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The auction was conducted by Nate D. Sanders who is described as
“an industry leader in documents and autographs” and is “recognised
for his knowledge of sports, historical and Hollywood memorabilia.”
Sanders has conducted auctions in Los Angeles since 1990 and now
conducts major auctions on a monthly basis.
Billed as the “wedding of the century” and watched by a estimated
TV audience of 750 million worldwide, the wedding was one of the
most popular programmes ever broadcast and took place at St Paul’s
Cathedral in London. The venue was chosen because of its larger
seating capacity and permit a longer procession through London
compared to the usual venue of Westminster Abbey. The congregation
consisted of 3,500 people including dignitaries from across Europe
and the Commonwealth.
All of The Queen’s governors-general were present along with the
crowned heads of Europe, with the one exception being King Juan
Carlos I of Spain. With a stopover scheduled in the disputed
territory of Gibraltar as part of the honeymoon, the Spanish
government advised him not to attend.
Europe’s elected Heads of State were also all present at the
wedding, with the exception of the President of Greece, Constantine
Karamanlis, and the President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery,.
Greece’s exiled monarch, Constantine II, had been invited as ‘King
of the Hellenes’ and a friend of Prince Charles, whereas the
dispute over the status of Northern Ireland was the cause for
Hillery’s non attendance.
Photo Credit: Nate D. Sanders]]>
I wonder how this piece of Charles’ and Diana’s wedding cake was stored over the years. I hope it was kept frozen, otherwise it would have spoiled and gotten mouldy. It certainly wouldn’t be edible after 30+ years!
If anyone knows the details about this, I’d be interested to know more.