"Why are you hesitating?"

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Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd walked down the aisle in 1979. The marriage lasted until 1989.(Bild: AP)

The 80-year-old former top model Pattie Boyd auctioned off memorabilia for a total of 3.3 million euros. Among them is a love letter from guitarist Eric Clapton. 

Former top model Pattie Boyd was married to two famous musicians - former Beatle George Harrison and guitarist Eric Clapton. Memorabilia from their past has now been auctioned off in London for around 2.8 million pounds.

A love letter that Clapton had written on a page of the novel "Of Mice and Men" (see below) fetched a price of 120,000 pounds.

Eric Clapton wrote to Pattie Boyd that it felt like an "eternity" to have seen or spoken to his Pattie.(Bild: AFP)

In the letter, he asked Boyd in 1971 why she was still hesitating, whether he was a bad lover or ugly, too weak, too strong? Boyd was still in a relationship with Harrison at the time, they later split up and she got together with Clapton. But this marriage didn't last either.

Collection realized seven times the estimated price
Postcards, telegrams, small notes and many photos also went under the hammer. According to Christie's, the collection realized more than seven times its previous estimate. Boyd, who celebrated her 80th birthday a few days ago, said she was "totally overwhelmed".

Pattie Boyd with an LP label from ex-husband George Harrison.(Bild: AFP)

"I've had these things around me for many, many years," Boyd said. "And I thought: If I die, what happens to it? Because my nieces and nephews aren't really interested."