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Acquired
from the estate of the late Baron Joseph de Bicske Dobronyi, and auctioned on
eBay in 2012, a pair of underwear reputed to have belonged to Queen Elizabeth II
sold for US $18,000. Described as a “museum quality collectible”, the panties
were mistakenly left onboard a chartered plane in 1968, which was used that
year during the queen’s first trip to Chile. Kept in a marked, manila envelope
ever since, the knickers are vintage silk, with a scripted monogram “E” on
them, and have an exquisitely crocheted lace hem. Buckingham Palace refused to
neither confirm nor deny whether these undergarments did in fact once belong to
the queen.
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A
pair of bloomers worn by Marilyn Monroe during the making of 1954’s River of No
Return sold at auction in 2012 for US $44,000. The item had been kept by her long-time makeup
man, Alan Whitey Snyder, and was auctioned along with many other of her
belongings which were kept by his estate.
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Crooner
Frank Sinatra was very slight in both stature and body size – for much of his
life he could even have been considered to be unhealthily thin and of no manly
shape. He was, however, very generously endowed in the manhood department.
Contrary to expectation, Sinatra was not proud of this fact – quite the
opposite, he was very self-conscious. He even had his underwear custom-made to ensure
that everything was properly contained.
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A
pair of periwinkle coloured silk underpants custom made for Elizabeth Taylor to
wear in 1963’s Cleopatra we auctioned in 2014 for US $1875. They have small
snap closures, hand sewing, and a costume label inscribed with her name.
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A
pair of soiled underpants belonging to Elvis Presley failed to sell at auction
in 2012. Worn in 1977 under a jumpsuit, during what would have been one of his
final performances, the style was chosen by the King as they did not give visible
lines under the tight fitting jumpsuit. A reserve price of US $10,000 was set
but failed to be reached – perhaps because they were visibly dirty?
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