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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A Scottish auction house said a pair of bloomers once worn by Queen Victoria sold for $14,973, far more than the expected $4,791.
Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull said the silk bloomers were sold to an anonymous bidder as part of an auction of royal memorabilia belonging to the Forbes family of the United States, Sky News reported Wednesday.
An oil painting of Queen Victoria and her servant John Brown, who received the painting from Victoria, sold for $231,993 at the auction.
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