Items belonging to the former Duchess of Windsor have sold for more than £1,700 at auction in Lichfield.
The personal possessions of Wallis Simpson went under the hammer at Richard Winterton Auctioneers.
The items fetched a total of £1,730:
- Earrings – £500
- Belts – £850
- Stationary – £380
Auctioneer Richard Winterton said:
“We had a huge amount of interest for these items which belonged to the duchess.
“They were acquired at auction in New York in 1998 by our vendor, who has always been fascinated by Wallis.
“Judging by the interest and flurry of bids, many share that fascination in a woman who continues to captivate people more than three decades after her death and nearly 90 years on from the constitutional crisis in Britain which led to the abdication of Edward VIII.
“Wallis is said to have summed up her life with the words: “You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.
“These personal possessions continue to give collectors of Royal memorabilia a direct link to that life.”
Richard Winterton
