UK's Century Old Royal Wedding Cake Sold
Philippine Wedding News
15 May 2009

A slice of a 138-year old royal wedding cake belonging to the wedding cake of one of the daughters of Queen Victoria was auctioned at the Antiques for Everyone Fair from April 16 - 19, 2009 at the National Exhibition Center Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.

A slice of royalty.The wedding cake of
Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne.
Photo courtesy of Phillips Advertising & Publicity

This century old wedding cake slice was part of a 5ft tall white wedding cake weighing more than 225 pounds. It is said that the cake was one of the most grandiose of the Victorian era (1837—1901).

A slice of royalty.The wedding cake of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne. Photo courtesy of Phillips Advertising & Publicity

The cake was made in 1871 for the wedding ceremony of Princess Louise (born Louise Caroline Alberta), the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the Marquis of Lorne (born John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell). The royal wedding was held on March 21, 1871 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

According to the book, “Royalty in Canada : Embracing Sketches of the House of Argyll, the Right Honorable the Marquis of Lorne (Governor-general of Canada), Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise and the Members of the New Government” by Charles Richard Tuttle, the Queen’s chief confectioner made the 5-foot tall cake for three months. The cake was embellished in white satin decorated with the couple’s coat of arms.

The wedding of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne was controversial because it was the first time that a member of the Royal Family married someone recognized as a commoner since 1515.

The slice of the cake is an inch wide and wrapped in parchment tied with strings. Also contained in the packet is a piece of the cake of the christening of John Earl Bainbridge same date. The cake was sold by antique dealer John Shepherd for £145 (around Php. 10,237.00).

A press release from Antiques for Everyone organizers stated that whoever buys the royal cake should not eat it because it is unsafe to do so.

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