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The Emperor's old clothes...for £200,000!<br />
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An 18th century Chinese emperor's robe is being sold for £200,000 by the family of a British army officer who acquired it over 100 years ago.<br />
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Brigadier General Offley Shore picked up the blue and gold gown when he visited Beijing while he served in the Indian Army.<br />
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He went on to wear the flowing robe at a fancy dress ball at the British ambassador's house in India in 1913. <br />
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The magnificent garment has been passed down through generations of the Shore family over the last century and has now been put up for auction.