Teabag 'used by Queen Elizabeth II' sold online for Rs 9.5 lakh!

A teabag reportedly used by the late Queen Elizabeth II has been sold online for a whopping Rs 9.5 lakh, according to reports.

Recently, a person put up the teabag for auction on eBay. The item eventually got sold out for a whopping $12,000 or about Rs 9.5 lakh.

The teabag was reportedly “smuggled” out of Windsor Castle during a pest-control drive.


“This is the very teabag you might have seen on CNN in late 1998. It was used by Queen Elizabeth II Regina Britannia and smuggled out of Windsor Castle by the special exterminator who was called in to help Her Majesty cope with the great London roach infestations of the 1990s,” read the description of the listing.

The listing has now ended.



The US-based seller, who goes by the name “moo_4024”, had added a “Certificate of authenticity” to the artefact. It says the “Institute of Excellence in Certificates of Authenticity has determined beyond any doubt that the following statements are absolutely true: This is a teabag.”

Recently, a life-size wax statue of Queen Elizabeth II also appeared on eBay at $15,900 (Rs 12.6 lakh).

Reportedly, in the UK there's a rush to buy memorabilia after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. ??

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the UK, died on Thursday, aged 96. The Queen was born on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York - who later became King George VI - and Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.

Queen Elizabeth II's tenure as head of state spanned post-war austerity, the transition from empire to Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War and the UK's entry into - and withdrawal from - the European Union.

Her reign spanned 15 prime ministers starting with Winston Churchill, born in 1874, and including Liz Truss, born 101 years later in 1975, and appointed by the Queen earlier this week.