Underwear of Queen Victoria and her daughter up for auction

PostedSeptember 1, 2022, 1:54 p.m.

Unusual: Underwear of Queen Victoria and her daughter up for auction

These intimate garments reappeared when an antique dealer moved.

Queen Victoria often went for her holidays to the Isle of Wight where her objects were found.

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A nightgown worn by Queen Victoria will be auctioned off at Hansons on October 1. It is estimated between 1700 and 2300 francs. That’s not all. Her daughter Béatrice’s panties, estimated at between 600 and 1,100 francs, a folder of letters linked to the royal house and a toy box will also be available during the sale. The objects were discovered in a house on the Isle of Wight.

Indeed, the clothes emerged from a large collection of treasures amassed over a lifetime by retired antique shop owner Marilyn Rose, 90, who opened her first boutique in the mid-1990s. 1970s.

Her son, Tim Rose, a retired forester from Warwickshire, told the ‘South West News Service’: ‘My mum is moving and we have cleared her property. The panties and nightgown were among several fascinating finds, some of which are new to us. Mom doesn’t remember exactly how or when she acquired her clothes. It’s no surprise that items related to Queen Victoria and her family are showing up on the Isle of Wight, as the Queen spent a lot of time at Osborne House, her holiday home.”

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