# Betty Boothroyd estate sale to benefit six charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/01/12/betty-boothroyd-estate-sale-to-benefit-six-charities/
- Published: 2024-01-12T08:33:06+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Estate of the late Baroness Betty Boothroyd OM will be going under the hammer
later this month, with the money raised to be divided between six charities.**

The sale is taking place at Special Auction Services in Newbury on Tuesday 23 January
and is estimated to fetch £200,000.

Boothroyd was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons, and died last February
at the age of 93. [According to reports](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12695163/RICHARD-EDEN-Betty-Boothroyd-left-penny-3-7-million-charities-documents-reveal.html),
probate documents show that she left a £3.7mn will, with almost all of it going 
to charities including Guide Dogs For the Blind, the Samaritans, Marie Curie, the
Royal British Legion and two hospices.

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The sale of her estate will comprise items relating to the Baroness’s career as 
well as her home life.

> To view catalogue and register to bid:[https://t.co/xt3ZRopQY8](https://t.co/xt3ZRopQY8)
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> — Special Auction Services (@SpecialAuction1) [January 9, 2024](https://twitter.com/SpecialAuction1/status/1744793052214874280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Lots include a large certified diamond solitaire ring, with an estimate of £70,000
to £100,000; the official programme for the inaugural ceremonies of John F Kennedy
and Linden B Johnson, with an estimate of £300-£500; and a black leather House of
Commons dispatch box, with gilt tooling bearing cypher for Elizabeth II and Betty
Boothroyd, which has an estimate of £200-£300.

Other items include ceramics, books, furniture and clothing – plus a collection 
of frogs with an estimate of £50-£100, and a Buckingham Palace shower cap – estimate
of £30-£50.

The catalogue can be [viewed here](https://www.specialauctionservices.com/Auction-Calendar/2024/The-Estate-of-the-late-Baroness-Betty-Boothroyd-OM).

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