Fragment of flag Nelson flew at Trafalgar to go up for auction

A close up of a fragment of a Union Jack at Sotheby's auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. An exceptionally large fragment of the Union Flag, which flew from HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and Love Letters of Britain's Hero, Lord Nelson, to his famous mistress, Lady Hamilton shedding light on the liaison that scandalised 18th-century in England are on auction at Sotheby's. [Photo: AP]