Royal Bagpipes Up for Auction

The HeraldJune 25, 2005

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BAGPIPES bought by Queen Victoria more than 100 years ago are to go on sale at an auction next week.

The pipes, which are expected to fetch pounds -5000 at an auction inEdinburgh on Wednesday, were bought in Glasgow in 1893 as a gift for the Queen's eldest son, the future King Edward VII, in the hope he would learn to play. They have been put up for sale by owners R G Lawrie Ltd, the original makers.

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Royal Bagpipes Up for Auction

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