Queen Elizabeth II has removed an antique gong framed with ivory from an Indian artifacts exhibition held on her Sandringham Estate to avoid angering conservationists.
The 91-year-old monarch’s estate in the East Anglia region of England houses the museum which holds a special exhibition annually. This year the theme of the exhibition is India to mark the ‘UK-India Year of Culture 2017’ and 70 years of Indian independence.
Among the exhibits on display are items presented to the Queen and the British royal family over the years, many of them by Indian royalty during the Raj. The gong was presented to the Queen’s great grandfather George V during a state visit to India in 1911.