Weirdest items auctioned from royal family’s collection

Royal family memorabilia is considered priceless to most degrees — however, there are those who are willing to pay the price for even the most bizarre collectibles.

Going for eye watering amounts of cash, rich fans desperate for a feel of the royal life are known to scale great financial lengths to secure any items available via auction.

While those who count on the royal family’s pull, put up the weirdest items for sale, with claims that they once belonged to members of the Crown.

Never a dull moment where royal auctions are concerned, here are the most bizarre items sold from the royal collection:

Queen Elizabeth’s petticoat

A pink coloured lace petticoat, part of a young Queen Elizabeth’s collection, went on auction in November 2022 via Reeman Dansie Auctioneers in Colchester, UK.

Embroidered with her initials “ER” (Elizabeth Regina), the intimate item sold for £3,000.

Queen Victoria’s underwear

Elizabeth was not the only queen whose intimates fetched great sums at an auction, as it was her ancestor, Queen Victoria’s underwear, which was first sold in 2008.

Auctioned by Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire, the item sold for a hefty £5000.

Duke of Windsor’s dog collars

Even royal pets are able to contribute to the Crown’s legacy, as collars for royal dogs somehow made for an attractive auction sale at one point.

Auctioned by the New York based Bonhams, eight dog collars belonging to King Edward VIII — Queen Elizabeth’s uncle — and his wife, Wallis Simpson, known as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, went for a considerable $1,680 in 2008.

Royal wedding cakes

Slices of cake from Princess Diana and King Charles’ wedding, as well as their eldest son, Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton, were sold via auction not too long ago.

Cake from the 1981 wedding was sold for £1,850 by Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

While William and Kate’s 2011 wedding cake slice fetched £6000 at the auction arranged by Chiswick Auction House.

Queen Elizabeth’s tea bag

Not just a tea bag, but a used tea bag, reportedly at the hands of Queen Elizabeth, was listed by an eBay seller and went for $12,000 in 2022, per 7 News.

“This is the very teabag you might have seen on CNN in late 1998. Own a piece of History! Priceless!” the listing read.

Though the authenticity around the claim was never validated.

Princess Diana’s hand

So, not her actual hand of course — but a mold of Princess Diana’s hand was auctioned by Reeman Dansie in Essex, UK, with an expectation of around £40,000.

Modelled off her left hand and featuring her wedding ring, the cast “was made by renowned Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon just before his death in 1985, with Diana being his last sitter,” per CNN.