Gerry Layton became the lucky one who managed to auction off a 650-gram piece of cake with white icing and a coat of arms image. The British monarchist will thus enrich his already existing collection of souvenirs, according to the German server German wave.
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“I thought I would like to add it to my property, which will go to charity after my death,” DW quotes his words. “But I have to find a way to make sure I don’t eat it,” he adds in exaggeration.
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According to Chris Albury, a 40-year-old piece of cake, Gloucestershire auctioneer Chris Albury is in very good condition, in addition to minor damage to the icing. Nevertheless, he adds, “that he would rather not eat it anymore.” He goes on to say that a piece of cake was not originally expected to be auctioned for more than a few hundred dollars. The final price eventually jumped to $ 2,565. “It seemed to capture the imagination of many people and wallets. The auction was unexpected, “commented Albury’s final amount for the American CNN.
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In case you hadn’t heard, the slice of Royal Wedding cake sold at auction in South Cerney for quite a lot of money!https://t.co/Rt74V5EFwW
— BBC Radio Gloucestershire (@BBCGlos) August 12, 2021
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The candy, wrapped in plastic and hidden in a cake pan, was part of one of 23 cakes prepared by confectioners for the July 29, 1981, wedding. According to CNN, the auctioned part of the cake was originally intended for employees, specifically for the service of Queen Mother Moyra Smith, the auction hall informed. She left her family a box of rare dessert with a handmade label and the words “Handle with care – the wedding cake of Prince Charles and Princess Diana”, writes the British BBC.
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According to Albury, it is not uncommon for parts of a wedding cake to appear in auction halls. He points out that the uniqueness in this case was mainly in the size of the auctioned piece. He adds that, for example, in December last year, a part of the cake in a souvenir box was auctioned in the auction hall for $ 2,240.
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