Thriller Icon’s Bed and Pyjamas Sold At Auction!!!!

The silk pyjamas worn by Michael Jackson

The latest news about the late Michael Jackson, is that his bed and Pyjamas are sold at auction. A pair of pyjamas and a bed once used by Michael Jackson have fetched $12,300 (£7,700) at an auction in Ireland. On Monday 7^th Nov 2011, Michael Jackson’s carved mahogany bed was sold to an undisclosed Irish bidder for $8,600 (£5,400) and the silk night garments were snapped up for $3,700 (£2,300) by an American entertainment company.

When he and his young children stayed at Coolatore House in County Westmeath, Ireland in 2006 the both items were used by the Thriller icon, while he was recording tracks at Grouse Lodge studios in 2006. He stayed there with no security or entourage, just his three children and their tutor.

The American federal style bed used by Michael Jackson at Coolatore House

 The most personal item that belonged to Jackson and is up for auction is his favorite silk pyjamas, which he is said to have left behind during his five month stay at the Irish sanctuary. The auction is meant to raise funds toward the refurbishing of Coolatore House. Auctioneer Damien Matthews of Matthews Auction Rooms revealed that the superstar Michael Jackson told his hosts he had never slept better in his life than he did at Coolatore House.

Matthews also added that when superstar was leaving, he left his hat and his pyjamas as a gift. Late Michael Jackson told the owners of the house that he had a marvelous time and that Coolatore was the only place where they had ever felt like a real family.