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This piece of aristocratic cake was found in a suitcase under a bed 77 years ago. Now, it has just sold at auction for more than $2,800, having been estimated to be worth around $650. The original cake was served to 2,000 guests at the wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on 20 November 1947, and was a gift from Marion Polson, housekeeper at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh between 1931 and 1969.
She would receive a small piece as a thank you for buying the newlyweds a colossal cake, which, according to the BBC, consisted of four tiers and contained alcohol. Polson would keep it as a great heirloom until his death in the 1980s, hiding it under a bed with some of his belongings. The cake was still in its original presentation box and came with a letter from the Queen, dated November 1947.
Polson’s family contacted Reeman Dansie earlier this year, and Grinter said Polson’s piece of cake was the first to be sold ‘intact’. A Chinese bidder would get his hands on this ‘very rare’ piece of cake, which went on display at the exclusive auction house.
