A MENU for the last meal on the Titanic is expected to sell for at least £40,000 at auction.
The pocket-sized list is from April 14, 1912 — the same day the liner hit an iceberg.
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The pocket-sized list is from April 14, 1912 — the same day the liner hit an iceberg 2
First-class passengers tucked into ten courses with starters including oysters and a consommé
It sank early the next morning with the loss of 1,500 lives.
First-class passengers tucked into ten courses with starters including oysters and a consommé.
French-themed mains featured filet mignon and paté de foie gras.
Desserts included peaches in Chartreuse jelly and vanilla eclairs.
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The menu will be sold by Nesbits in Southsea, Hants, on April 13.
Auctioneer John Cameron said: “It came in privately from a vendor who purchased letters from Lady Martin-Harvey — actress Nell de Silva.
"Her husband was part of the Lyceum theatre group and they would have been on those ships.”
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