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Summary Margaret Thatcher's famous handbag sold at a charity auction for 25,000.
Iron Lady donated the bag to her Conservative Partys ex-lawmaker for a charity auction. Other celebrity donors included guitarist Eric Clapton, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and former England rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio. Thatcher frequently used the black Asprey bag on important occasions, such as summits during her 1979-1990 premiership. Thatcher often placed her handbag on the cabinet table as a symbol of her authority.Money charity will be donated to The British Forces Foundation and Debra which deals in helping sufferers of the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa. The auction raised £402,100 in total.
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