World

The Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle reflects interaction between the monarchy and the wider world

SOUTH AFRICAN

Chess set

1996

RCIN 99512

President Nelson Mandela presented The Duke of Edinburgh with this hand-painted ceramic chess set during his State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1996. The chess pieces comprise animals, painted houses and figures wearing Zulu and Ndebele traditional costume.


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