Slice of Queen's wedding cake sells for £2,000

Slice of Queen's wedding cake sells for £2,000

A very rare slice of wedding cake from the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip has sold at auction for £2,200.

06/10/2024

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The Wedding of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece R.N. on 20th November 1947, (later H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh), rare piece of wedding cake in original box with presentation card and original packaging addressed to 'Miss Polson, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland' Postmarked 21 April 1948. Sold with a printed letter from H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth thanking the Royal Household Staff for their Wedding Present.

 

 

Provenance: Miss Marion Polson R.V.M. The Housekeeper at The Palace of Holyroodhouse from 1931-1969.

 

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