A 15-year-old slice of William and Kate’s wedding cake has emerged for sale for £1,500.
The three inches by two inches portion of fruit cake is wrapped in paper and has been preserved in its commemorative tin inscribed ‘William and Catherine, April 29, 2011’.
The slice was kept by the Duchess of Cambridge’s friend Juli Kavanagh with other wedding day ephemera and two sweet cards from the Princess.
One of the cards, dated 2017, was penned by Kate on behalf of her oldest son, Prince George, who was then four-years-old.
The thank you card to Judi reveals that George loved his large T-Rex toy present which ‘stands guard outside my bedroom’.
It reads: “Thank you so much for my very cool birthday present. I love the huge T-Rex and I keep it outside my bedroom to stand guard…with love, George x.”
The card was signed by the young Prince.
The mementos are going under the hammer at London-based Forum Auctions.
Rupert Powell, specialist at Forum Auctions, said: “Material relating to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton captures a defining moment in modern royal history — an event watched by millions around the world and already viewed with considerable nostalgia.
“Ephemera and commemorative pieces connected to the 2011 Royal Wedding continue to attract strong interest from collectors, particularly where provenance, rarity, and condition combine to create a tangible link to such a significant national occasion.”
The wedding cake for the Royal Wedding was a 3ft tall, eight tiered fruit cake, decorated with super paste flowers and weighed a whopping 220lbs. It was designed by Fiona Cairns.
More than 5,000 street parties were held throughout the UK to celebrate the wedding, with one million people lining the route between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
The sale takes place on May 28.
