Slice of Diana’s wedding cake auctioned for $1,375

As reported in 'The Japan News' : Slice of Diana’s wedding cake auctioned for $1,375 The Associated Press This photo provided by Nate D. Sanders Auctions shows a slice of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding cake and the original box from July 29, 1981.

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP)—A 33-year-old slice of cake from Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding has sold at auction for $1,375. The cake, still in its original white and silver presentation box, was sold online Thursday by Nate D. Sanders Auctions of Los Angeles. With the box was a card stating, “With best wishes from Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince & Princess of Wales.” Auction house spokesman Sam Heller says the buyer is a private collector. Although the cake came wrapped in its original wax paper, Heller says it wouldn’t be a good idea to try to eat it. He adds, however, that there is a small but dedicated group of royal cake collectors. Some, Heller says, have purchased cakes dating to the days of Britain’s Queen Victoria, who married in 1840.