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The five cake slices from royal weddings are
expected to fetch hundreds and perhaps thousands of dollars each
next month as memorabilia at the sale in Las Vegas, Julien's
Auctions said.
But for those looking to play royal taster, there is a word of
caution.
"They're not edible," Darren Julien, the Los Angeles-based
auction house's chief executive, said ahead of the June 23 sale.
A slice from Charles and Diana's wedding, presented in a white
box with "CD Buckingham Palace 29th July 1981" in silver
printing and wrapped in a paper doily, is estimated to fetch
$800-$1,200, the auction house said.
"These come from people who attended the wedding and kept them
in the freezer the entire time," Julien said of all the cake
slices, adding they have not been preserved by other means.
More than 600 guests have been invited to Harry and Meghan's May
19 wedding, which will take place at Windsor Castle's St.
George's Chapel, with a further 200 being invited for the
reception.
The fruit cake made for Prince William and Kate Middleton's 2011
wedding comes in a tin presented to guests with an enclosure
card saluting attendees that said: "With best wishes from TRH
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in celebration
of the wedding of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge."
It is pegged to sell for $600-$800. Julien's sold a slice of
William and Kate's cake for $7,500 in 2014.
Other cake slices include Charles' 2005 wedding to Camilla
Parker Bowles and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's 1986
nuptials, which each are estimated to fetch $600-$800.
The piece of royal cake from Princess Anne's 1973 marriage to
her first husband, Captain Mark Philips, is expected to sell for
$300-$500.
"It's kind of hard to throw something out that has been given to
you by the royals," Julien said.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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