A slice of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding cake, originally gifted in 1947, recently sold at auction for $4,751\u2014far above its expected price of $1097.<\/p>\n
The fruit cake, which was stored under a bed in a suitcase for 77 years, belonged to Marion Polson, a housekeeper at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, who received it as a gift from the then-Princess Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
The cake, still in its original presentation box, came with a letter from the Queen, thanking Ms. Polson for a wedding gift of a dessert set. Although the cake was not in edible condition, it\u2019s considered a rare piece of history, said James Grinter of the auction house Reeman Dansie. The four-tier cake, laced with alcohol and measuring nine feet tall, was famously grand, especially during a time of post-war rationing.<\/p>\n
The auction drew international interest, with a bidder from China winning the slice. Grinter called the cake a \u201ctime capsule,\u201d noting that Ms. Polson\u2019s piece was the first fully intact slice ever sold. Though its taste might be questionable today, the cake is celebrated as a magnificent relic of royal history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A slice of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding cake, originally gifted in 1947, recently sold at auction for $4,751\u2014far above its expected price of $1097. The fruit cake, which was stored under a bed in a suitcase for 77 years, belonged to Marion Polson, a housekeeper at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":198777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-odd-stuff","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n