The 11th annual charity auction of lunch with Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Warren Buffett brought in more than $2.6m (€1.7m) on Friday night.

That tally broke the previous record, set in 2008, of $2.1m by investor Zhao Danyang.

The 11th annual charity auction of lunch with Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Warren Buffett brought in more than $2.6m (€1.7m) on Friday night

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