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A toilet that belonged in a bathroom designed especially for Britain's Queen Elizabeth is up for sale.
The lavatory was found at the old Royal Sutton Coldfield Council in the West Midlands of England when builders began redeveloping the property and they were shocked to discover it had been built especially for Queen Elizabeth II.
The 88-year-old monarch visited the building following her attendance at the World Scout Jubilee Jamboree in 1957 but it is now being turned into 18 luxury apartments as part of a £10million redevelopment.
Director of Gethar Ventures, Anthony McCourt, said: "Sutton Coldfield Council House is a building with rich history - especially when it comes to the royal family.
"When Her Majesty came to the town in 1957, a bathroom facility was constructed for her convenience."
The annexe bathroom - located off the Lord Mayor's Parlour - is now being refitted and as the developers are replacing the porcelain with modern fixtures, they've decided to put the toilet up for sale.
The toilet is made of pink porcelain and features a black lid with a chrome-effect flush.
Mr McCourt added: "As much as we'd love to keep the toilet originally built for Her Majesty, times and tastes have changed.
"That said, the room will remain as a bathroom after the refurbishment and we'll be ensuring that the new facilities are fit for royalty in this era.
"One resident will be able to legitimately claim their bathroom was built for Her Majesty."

Britain's Duke of York has given the royal seal of approval to 3-D printing.
The 54-year-old royal - who is Queen Elizabeth's third child - visited the Renishaw-supported additive-manufacturing research facilities at the University of Liverpool and stated that he was impressed with their work.
However, Prince Andrew voiced his concern about the slow uptake of 3-D printing by the industry and questioned whether it was due to a lack of training and technology transfer.
During the visit he was shown two additive-manufacturing machines (3-D printers) recently supplied by Renishaw to the university's School of Engineering and discussed the applications for the technology with its general manager of additive-manufacturing products division Simon Scott and its R&D director Chris Sutcliffe.
Mr. Scott expressed his surprise at the royal's knowledge of the technology, saying: "He asked many thoughtful questions regarding the technology, particularly concerning its use in applications with tighter regulatory environments - such as the aerospace and medical industries."
The Duke also met with a number of PhD students, including Ian Ashton, a Renishaw-sponsored research student who is investigating the process control of additive-manufacturing machines.
Mr. Ashton said of the visit: "It was great to see such high levels of knowledge and interest in UK science and technology expressed by a member of the Royal Family."

Britain's Prince Michael of Kent was "treated successfully" for prostate cancer.
The 72-year-old royal - who is Queen Elizabeth's cousin - has spoken out about his battle with the disease and is said to be doing well after catching it early and undergoing successful treatment.
According to the Daily Express newspaper, his spokesman Simon Astaire said: "[The Prince] regards all medical issues as personal and private.
"However, he has authorised me to tell you that this particular problem was, happily, diagnosed very early and treated successfully last year by a surgical team who have his admiration and gratitude."
The Prince - who is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary - was seventh in line to the throne when he was born in 1942 but forfeited his place when he married Roman Catholic Marie von Reibnitz, now Princess Michael of Kent.
The couple receive no public money and the Prince runs his own private consulting business, which allows him and his wife to fund and carry out charitable and public duties.
The pair do, however, share an apartment at Kensington Palace in west London.

Britain's Prince Charles claims he's past his "sell-by-date for surfing."
The 65-year-old royal - the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth - visited Watergate Bay in Cornwall, as part of a three-day trip to the West Country, where he admitted to surfers that his water sports days are long behind him.
Speaking to the beach's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat manager Steve Instance, he said: "I'm past my sell-by-date for surfing."
During the visit, the prince - whose sons William and Harry surf - told a group of student chefs that he wishes he could get back into the sea and hit the waves again.
One of the chefs, Carla Viladonmat, told the Daily Mail newspaper: "He said he had done it himself quite a few years ago and wished he could get back out there now."
Charles and his wife Duchess Camilla also spent time talking to Surf Action, a group that teaches the water sport to military veterans in a bid to help them adjust to normal life after serving in the war.
Rich Emerson, one of the charity's founders and a former Lance Corporal in the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, said surfing had helped him after he served in the first Gulf War.
He explained: "It's something to do with the salt water. You get a lot of positive vibrations in the salt water. We mainly deal with a lot of post traumatic stress."

Britain's Prince William has joked that his son will soon be able to run faster than him.
The 32-year-old royal joined in with a school's sports day while visiting Coventry in the West Midlands of England yesterday (16.07.14) and joked that although his and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge's 12-month-old son has only just learned how to walk, he could soon be a speedier runner than him.
After taking part in a 30-meter dash, he told head teacher Gill Naylor: "I think George will be running faster than me very soon."
The Duke of Cambridge - who was visiting the city to launch a World War One parks scheme on behalf of the charity Fields in Trust - also engaged in banter with the race-winner claiming his snazzy trainers had given him an advantage.
People magazine reported him as saying: "Love the shoes, seriously fast!"
He also posed for photographs with schoolchildren and attempted to ensure they all plastered their cheesiest grins on their faces by teasing, 'Look excited, be happy!"
Naylor said of the future king: "He was lovely with the children, really friendly and charming."

Sir Marcus Setchell pretended Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were just a normal couple when he delivered their son.
The Queen's surgeon-gynaecologist - who came out of retirement at the request of Prince William and Duchess Catherine to deliver their firstborn, Prince George - has opened up about the experience and admitted he had to play down the pressure he felt.
Speaking in an interview with 'Woman's Hour' BBC Radio 4, he said: "You just have to keep reminding yourself that although it's very important, for the couple and the about-to-be-born baby, it's just another healthy young couple giving birth to a hopefully very healthy baby.
"And I constantly reminded myself of that so that the pressures of the hundreds of media people outside the hospital didn't affect me, at least not more than minimally."
Sir Marcus was in charge of the team of doctors delivering Prince George at the exclusive Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in London and he's insisted that a team of "perfectly wonderful" midwives helped them.
The 70-year-old health professional was also on hand to look after the Duchess when she suffered from extreme morning sickness - hyperemesis gravidarum - in the early stages of her pregnancy.
Earlier this year, Catherine attended his leaving lunch at the Hyde Park Hilton and he was then called back to Buckingham Palace where he was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order - a personal gift from the Queen.

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Britain's Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Jamie Oliver's restaurant in Cornwall yesterday (16.07.14).
The royal couple were on the last day of their official tour of the West Country of England when they made short stop at the Watergate Bay branch of his Fifteen restaurants.
The first in line to the throne, 65, and his wife Camilla, 66, arrived by car and were greeted by a row of happy chefs - who are taking part in Jamie Oliver's apprentice programme - waiting in the eatery.
Young people taking part in the programme - which gives unemployed people the chance to train with chefs at different Fifteen branches - spoke to Charles and Camilla about healthy eating and the skills they'd learnt so far, while also presenting them with snacks they had prepared for the occasion.
The pair also met with local traders and Charles - who is a keen supporter of home-grown produce - appeared very impressed with their collections of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and more.
Following on from the visit, Charles and Camilla continued with the food theme by making a trip to the Camel Valley vineyard near Bodmin, where Camilla was gifted with a six-litre bottle of sparkling rosé wine ahead of her birthday today (17.07.14).

Britain's Duchess Catherine attended cookery school.
TV chef Rachel Khoo has revealed that the 32-year-old royal - mother to adorable tot Prince George - was among her classmates during a two-week course at Leiths School of Food and Wine in west London.
A fortnight of culinary classes costs a whopping £1,600 per student.
Rachel says she even took notes for Catherine, 32, when she was ill.
She told Woman magazine: "Kate was in my class. She was ill for a few days, so I took notes for her.
"She was a lovely person but she kept herself to herself."
The prestigious school counts TV chef Lorraine Pascal and food critic Gizzi Erskine among its alumni.
The duchess was recently criticised for costly renovations to her Kensington Palace apartment, including installing a brand new kitchen to supplement the existing 350 sq ft kitchen for official events.
The new kitchen is expected to be a "private family kitchen" for Catherine, her husband Prince William, 32, and their 11-month-old son.
Last month it was reported the renovations had reached a cost of £4.5 million.