Charles-Diana wedding cake: The wedding of Prince Charles and Diana took place on July 29, 1981. A piece of cake served at that wedding was auctioned for £1850. This piece of cake is 40 years old.
This cake is dated 29 July 1981.
A piece of the wedding cake of Prince Charles and Princess Diana has been auctioned for £1,850 ($2565). At present, its value in Indian currency is around 1.9 lakh rupees. After more than 40 years of marriage, it has been sold at such a huge price in an auction. This piece of cake is one of 23 official wedding cakes that the British royal couple served at their wedding.
The royal ‘Coat of Arms’ in a base made of cake icing (mixture for decoration) and a dessert of almonds featured elaborate designs decorated with gold, red, blue and silver. The piece was given to Moya Smith, a member of the Queen Mother’s staff, who preserved it with a film with a tight grip and dated July 29, 1981. The BBC reported on Wednesday that Smith had placed the icing in an old cake tin and pasted a hand-made label on its lid that read, “Touch carefully – the wedding cake of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. “
Expected to get price up to 500 pounds
His family sold this cake to a collector in 2008. People from all over the world participated in the bidding and the piece of cake was sold to Gerry Leighton on Wednesday. The piece was expected to fetch just £500. But the auctioneers say they are “surprised” by the price it received.
Diana died in 1997
Prince Charles married Lady Diana on 29 July 1981 at St Paul’s Cathedral. After 11 years in 1992, the two separated. In 1996, both of them also divorced each other. Diana was killed in a car accident in 1997.
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