Queen Victoria's old pants sold for thousands of pounds

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A pair of pants that used to be owned by Queen Victoria have been snapped up at auction for thousands of pounds.

A mystery bidder paid 拢9,735 for the large silk bloomers at an auction in Edinburgh.

The underpants were on sale with other Royal belongings, including a pair of the Queen's silk stockings, which sold for more than 拢5,000.

All of the items were owned by a family called Forbes, who publish magazines in the US.

Two paintings owned by Queen Victoria, who was Britain's longest serving monarch, were also sold for more than 拢500,000 each.

The sale included more than 500 royal paintings, letters, furniture and other items from the Forbes home.

The auction made more than 拢3m in total.