The famous hat of Princess Beatrice, designed by Philip Treacy, was finally sold this weekend on eBay for a record breaking £81,101 (which is about $130,767). However, the new owner’s identity is still unknown. The hat had about 724,000 views on eBay and for a while, Australian children’s band The Wiggles, was the leading bidder.
Princess Beatrice has decided to give all of the proceeds from her hat sale to the UNICEF and Children in Crisis charity organizations. This is being done through her Little Bee Initiative which she set up just for this auction.
Not only did the money end up doing something good, but hat designer Philip Treacy got the best promotion than he could have ever imagined!
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