Robbie Williams paid £20,000 for Eric Morecambe’s glasses
BBC News, Hertfordshire
BBCThe singer Robbie Williams revealed that he cried “happy, childish tears” after winning glasses and pipes from comedy legend Eric Morecambe at auction ”.
Lifelong entertainment souvenirs and personal items The comedian’s former home, Brachefield, in Humppenton, Hertfordshire, for sale in January.
The estimated cost of the coined tortillas Metzler glasses and pipes is over £2,000 to £4,000 – earning £20,000.
Williams said in a social media article that he treated his belongings before his 51st birthday.
Tony Dolce/BBCHe said in the post: “I think we all need friends, I’m no longer me from TV. Eric has always been mine.
Williams has promoted in recent months His new semi-autobiographical movie better manHe appointed one of his team as “the chief bidder” as he was in Los Angeles and was about to board the plane when the bid began.
He managed to watch many auctions online, which were thrilled by his wife, Ayda Field Williams, who told him to “continue bidding” when he had questions.
When he won the bid war, he admitted to crying “happy, childish tears.”
Williams continued: “Eric, you are, and are the best.
“You gave me the sunshine you want.”
PA MediaMorecambe met his comedy partner Ernie Wise in 1940 at the age of 14, although wartime separation constituted a lasting dual action.
Before they broke into TV, they had many lean tour theatres on ITV and the BBC, and by 1977 their Christmas BBC special was watched by 28 million viewers, with only three channels in the UK.
The comedian died in a 1984 heart attack at the age of 58, and the contents of his family home were sold after the sale, and his widow Joan died in March at the age of 97.
Their daughter Gail Stuart lives in Northamptonshire, and she and her brothers Gary and Steven decided to give fans the opportunity to own certain of his belongings, of which 800 were decided to More than 800 pieces.
After the auction, she said in a speech to Justin Dealey of BBC’s three county radio stations: “When mom passed away, it felt like the end of an era, and we thought it might be the beginning of a new era – And I have a lot of fan news about what I got at the auction, which is amazing.”
