Singer Robbie Williams shared his joy after successfully bidding for Eric Morecambe's iconic glasses and pipe at an auction. The memorabilia, originally estimated at £2,000 to £4,000, fetched £20,000. Williams revealed he watched the auction online and, despite being in Los Angeles, appointed a team member as his 'chief bidder'. He described Morecambe as 'the very best of the very best' and admitted to shedding happy tears.
Robbie Williams said Eric Morecambe was "the very best of the very best", as he revealed his winning bid, which was far in excess of the the estimate
The singer told his wife Ayda Field Williams he was going through their children's inheritance as the bidding climbed, which she dismissed, he said He managed to watch a lot of the auction online, spurred on by his wife Ayda Field Williams who told him to "keep bidding" when he had doubts.Williams continued: "Eric, you were and are the very best of the very best.The lot included one of Morecambe's trademark pipes
They had many lean years touring theatres before they broke into TV, appearing on both ITV and the BBC, and by 1977 their Christmas BBC special was watched by 28 million viewers, at a time when there were only three channels in the UK.
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