CRAZY: Royal enthusiast buys piece of Diana's wedding cake for R38k
Forty years after the wedding that had millions of people around the world watching, a piece of the wedding cake from the royal wedding goes on auction.
The royal wedding between Prince Charles and our beloved Princess Diana took place 40 years ago. It was not just an iconic wedding, it had millions of people watching this real-life fairytale.
That love story turned out to be filled with lots of cracks but the image of the fairytale wedding was something that many people resonated with. It was the real version of what we have read in storybooks, the dream, the dress, the altar, and, of course, the extravagant wedding cake.
A piece of the wedding cake was given to Moyra Smith, a member of the Queen's household at Clarence House. She preserved the piece of cake with cling film.
As much as we love the idea of history, and preserving it, preserving a piece of cake for 40 years... we are not sure about that fermentation process. More than that, to pay R38,000 for a piece of cake that you can't even eat... uh, no thank you!
"It appears to be in exactly the same good condition, but we advise against eating it," said Chris Albury from Gloucestershire's Dominic Winter Auctioneers. (BBC)
According to the BBC, Moyra Smith left the piece of cake in a floral tin, with a hand written label, "Handle with Care - Prince Charles & Princess Diane's [sic] Wedding Cake," which she signed and dated 27 July 1981.
The large slice of cake was from one of the twenty-three official wedding cakes. It featured a royal coat-of-arms coloured in gold, red, blue, and silver. Check out the picture below (courtesy of Facebook).
"Mr. Albury said he expected it to fetch between £300 and £500 when it goes under the hammer, along with an order of service, ceremonial details and a royal wedding breakfast programme." (BBC)
The slice of cake ended up being auctioned for £1,850, which is around R38,000. Yes, that's a lot of money, but there are some people out there who are fanatics, sometimes they call themselves 'purists'.
Their passion for things that hold a sense of history, a story, heritage, well surpasses anything like money. So perhaps we should reserve our judgement and just appreciate that a piece of wedding cake that lasted four decades has survived, so there's hope for all of us... all we need is some cling wrap.
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