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When he first succeeded Aidy Boothroyd in 2021 being a front facing member of the England set-up did not necessarily come naturally, even in small meetings with a limited number of reporters at St George's Park.

Jewellery and mementos from Dewsbury-born Baroness Betty Boothroyd's personal and political life were among the 224 items sold.

Lady Boothroyd, who died last year aged 93, was a dancer in her youth and became a Labour MP in 1973 and was elected as Speaker in 1992.

Mr Forrester said the JFK souvenir programme, which was signed 'To Betty Boothroyd, with very best wishes, John F Kennedy', sold for more than 20 times its estimate.

During the mid-to-late 1950s, Baroness Boothroyd worked as secretary to Labour MPs Barbara Castle and Geoffrey de Freitas.