News about Charlie Thomas

At an auction for more than $1.67 million, props from Netflix's TV show The Crown, which includes replicas of the Queen's Gold State Coach and Diana's Jaguar, have sold for more than $1.67 million. In a white glove auction, nearly 450 items from the hit Netflix show were sold, implying that every lot was sold. The top lot was a 1987 Jaguar used to represent Diana, Princess of Wales' vehicle, whose price soared by nearly four times above its estimate at £70,250.

In London, the Crown's most popular props are on sale in a free exhibition as Netflix plans to sell them for £1 million at auction. Left Bank Pictures, the London-based film company behind the hit historical drama, is selling a collection of outfits, cars, and other accessories that were ordered for the series, which came to an end last month. Left Bank Pictures, the National Film and Television School's collection of film students, will fund a new program for film students. Bonhams is now hosting a free exhibition (top right) for fans of the series, which lasted for six seasons, to visit on London's New Bond Street. The exhibition includes the world's only copy of the Gold State Coach (bottom right), which Bonhams expects will sell for up to £50,000 if it goes under the hammer, as well as a deluxe version of Princess Diana's "revenge dress" (left and inset).

It's been less than a month since The Crown came to an end, and Netflix is gearing up to sell some of the show's most popular props. Left Bank Pictures, the London-based production company behind the hit historical drama, is offering a collection of outfits, cars, and other items that were not purchased for the series, which lasted for six seasons. Left Bank Pictures - The Crown Scholarship at the National Film and Television School will fund a new program for film students. Charlie Thomas, Bonhams' head of house sales, told The Times how there will be a 'immersive' free exhibition with video from the show running alongside the auction. Left: Claire Foy and Matt Smith were photographed filming season two of The Crown, where a ball has been thrown in their honour. Claire Foy's bright blue gown for the scene is expected to sell for £5,000 at auction. In season four of The Crown, Emma Corrin and Josh O'Connor play Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Emma's outfit is expected to sell for £2,000. Correct: In season five, Elizabeth Debicki was seen wearing a recreation of Princess Diana's revenge dress, which may sell for up to £12,000.

Charlie Thomas, a Drifters musician who left in 2016, has died at the age of 85. Peter Lemongello Jr, a legendary performer who died from liver cancer in 1961, died on Tuesday. Charlie was a member of the doo-wop band for more than 60 years and performed lead on hits including Sweets for My Sweet and There Goes My First Love.

Furniture and paintings dating back to the Georgian period, from a country manor house to Florence Nightingale and Lord Byron have gone on sale for £650,000. For £230,000, one of the standout items at Kinsham Court in Herefordshire include a £80,000 satinwood commode and four paintings of the Arkwright family, who were instrumental in the industrial revolution. A Flemish 17th century tapestry depicting the death of Alexander worth £8,000, an 18th-century Meissen blue and white service with a estimate of £18,000, and a 300-year-old Verbruggen the Younger still life oil painting of flowers worth £8,000. The items will be auctioneers Bonhams and have been divided into 195 lots.