Well wrapped in foil and packed in a flowered cake tin, the good piece has survived the years safely. Now the piece of cake has been auctioned for a four-digit amount.
Cirencester – 40 years after the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, a leftover piece of wedding cake went up for auction for £ 1,850 – more than three times as much money as expected.
In the end, Gerry Layton from Leeds, England, was successful. “I’ve always been a Royals fan,” Layton told the PA news agency. The piece of cake should bring in money for charity either through his estate or a raffle. “I have to think of a way to keep myself from eating it, though.”
The bids had started at £ 300 and the expected price was £ 500. “We were amazed at how many people wanted to bid on this large and unique piece of royal glazed cake,” said Chris Albury of Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
An employee of “Queen Mum”, the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, received the piece on July 29, 1981 after the wedding. She kept it fresh with foil and kept it in a flowered cake tin. The royal coat of arms can be seen on the highly detailed cake icing that covers a marzipan base. A collector bought the souvenir back in 2008. Nearly two dozen cakes had been offered for the wedding.
The marriage of the British heir to the throne, Prince Charles, who is now married to Duchess Camilla, was not a love affair and fell apart: in 1992 the couple separated after various affairs, in 1996 Charles and Diana were divorced. Princes William (39) and Harry (36) come from the relationship. Diana died in a car accident in Paris in 1997 while fleeing paparazzi. dpa
