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On the walls are royal portraits and suits of armour and the ceiling is studded with the coats of arms of Knights of the Garter.

Even Israel’s much-vaunted arms industry, which has used the war in Gaza as proof-of-concept for its wares and has proven to be relatively resistant to opprobrium, is being affected.

"I was wearing short sleeves, so I put my arms inside my clothes and wrapped myself in a towel to try to stay warm at night," he said.

In what appeared to be a call to arms, it urged its supporters to "report for national service" and to use "all means available to regain their country and sovereignty".

Interior Minister Armando Benedetti told local radio that his government would stop the purchase of US arms "from this moment on".