Updated: 2 Dec
A rare magnum bottle of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961, created for the royal wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles, will be auctioned by Bruun Rasmussen in Denmark.Wine expert Thomas Rosendahl Andersen confirmed the bottle, linked to Diana’s birth year, is drinkable and valued at 500,000–600,000 Danish kroner.
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Japan

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