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Well-Aged: Chunk of Queen Elizabeth’s 1947 Wedding Cake Up for Auction

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A piece of cake claimed to have been preserved from the 1947 wedding of Britain’s future Queen Elizabeth II to her now-royal consort, Prince Philip, the Duke... 23.03.2017, Sputnik International

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Well-Aged: Chunk of Queen Elizabeth’s 1947 Wedding Cake Up for Auction

00:12 GMT 23.03.2017 (Updated: 00:19 GMT 23.03.2017)

© AP Photo / Lewis WhyldThe royal wedding cake, showing the first cut made by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, is seen in Buckingham Palace, London, Wednesday July 20, 2011, before going on display to the public during the palace's annual summer opening.

The royal wedding cake, showing the first cut made by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, is seen in Buckingham Palace, London, Wednesday July 20, 2011, before going on display to the public during the palace's annual summer opening. - Sputnik International

A piece of cake claimed to have been preserved from the 1947 wedding of Britain’s future Queen Elizabeth II to her now-royal consort, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been made available for sale.

Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, South Derbyshire, UK, has announced that they will auction off an authentic piece of cake from the royal wedding: a small section of a six-foot sugared monster weighing almost 600 pounds that was topped with a silver sculpture of St. George and the Dragon, according to Raw Story.

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Now the 70-year-old confection, resplendent in a small box with wedding bells and bearing the inscription: "Presented to Mr C. Dickman by Princess Elizabeth, Nov 20th 1947," will be made available to one lucky buyer and is expected to fetch between 100-150 pounds (about $125-190).