Slice of Princess Diana's Wedding Cake Snags $1,375 at Auction

A Los Angeles auction house has sold a slice of cake from Princess Diana's wedding to Prince Charles for $1,375

The 33-year-old slice of cake was sold online by Nate D. Sanders Auctions. It is still in its original white and silver presentation box dated "Buckingham Palace 29 July 1981" and stamped with a "CD" monogram.

The cake, described as "extremely rare" on the auction house's website, came with a card, which read: "With best wishes from Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince & Princess of Wales."

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So who wants a cake from 1981 that's wrapped in its original wax paper and doily? Just one person, it turns out. The auction house started the bid at $1,100 and got just one taker, according to its website. The winner was a private collector. Read more...

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