In London, Christie's auctions photos of Marilyn Monroe and a painting of Derby Day by William Powell Frith that had been hanging in an unlocked beach hut for 50 years.

A one-million-pound note printed after World War II comes up for grabs, along with a familiar sculpture of Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt sitting on a bench.

Elizabeth Taylor's fabulous jewels go on sale at Sotheby's. Expected to fetch up to £30million, the collection includes the Krupp diamond given to her by Richard Burton.