Sheeran's budgie smugglers sell at charity auction alongside custom guitar
A charity auction featuring Ed Sheeran's personal items has raised £15,400 for St Elizabeth Hospice in Suffolk. The items, donated by Ed, included a custom-painted acoustic guitar that sold for £4,250, as well as a pair of colourful budgie smugglers with butterflies that fetched £55.
Ed, the renowned singer-songwriter, contributed around 200 lots to the auction, which was hosted by Bishop & Miller. The items up for grabs included trainers, jackets, t-shirts, artwork, and even a dressing gown. Among the notable sales were a Batman Christmas jumper that went for £131, a Dolce & Gabbana hoodie that sold for £220, and a pair of Air Jordan trainers that brought in £165.
The auction took place on June 15 at Bishop & Miller Auctioneers in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
St Elizabeth Hospice's Clare Chater expressed her gratitude to Ed Sheeran, saying: "We are incredibly grateful to Ed for generously donating such a fantastic collection of items for the auction."
Oliver Miller of Bishop & Miller Auctioneers added: "Once again Ed has been very generous to the hospice."
While Ed's fame has had it's benefits, he recently opened up about the one thing he mourns about family life.
In a recent appearance on Louis Theroux's podcast, Ed shared how the attention due to his fame has meant that he has struggled to do some of the most ordinary family activities.
He told the documentary maker: "I'm very, very private about my children's image. And for me, I can't take them to zoos or parks or anything really without someone trying to film them.
"And I don't want my kids' image out there on a stranger's phone or device."
Adding that he made this decision to protect his children, he admitted that he "mourns" not being able to enjoy the simple luxury of spending time in public with them: "Those are the times — the normal parts of life — that I kind of mourn for, and sort of wish I could push my kid on a swing in a public park and it not be weird."
Ed first met his wife, Cherry Seaborn, when they were at school in Suffolk but it wasn't until years later after getting back in touch that they got together.
After their friendship was rekindled in 2015 thanks to a mutual friend, they soon started dating before eventually going on to tie the knot in 2019.
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