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Order! Order! There’s lots to interest bidders at an upcoming auction of items belonging to the colourful former House of Commons Speaker the late Betty Boothroyd in Newbury this month. The Estate of the late Baroness Betty Boothroyd OM will be going under the hammer at Special Auction Services on Tuesday, January 23 and is estimated to fetch £200,000. The sale will comprise items relating to the Baroness’s career as well as her home life and the money raised will be divided between six charities. The top lot is a large, certificated diamond solitaire ring, and is expected to fetch £70,000-£10…

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