<![CDATA[Even though the royal wedding of the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge was in 2011, a slice of their frosted
fruitcake will be auctioned off by Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills
on December 5-6, 2014.
The wedding cake was designed by Fiona Cairns and was composed of
17 individual fruitcakes, with 12 that formed the base. The Duchess
of Cambridge was very involved in the design of the cake and
specifically chose 17 different flowers to adorn the cake, each
with a specific meaning.
As an example of her attention to detail, the base of the cake was
decorated with ivy leaves (meaning marriage) and the bottom three
tiers, symbolizing the foundation of life, were decorated with
daisies (innocence), Sweet Williams (grant me one smile), and
Lavender (devotion).
The Duke and Duchess kept the top three tiers of the eight-layer
fruitcake and served the top layer in October 2013 on the occasion
of Prince George’s christening.
The slice of cake that is up for auction will be contained in a
decorative tin and will also include a blank wedding invitation
written on Queen Elizabeth’s II’s stationary. Opening bids will
start at $500 but expected to fetch $1,000 to $2,000.
The previous owner of the slice of cake was a guest at the
reception in 2011.
This isn't the first time a piece of cake of a royal wedding has
been auctioned off by a wedding guest, a slice of Princess Diana’s
wedding cake was recently auctioned off as well. In 1981, Princess
Diana gifted a piece of her own wedding cake to each student in the
kindergarten class she taught. Recently, one of those students
auctioned off that piece with Julien’s and it was purchased for
approximately $6,000.
The same auction will also feature dresses worn by Diana, Princess
of Wales which are estimated to run anywhere from $60,000 to
$100,000.
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I am very curious about this. What does one do with this piece of cake? Does it stay frozen in a freezer that has a back up generator in case of power outage? I would love to know who makes this purchase and what happens to the cake.