Piece of Princess and Prince Charles' wedding cake sold for more than $XNUMX

Piece of Princess and Prince Charles' wedding cake sold for more than $XNUMX 

Indeed, it was sold for $XNUMX. A piece of Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding, dating back more than XNUMX years, and not edible.

A piece of the 1981 wedding cake of Prince Charles and Princess Diana was sold at auction for more than $3, on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, the French news agency said.

The piece of cake weighs about 800 grams, and was made four decades ago of marzipan wrapped in thick white cream, and bearing the British royal emblem, it sold for 1850 pounds, and the final price of the piece is three times more than the price specified at the beginning of the auction, and ranged between 300 and 500 pounds. sterling.

Auctioneer Chris Albury, a specialist in royal memorabilia at Dominic Winter Auctions, organizers of the event in Cirencester, England, said: “We were amazed at the number of people who wanted to bid on this large and one-of-a-kind piece of the royal pie,” adding: “We have received inquiries. Many bidders, mostly in the UK, US and several countries in the Middle East.”

Albury said the auction winner was collector Jerry Leighton, from Leeds in northern England.

The cake remained as Smith kept it, wrapped in plastic wrap in a box marked "PLEASE HANDLE CAREFULLY" and dated July 29, 1981, the wedding day.

The collection that was auctioned on Wednesday included various pieces related to the royal wedding, including the ceremonial program, the menu and the table sitting program from Buckingham Palace.

A piece of Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding cake is up for sale XNUMX years after the wedding