Pattie Boyd sells letters from her love triangle with George Harrison and Eric Clapton

She was the muse of two sacred monsters of music and song of the 20th century, George Harrison and Eric Clapton. And today, Pattie Boyd, star model of the 60s is auctioning off the romantic correspondence she exchanged with the two men in her life, who, and this is no small thing, continued to remain friends despite this sentimental rivalry . Christie’s will be responsible for conducting the auctions from March 8 to 22. The missives and objects put under the hammer will be presented in London.

In Pattie Boyd's collection of souvenirs, fans will be able to find letters and cards but also color or black and white photos, dresses, drawings, a clock, jewelry and a few books including an autobiography by Ravi Shankar, the master who taught George Harrison the sitar.

Something by the Beatles, composed and written by George Harrison

Particularly moving, of course, are all these little words, sometimes of a pretty and naive simplicity, in which scenes from daily life such as breakfast are evoked, sometimes written on the end of a table in George's own hand. Harrison, Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd.

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Eric Clapton in 2014 plays Layla

The love story with the Beatle began on the set of the film A Hard's Night in 1964. The two lovebirds married in 1966. The legend of the English group has not forgotten that Pattie will be the inspiration by Something. Eric Clapton, a lifelong friend of George, will know the star model in the house in Surrey, southeast of England, where he spent many days.

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The creator of Layla (Pattie's nickname given by Clapton) waited until George and Pattie divorced in 1977 before remarrying her two years later. In a letter sold at auction, we can read these tactful words: “...What I want to ask you is if you still love your husband. All these questions are very impertinent, I know, but if there is still a feeling in your heart for me... you must let me know!”.