77-year-old slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sells for R 50 357,16

A 77-year-old slice of cake from Queen Elizabeth II's wedding to Prince Philip was auctioned for R 50 357,16. The slice of cake was packaged in a box bearing then-Princess Elizabeth's silver insignia and included a printed letter from the bride and a decorative doily. The piece of cake had been given to Marion Polson, housekeeper at Holyrood House in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a gift from the royal couple. Auction house Reeman Dansie announced the piece of cake, part of a 500-pound baked dessert served at the Nov. 20, 1947, wedding, was auctioned for R 50 357,16. 

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