Forty years ago, the royal wedding of Princess Diana and Crown Prince Charles in the United Kingdom was highly anticipated. On 29 July 1981, it was the wedding day of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in the United Kingdom. At that time, the dresses of the two, the wedding scene, the guests attending... Every little detail, from pomp and circumstance to wedding, is news.
It is a pity that this love story with a fairy-tale beginning did not have a fairytale ending in the end. This vigorous "royal marriage" finally ended in divorce in 1996. The princess even died in a car accident the following year, which is lamentable.
However, this 40-year-old "wedding of the century" is still replayed from time to time. Recently, a piece of cake left over from this wedding is also ready to be on the auction house, or become a "legendary auction item" in the auction world!
Recently, the British auction house "Dominic Winter Auctions" announced that the item to be auctioned on August 11 is a wedding cake for the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Although the cake has been stored for forty years, its value has also increased over time.
It is reported that this cake is expected to be auctioned for 200-300 pounds (about 1800-2700 yuan). According to the photos released by "Dominic Winter Auctions", the cake is made of almond syrup with a delicate painting of sugar frosting on a white background. The royal coat of arms are available in gold, red, blue and silver.
The picture shows the wedding cake of the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana of the United Kingdom, which will be on the auction house. As you can see from the picture, the royal coat of arms and colors on the cake are still very clear. Next to it are silver horseshoes and leaf-shaped decorations that symbolize happiness and good luck.
Although parts of the cake have collapsed slightly and have slight cracks. But because it has been kept in a plastic case, it is still in fairly good condition, and although it has been 40 years, the cake is no different from when it was first sold. It still looks "pretty delicious" even though.
Not only has the cake been properly preserved, but even the box that held the cake is still very well preserved. Pictured here is a tin box containing cakes with labels that read, "Handle with care, Prince Charles and Princess Diana Wedding Cake," Moyra Smith. It shows that this cake belongs to Smith.
Speaking of Smith, it is said that she was a staff member hired by Queen Elizabeth at Clarence House in London. The cake she got was the joy of the newly married Prince Charles and Princess Diana wanting to separate from the royal staff.
The cake has been kept in a cake box until it was sold to a collector in 2008. Collectors auctioned the cake this year at Dominic Winter Auctions.
Such a grand wedding, how can so many guests have only one cake? It is said that in addition to the five-tier wedding cake that appears at the wedding of the two, there are also 22 royal wedding cakes made by different bakers.
The picture shows one of the 23 British royal wedding cakes that year, this cake has 5 layers high, weighs 102 kilograms and is 152cm high.
I thought that auction cakes were rare enough, but it turned out that wedding cakes were not the first time they had been auctioned. As early as 2014, a wedding cake was auctioned, and the auction price at that time was 1375 US dollars (about 9000 yuan).
Although the cake looks well preserved. But this is a 40-year-old cake after all, and it is not recommended to eat it anyway. "Dominic Winter Auctions" wrote in the auction statement: "This cake is as good as it was when it was first sold, but we recommend not eating it." ”
The statement also includes a brief introduction to the cake: "Given the size of the cake, it is either cut from the side of the wedding cake or from the top of the single layer of cake. ”
Along with a piece of cake, in addition to the tin box, there are also the happy posts of Prince Charles and Princess Diana at that time, and the royal breakfast invitations held by the two at Buckingham Palace.
I wonder whose home this "historic" cake will end up spending?
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