The crown, sword and sceptre were always present during meetings of the old Scots Parliament and have been on display in Edinburgh Castle since 1819.

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"The early pictures cling onto the idea of royalty in a conventional way -- the Queen with a crown and sceptre, in coronation robes, " says the exhibition's curator, Paul Moorhouse.

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