violin

Prior to that, the violin that was played as the ship sank held the record for the highest amount paid for a Titanic artefact for 11 years after being sold for £1.1m in 2013.

The family had moved to the Benwell property just after Archie was born, and the primary school pupil had been learning how to swim and enjoyed playing the violin, she said.

Nobody was picking up trumpets, violins or guitars for a while.

The sound of the world's smallest violin could be heard in the background when he spoke.

He learns about a boy who started playing the violin after he lost his hand in an airstrike.