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Chapter 1282 Taking pictures for the royal family

On the wide lawn of White Hall Palace, members of the royal family such as King of Britain, Princess Anne, Princess Maria, Charles II lined up in three rows. The guards were maintaining order, and a group of invited nobles were curiously watching the group photos of the royal family.

This is the first time a photo taken by the British royal family. The photographer from China took photos of the royal family.

They came to White Hall Palace with strange wooden boxes and tripods.

For Chinese videographers, they believe that taking photos for the royal family can enhance the reputation of the photo studio, and maybe they can open a branch in London City.

For his own sake, Charles I did not treat these videographers who came from afar, but would give them generous rewards.

There are several exquisite wooden chairs on the lawn, with only a few core members of the royal family, including Charles I, Princess Maria, James II, etc., sitting in the middle. Due to the strict marriage system and the poor medical level of this era, the core members of the royal family are generally few. Many royal families and nobles are even invincible.

"His Majesty the King, please look up at the camera, and be careful not to blink later." The cameraman reminded Charles I and others before entering the curtain.

Charles I sat upright, carrying a crown and holding a scepter in his hand, as if he was accepting the painter's personal portrait, and he wanted to show his majestic side to the world.

Princess Maria lets the young James II sit on her lap, while Charles II, the future kingdom heir, sit next to her father, Charles I.

Videographers have their own apprentices, and the apprentices carry reflectors. As more and more technologies are opened, their cameras are also improving with the advancement of technology.

The nobles watching looked at the strange wooden boxes and reflectors and felt a little weird and novel, and they couldn't understand what these people were doing. They were whispering in private, probably discussing the principle.

"Three, two, one!"

As the cameraman's fingers stretched out fell one by one, the magnesium powder in the spotlight burned violently, and the white smoke came out aroused a burst of exclamations from the onlookers.

However, the cameraman had already greeted them in advance, which made them mentally prepared, so the guards around him did not make a big fuss.

"His Majesty the King, let's take a few more photos to select the best photos and show your prestige to the world." The cameraman said.

Charles I was also frightened, but he pretended to be calm and looked majestic, and took the royal family to take several group photos of the royal family in various places in White Hall Palace. Then he personally took a proud photo of himself riding a horse.

Charles I rode on his love horse, wearing a tight black armor, with a sword and a short gun around his waist.

"I want to ride a horse too!" Charles II saw his father's majestic and his eyes were shining.

"One day you will become a glorious knight, the highest-ranking knight in the entire kingdom." After taking the photo, Charles I rubbed Charles II's blonde hair with his big hands.

"The film needs to be washed in the darkroom, and it takes a little time. When we wash the photos, we will definitely send the photos to the palace." The cameraman said to Charles I after taking a series of photos for him.

Charles I didn't know what film was or what darkroom was, but he could not show his ignorance in front of ministers and nobles, but just agreed at will.

"The film must be preserved this time, and it is probably one of our photo studio's treasures." The photographers and apprentices from the Beijing Photo Studio thought this was a good deal, and the photos they took for the British royal family were very rare.

A pair of young brothers who are related to the British royal family were also fortunate to appear in a photo of the British royal family. They were twenty years old and eighteen years old, and looked extremely similar. Although they were young, they had a few pride in their eyes, and even the Counts of Britain had to be polite to them.

"The mysterious orientals, they carry props that look like witchcraft, can instantly image it, even the most wise painter cannot do it." said the older brother.

"Brother, the Orientals have strange iron armored ships and a large number of artillery. They have 1,000 infantry and artillery soldiers and 3,000 sailors in Britain. Can we use their power to help us maintain our Palatinate territory?" asked the young brother.

"How could the Orientals easily interfere in the Holy Roman Empire in order to help us? Even our uncle, the King of Britain, did not explicitly support us in inheriting all the property and titles of our father in Palatinate." said the older brother.

"It's not that my uncle refuses, but that he does not have the strength to expedition to the Holy Roman Empire. Even the Swedes failed to defeat the imperial emperor with the financial support of France." The young brother defended Charles I.

"It is difficult for you to understand politics. If you have gains, you have to lose something. The trade-offs are never about blood ties, but about interests."

"No, brother, King Charlie is supporting us in returning to Palatinate, we need to wait."

The young brother and his brother got into a dispute.

"What are you two arguing?" Charles I brought people over in armor.

"His Majesty the King!" The two brothers hurriedly saluted Charles I.

"You have come to Britain from the Netherlands, are you used to our lives?" Charles I was in a clear mood and asked the two.

"Thank you, uncle, for taking us in, so that we can have a safe place to shelter." said the older brother.

"We Britain is above the sea and is a little far from the Holy Roman Empire. The influence of the empire will not affect here. I feel deeply regretful about your father's affairs. The Holy Roman Empire emperor will be defeated, and you can also return to Palatinate." Charles I said.

The young brothers in front of him were not others, but his two eldest nephews, namely, the son of Charles I's sister, Carl and Rupert, the son of Frederick V, one of the seven electoral emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

Frederick V led the Palatinate and Bohemia to fight against the Holy Roman Emperor in the Thirty Years' War. After his defeat, he was dismissed from the emperor's election and his territory was transferred to the Duke of Bavaria. He had to go into exile to the Federal Republic of the Netherlands and died of illness four years ago.

The two brothers also grew up in the United Republic of the Netherlands and lived almost in exile. They participated in the battle on the battlefield of the Netherlands and on the battlefield of the Holy Roman Empire.

However, after a defeat, they were excluded and had to come to Britain to surrender to their uncle, mother's younger brother, King Charles I of Britain.

Here, their ancient family of the Holy Roman Empire had an intersection with the Chinese for the first time.
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