維多利亞女王一條內褲拍出天價創紀錄!

A pair of Queen Victoria's knickers got collectors in a twist when they sold for a whopping 16,250 pounds at auction. The staggering price tag is believed to be a new world record for a pair of the monarch's undies.

維多利亞女王的一條內褲在拍賣會上拍出16250英鎊的天價，使收藏家們大爲吃驚，這一驚人的價格被認爲創造了王室貼身衣物拍賣的世界紀錄。

The royal underwear had an estimate of just 3,000 pounds but sent bidders into a frenzy and the garment made more than five times that. The sizeable pants are believed to date from the late 1800s, towards the end of the monarch's life.

這條皇家內褲曾估價僅3000英鎊，但是競拍者們對其的狂熱使得這件衣物的價格飆升到原來的五倍多。這條寬大的內褲可以追溯到19世紀80年代末，當時女王正值晚年。

The simple linen underwear may look too plain for royalty, but they were made exclusively for the queen. They bear her emblem - VR, short for Victoria Regina, embroidered beneath a crown.

這條簡單的亞麻內褲可能對於皇室成員來說看起來太普通了點，但它們都是爲女王定製的。上面有她的象徵，在王冠的下面繡着—VR，這是維多利亞女王名字的縮寫。

The number 36 is also stitched beneath the emblem, which is believed to refer to the batch number. Items of Queen Victoria's clothing were often given to members of the royal household, particularly after her death in 1901.

在VR下面繡着數字36，被認爲指的是編號。維多利亞女王的衣服通常被贈與王室成員，特別是1901年她去世之後。

The previous record was a pair of cotton drawers that fetched 12,090 pounds at auction in Chippenham, Wilts, in July last year.

之前的天價記錄是去年7月在威爾特郡奇彭納姆鎮拍賣的一條棉質內褲，拍賣成交價是12090英鎊。

Nic McElhatton, chairman at Christie's South Kensington salerooms in London, said: "We have seen pairs of Queen Victoria's underwear come up at auction in the past but I have never had a price like that before."

倫敦嘉士德南肯辛頓拍賣行的主席尼克·麥克海頓表示："我們之前也拍賣過維多利亞女王的內褲，但是價格從未如此之高。"

"We think it's probably a new world record, which is just amazing. Anything connected with royalty always attracts a lot of interest."

"我們認爲這可能是一項新的世界紀錄，這簡直不可思議，與皇室相關的東西總能吸引很多注意。"

"Queen Victoria was quite into hygiene so she would have had a pair of drawers like this every day then never used them again."

"維多利亞女王很講究衛生，像這樣的內褲她只穿一天，之後不會再穿第二次。"

"When she came to the throne in 1837 she was very slender but these have quite a wide girth so we suspect these come from later in her reign."

"她在1837年登上王位時，還很苗條，但這些內褲很寬，所以我們猜測這些是她統治後期時所穿的。"