Forty years later, it would be risky to eat it.
A slice of Princess Diana and Charles' wedding cake was auctioned on Wednesday for 2,220 pounds (2,620 euros) by Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
The piece of about 800 grams, initially estimated at between 300 and 500 pounds, had been recovered and then kept by an employee of the Queen Mother, Moyra Smith, on one of the 23 cakes made for this royal wedding celebrated on July 29, 1981. Topped with white icing and made of marzipan, the sold slice, "slightly cracked" and preserved in cling film, is adorned with a sugar version of the British royal coat of arms, featuring a lion and a horse.
Sold to a private collector
"We were surprised by the number of people wishing to bid on this large and unique piece of the royal cake," said auctioneer and royal objects specialist Chris Albury, referring to having received "inquiries" from "the Kingdom". United, the United States and several countries of the Middle East ”.
The share was eventually acquired by Gerry Layton, a private collector living in Leeds (northern England).
Sold with wedding ceremony programs, a commemorative breakfast menu and seating plan for the reception at Buckingham Palace, the slice "appears to be in exactly the same condition as when it was first sold" specified the auction house.
“But we don't recommend eating it!
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Died in 1997 in a car accident in Paris, at the age of 36, Princess Diana remains the object of a true cult and her objects are regularly auctioned at high prices.
A Ford Escort offered by Charles sold in June for more than 60,000 euros and a tricycle from his childhood for more than 20,000 euros in July.
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