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Doomed Titanic passenger’s final letter sells for record sum at auction

The letter was described as a ‘priceless snapshot’ of life on board the ship

The Independent UK · Jul 27

A Titanic survivor's 114-year-old lifejacket sold for over $900,000, more than double its estimated value

More than a century after the RMS Titanic sank beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic, one of its rarest surviving artefacts has found a new owner. The cork-filled flotation device, worn by 22-year-old first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, was sold by Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire for…

The Times of India · Jul 19

Titanic couple’s gold pocket watch sells for record £1.78m at auction

It was the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia, the auctioneers said.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025

Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1.56 million

It was the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia, auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son said.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024

One for the money: Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes go for six figures at auction

Presley gave the shoes to a close friend the night before he left for the army in 1958

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024

Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes sell for £120,000 at auction

Singer wore footwear on and off stage during 1950s before giving them to a friend when called up to US army

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

Pocket watch of business magnate who died in Titanic sinking to be auctioned

14-carat gold watch belonging to John Jacob Astor, reportedly richest passenger onboard ill-fated liner, may fetch up to £150,000

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

Titanic dinner menu sells for more than £80,000 at auction

More than 1,500 passengers and crew died when the Titanic struck an iceberg on the evening of April 14 1912 and sank the following day.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2023

Movie review: M. Night Shyamalan brings signature touch, good and bad, to 'Knock at the Cabin'

It seems that M. Night Shyamalan has the end of days on his mind. A couple of years ago, he pondered the quandary of aging in “Old,” based on the graphic novel “Sandcastle,” by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. In his latest film, he turns toward the apocalypse, or…

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023

Professional card player targeted millionaire passengers on Titanic to swindle money

George Brereton had a list of all the first-class travellers when he boarded the ill-fated ship for its maiden voyage to New York in 1912 and had circled or starred the names of the wealthiest people

Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022