Ornamental box given that Boris Yeltsin gave to Betty Boothroyd when she was Commons Speaker sells for £2,400 – nearly 50 times its £50 estimate Ornamental box given to Baroness Betty Boothroyd sold for 48 times estimate Boris Yeltsin gave the former Commons Speaker the box which sold for £2,400 She auctioned off around 70 … Read more
Ornamental box given that Boris Yeltsin gave to Betty Boothroyd when she was Commons Speaker sells for £2,400 – nearly 50 times its £50 estimate Ornamental box given to Baroness Betty Boothroyd sold for 48 times estimate Boris Yeltsin gave the former Commons Speaker the box which sold for £2,400 She auctioned off around 70 … Read more
Baroness Betty Boothroyd is selling a haul of gifts she received during her impressive political career – because they won’t fit inside her new country cottage. The 91-year-old former MP, who is the only woman to have been elected Speaker of the Commons, is auctioning off around 40 decorative items that tell the story of her colourful working … Read more