Slice of history: icing from Charles and Diana wedding cake sells for £1,850
An ardent royalist has bought the topping from a slice of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding cake at auction, more than 40 years after the couple married. The large piece of cake icing and marzipan base features a detailed, sugared design of the royal coat of arms in gold, red, blue and silver. It was given to Moya Smith, a member of the Queen Mother’s staff, who preserved it with cling film and dated it 29 July 1981. After a flurry of bidding from across the world the cake piece was sold on Wednesday to Gerry Layton for several times over its estimated price of £300-500.
Source: theguardian.com