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Published on 03/12/10
Among the lots were a flamingo brooch, a bracelet in the form of a panther and a cigarette case which was inscribed with the route of a long European holiday the Duchess took with the Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII.
Many of the items were gifts to the Duchess from the Duke, who gave up the thone to marry the former Wallis Simpson in 1937.
The sale of the 20 objects had been expected to generate around £3m but made £7,975,550.
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