When a member of the Saudi royal family wanted a TV screen for his palace in Riyadh, he was thinking big.

Since his two TV screens are seven feet across, he needed a very special piece of furniture to hide them in.

His interior designers called in Wychwood Design, based at Viscount Court, Brize Norton, who have made two mahogany units with retractable doors to conceal the prince's TV sets.

Each unit weighs more than a tonne, at seven feet square and nearly four feet high.

The prince is refurbishing his palace in Riyadh with the help of interior design company Lejard International, who in turn brought in the Oxfordshire furniture design and manufacturing firm.

The company is very proud of the units, decorated with satinwood and walnut marquetry, as well as gilding and polished ormolu. The speakers are concealed behind fabric panels.

They are the largest pieces of free-standing furniture the firm has ever made, and will have to be shipped in pieces and reassembled on site.

Spokesman Diana Camden said: "They will eventually take centre position in the formal meeting areas of the palace, providing panoramic viewing for the international VIP visitors."