A slice of Queen Victoria's wedding cake has sold at auction for £700.
The 182-year-old plum cake sold at Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood auctioneers, in Devon, for twice its estimated price.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha were married at St James' Palace on 10 February 1840. The cake was still in its original wrapping in a small presentation box bearing the words: The Queen's Bridal Cake, Buckingham Palace, Feb 10, 1840.The 182-year-old plum cake sold for £700 - double its estimated priceThe slice came from the 14in three tiered wedding cake, which weighed 300lb and was 10ft wide.
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