would you pay £2800 for Queen Victoria's under garments?

[glenn forger]

http://www.dreweatts.com/cms/pages/lot/36172/188

Victoria
(Queen of Great Britain and Ireland , 1819-1901).- Collection of Queen Victoria's undergarments, comprising Nightgown of fine white linen , all hand-stitched with a machine lace frill at the neckline, with royal crown and Queen Victoria's Imperial Cipher "VR" on the front of the garment surrounded with a blue stitch, together with a handwritten note explaining that this nightgown was worn by Her Majesty in the year she died 1901;Fine cream linen chemise , with lace frill at neckline, royal crown and "VR" and the number "24", surrounded with blue stitch ; A pair of bloomers in fine white linen , waist approx. 36", monogrammed at waist with Queen Victoria's cipher and the number "36",
surrounded with a blue stitch ; A pair of black silk stockings , with royal crown and "VR" ; Pocket lace handkerchief , with finely embroidered royal crown and "VR", together with handwritten note in envelope post-marked Pall Mall, London, initialled in lower corner H.V. [Princess Helena Victoria ?], all contained within contemporary red leather Êbinet' box once belonging to Sir Albert K. Rollitt. L.L.D., label attached to the handle with small description of contents, [c.1901] (5)


⁂The numbering system inserted below the cipher is not understood today but it is thought that the Queen's garments were ordered in quantities and then worn in rotation

 

[Aperitif]

That's pants

 

[Globalti]

Fact: there's a barmaid in The Narrowboat in Skipton who is a dead ringer for Queen Victoria. I've never seen her underwear though.

 

[glenn forger]

It would put me off my pint if the barmaid looked like Queen Victoria.

 

[HertzvanRental]

No good. Wrong size!!

 

[perplexed]

Erm, point of order...

Washed or unwashed...?

@Fnaar arriving in 3...2...

 

[tyred]

I need a rag to clean my chain with.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

This could get interesting...
I've got George on mine..Royal?

 

[Drago]

Would I pay that for them? Depends whether they've been washed.

 

[Fnaar]

If she'd worn micro-knickers, I probably would (in a less-is-more kinda way)

 

[stephec]

There are sites where you can get far better stuff than that, and much cheaper.

So my mate says anyway.

 

[Markymark]

Is there a link to Kate Middleton's?

QILF.

 

[RWright]

I see London, I see France, I see the Queen's underpants. ..... that may just be a US taunt from back when I was young, if so just ignore.

 

[marknotgeorge]

When I was studying for my payroll exams, one of the girls on the course regularly modelled Her Majesty's undercrackers. Apparently the auctioneer was a dirty old man client at the firm she worked at.
Here she is:

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Why buy second had when you can get new ones on Primark for a couple of quid