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| One of the most unusual auctions to be held in the north of England in recent times hopes to bolster the current £2.3 million appeal for restoration work at the Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield. | One of the most unusual auctions to be held in the north of England in recent times hopes to bolster the current £2.3 million appeal for restoration work at the Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield. |
| The famed Anglican monastery, whose past monks include Bishop Trevor Huddleston the great campaigner against apartheid, has been given a remarkable collection of valuables to put under the hammer on Saturday 10 November. They should take the appeal's current tally of £900,000-plus well over the million mark. | The famed Anglican monastery, whose past monks include Bishop Trevor Huddleston the great campaigner against apartheid, has been given a remarkable collection of valuables to put under the hammer on Saturday 10 November. They should take the appeal's current tally of £900,000-plus well over the million mark. |
| They include a set of jewellery worn at the wedding in 1816 of Princess Charlotte, who was described in the Guardian earlier this year as the Diana of her day. The legitimate heir to the throne amid what Maev Kennedy called a 'swarm of illegitimate ones', her death in childbirth led to a moral shake-up in the Hanoverian court, the dismissal of mistresses in favour of marriage and, as a result in due course, to the birth and accession to the throne of Queen Victoria. | They include a set of jewellery worn at the wedding in 1816 of Princess Charlotte, who was described in the Guardian earlier this year as the Diana of her day. The legitimate heir to the throne amid what Maev Kennedy called a 'swarm of illegitimate ones', her death in childbirth led to a moral shake-up in the Hanoverian court, the dismissal of mistresses in favour of marriage and, as a result in due course, to the birth and accession to the throne of Queen Victoria. |
| The brethren are auctioning a necklace, two bracelets, earrings and five brooches, all composed of green peridot gems set in gold, which were sent by Princess Charlotte's father, the notorious Prince Regent, to Miss Charlotte Cotes, one of two Women of the Bedchamber to his daughter. Her role in history and – if any – in the goings-on at court awaits more research, but the prince asked her to wear the jewellery at the wedding. | The brethren are auctioning a necklace, two bracelets, earrings and five brooches, all composed of green peridot gems set in gold, which were sent by Princess Charlotte's father, the notorious Prince Regent, to Miss Charlotte Cotes, one of two Women of the Bedchamber to his daughter. Her role in history and – if any – in the goings-on at court awaits more research, but the prince asked her to wear the jewellery at the wedding. |
| Kept for years in the family of their donor Hon Denise Orange, a supporter of the monastery's work with a relative among the 22 monks, they will be sold with an accompanying letter from an equerry and signed by the prince as a separate lot, amid genial patter from the auctioneer, George Gribben. He is the brother of Father John Gribben of the Community who has led organisation of the event. | Kept for years in the family of their donor Hon Denise Orange, a supporter of the monastery's work with a relative among the 22 monks, they will be sold with an accompanying letter from an equerry and signed by the prince as a separate lot, amid genial patter from the auctioneer, George Gribben. He is the brother of Father John Gribben of the Community who has led organisation of the event. |
| He has plenty to go on in terms of historical hypothesis, with the Prince Regent notorious for his dissolute lifestyle as well as the progeny to whom Maev referred. All in a good cause nonetheless, and Gribben was a great hit at an earlier auction last year which raised £47,000 for the appeal. | He has plenty to go on in terms of historical hypothesis, with the Prince Regent notorious for his dissolute lifestyle as well as the progeny to whom Maev referred. All in a good cause nonetheless, and Gribben was a great hit at an earlier auction last year which raised £47,000 for the appeal. |
| Other items donated to the sale, which starts at the monastery at 2pm, number in the hundreds and range from a mediaeval sword, the dinner suit worn by Sir Patrick Stewart, a native of Mirfeld, as Claudius in David Tennant's production of Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company and TV. Claudius was another dodgy Royal, the murderer of Hamlet's father and usurper of the Danish throne. | Other items donated to the sale, which starts at the monastery at 2pm, number in the hundreds and range from a mediaeval sword, the dinner suit worn by Sir Patrick Stewart, a native of Mirfeld, as Claudius in David Tennant's production of Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company and TV. Claudius was another dodgy Royal, the murderer of Hamlet's father and usurper of the Danish throne. |
| Amid all this dubious but hopefully lucrative history, Father Gribben is cheerful. He says: | Amid all this dubious but hopefully lucrative history, Father Gribben is cheerful. He says: |
| Organising the auction is very hard work but extremely rewarding. I enjoy history and I enjoy story, and you find both in an auction. We are most grateful to all our supporters who have donated items. We have already received over a thousand rare and unique items which can suit every wallet, from £10 to tens of thousands of pounds. | Organising the auction is very hard work but extremely rewarding. I enjoy history and I enjoy story, and you find both in an auction. We are most grateful to all our supporters who have donated items. We have already received over a thousand rare and unique items which can suit every wallet, from £10 to tens of thousands of pounds. |
The Community has been one of Yorkshire's great spiritual centres since its foundation in 1898 but is also a warmly welcoming place for visitors of all kinds. You can find out more online here. | The Community has been one of Yorkshire's great spiritual centres since its foundation in 1898 but is also a warmly welcoming place for visitors of all kinds. You can find out more online here. |
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