Proceeds from sale of hat created by Philip Treacy will go to Unicef and Children in Crisis

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Auction site eBay says a bidder has offered £75,000 ($120,000) for the spiralling headpiece worn by Princess Beatrice at last month's royal wedding.

The bidding, which closes at 5pm on Sunday, was disrupted on Saturday afternoon when the eBay page appeared to suggest the item had been removed, with message: "This listing has been removed, or this item is not available."

However, a spokeswoman for Children in Crisis, one of the charities benefiting from the auction, said the auction is ongoing.

Beatrice, the 22-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, startled commentators with the swirling hat she wore to the wedding of her cousin Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The silk Philip Treacy creation has been compared to antlers, a toilet seat and a pretzel, and has been photoshopped into scores of unlikely scenarios on the internet.

Princess Beatrice took the joke in her stride and put the hat on sale for charity.

Proceeds will go to Unicef and Children in Crisis.

On Saturday, 38 bidders were competing for the hat, described on eBay as a "unique sculptural celebratory headpiece."