Presidential hopeful Maria Steen says handbag did not cost close to estimates in September

"The former Presidential hopeful also denied she had a more modest handbag ready in the event she did receive a presidential nomination Conservative campaigner Maria Steen has said the controversial handbag she carried during her concession speech for the Presidency did not cost close to the estimates circulating at the time. In September, the qualified barrister and architect spoke to reporters outside Leinster House sporting an expensive blue Hermès bag, which drew criticism from some commentators as being out of touch."

"The former Presidential hopeful also denied she had a more modest handbag ready in the event she did receive a presidential nomination Conservative campaigner Maria Steen has said the controversial handbag she carried during her concession speech for the Presidency did not cost close to the estimates circulating at the time. In September, the qualified barrister and architect spoke to reporters outside Leinster House sporting an expensive blue Hermès bag, which drew criticism from some commentators as being out of touch."

Maria Steen denied having a more modest handbag prepared in case she received a presidential nomination. She stated that the controversial handbag she carried during her concession speech did not cost close to the estimates circulating at the time. The incident occurred in September outside Leinster House when the qualified barrister and architect spoke to reporters. She was seen carrying an expensive blue Hermès bag. The bag attracted criticism from some commentators who described it as out of touch. Steen identified herself as a conservative campaigner during the exchange with reporters.

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