A slice of history: Charles and Diana's wedding cake sells for over R37 000
The 40-year-old slab of marzipan and thick white icing decorated with the royal coat of arms fetched more than three times its asking price of £300 to £500.
The successful bidder was named in British media as Gerry Layton from Leeds in the north of England. Photo: David Levenson/Getty Images Following Smith's death, her family sold it at the same auction house in 2008 for £1,000 to a private collector, who has now sold it at a profit. Apart from the main wedding cake, there were around 22 other cakes supplied by manufacturers for the royal occasion, the auctioneers said.
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