Bonnie Prince Charlie hair locket for auction
Published April 27th, 2006
A lock of hair believed to be from the head of Bonnie Prince Charlie is being auctioned.
The hair is contained in a George III gold-mounted glass locket which is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s in London.
The 5cm locket is one of around 100 items from Braemar Castle in Royal Deeside being sold. It contains four locks of hair and an inscription which reads: “Hair of James (son of King James VII), of his consort and their sons Charles (Bonnie Prince Charlie) Edward and Henry”.
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