Margaret Thatcher's clothes, handbags going up for auction at Christie's
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Christie's is set to sell personal possessions of the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, including papers, mementos, clothes — and her iconic handbags.
The auctioneer said Tuesday that 150 lots will go under the hammer Dec. 15 in London, with a further 200 sold by online auction.
The items include a red leather ministerial dispatch box, an award from Thatcher's friend and ally President Ronald Reagan, her wedding outfit and an Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace by Chaumet.
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Branded "the Iron Lady" for her steely determination, Thatcher governed Britain between 1979 and 1990, transforming the country with her free-market policies.
Her practice of berating ministers and lawmakers became known as "handbagging."
Thatcher died in April 2013, aged 87, and the possessions are being sold by her family.