Titanic survivor’s letter sells for record-breaking £300,000 at auction

A letter written by Colonel Archibald Gracie has sold for £300,000 (Henry Aldridge & Son/PA) -

A letter written by one of most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster has sold for a record-breaking £300,000 at auction.

First-class passenger Colonel Archibald Gracie wrote The Truth About The Titanic, which described his experience of the April 15 1912 tragedy that claimed 1,500 lives.