LONDON (AP).- One of Margaret Thatcher’s famous handbags fetched 25,000 pounds ($39,953) at a London charity auction Monday. The boxy black leather Asprey bag, owned by the former British prime minister for more than 30 years, was sold to a private bu…
Britain Unveils Historic and Hip Government Art in Exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery
LONDON (REUTERS).- Lowry’s lonely people, Tracey Emin’s scrawlings and a mysterious portrait of Elizabeth I are just a few of the gems from the British government’s art collection unveiled to the public for the first time this week. The exhibition, at…
UK Makes Donation to Preserve Auschwitz Memorial
WARSAW, POLAND (AP).- Britain says it is donating 2.1 million pounds ($3.4 million) to a fund that will help preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site over the coming decades. British officials announced the decision for the donation on Thursday. G…
Iron Lady Thatcher’s Famous Handbag at Auction
LONDON (AP).- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has donated one of her famous handbags to a charity auction. Christie’s auction house says Wednesday the boxy black leather Asprey bag will be sold on June 27 at an auction hosted by author …
Broadsword Linking Sir Alex Douglas Home and Robert the Bruce Sells
LONDON.- A broadsword dating from 1705, with a much older Scottish blade from the 14th Century, passed down through the Douglas family to Sir Alec Douglas Home of the Hirsel, former British Prime Minister, sold for £10,800 at Bonhams sale of Antique A…