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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Queen Victoria’s big bloomers sold at auction


DERBY, England - A British auctioneer said a pair of bloomers that once belonged to Queen Victoria fetched a high bid of $989. Charles Hanson, the Derby, England, auctioneer in charge of the sale, said the bloomers, which were worn by the queen in the later years of her 1837-1901 reign, garnered interest from buyers spanning the globe....More