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Pictured: The back of the locket.<br />
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A lock of Napoleon's hair has emerged for sale for £7,000.<br />
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The pint-sized French Emperor gifted strands of his dark hair to British officer Major Thomas Poppleton, his orderly while in exile in St Helena.<br />
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They developed a mutual respect from their military backgrounds, prompting Maj Poppleton to resign when asked by the island's governor Sir Hudson Lowe to spy on him.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: BearnesHampton&Littlewood/BNPS

Pictured: The back of the locket.

A lock of Napoleon's hair has emerged for sale for £7,000.

The pint-sized French Emperor gifted strands of his dark hair to British officer Major Thomas Poppleton, his orderly while in exile in St Helena.

They developed a mutual respect from their military backgrounds, prompting Maj Poppleton to resign when asked by the island's governor Sir Hudson Lowe to spy on him.