I note that only 'pre-approved buyers' can bid:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...-Treacy-/230620500557
Does that mean that you need an entry in Debrett's in order to be allowed to participate in the auction?
Whoever persuaded her to wear it should be pilloried. She looked asolutely ridiculous in it. Apparently the money it fetches is being given to charity - that's the best use it could do. Her sister's hat wasn't any better. My immediate reaction was they have the same dress sense as their mother - non-existent.