A slice of the wedding cake of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert 10 February 1893 Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
Many brides will save a slice of their wedding cake and tuck it away in the freezer so that, on the first anniversary of the marriage, she and her husband can enjoy it and remember the day. The Royal Family has long had the same tradition, however, they keep the slices, not in a freezer, but...well, I don't know where...and they keep them forever. Forever!
On February 10, 1840, a slice of the cake made for the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert was spirited away for posterity and kept in a wee, flat cardboard box decorated just for that purpose.
I'm glad to say that it remains to this day. I'm not sure if that orange mummy we're seeing in there is the cake, but if it is, I know I've finally met a piece of cake I don't want to eat.
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