No blind eye turned to bid for Nelson flag
A piece of the Union Jack flag believed to have been flown from the flagship of Lord Horatio Nelson’s fleet during the Battle of Trafalgar sold for £297 000 (about R5-million) at an auction in London this week.
The item was part of a collection of Nelson memorabilia that went up for sale at auctioneers Sotheby’s and included weapons, his “grog chest” and personal letters.