A “very rare” 77-year-old slice of the cake served at Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding sold for £2,200 ($2,800) this week, according to auction house Reeman Dansie.

A rare slice of wedding cake from the 1947 marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip has been sold at auction for £2,200, reported BBC News. T

The "very, very rare" piece of fruit cake sold for four times the expected amount when it went under the hammer

A 77-year-old slice of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's wedding cake was auctioned in Scotland for Rs 2.36 lakh ($2,800). The preserved slice, gifted to a housekeeper at Holyrood House, came in its original box with a letter of gratitude from the Queen.

A 77-year-old slice of cake was sold for ₹2.36 lakh ($2,800) in Scotland. If you're wondering why the price for an almost 80-year-old inedible piece of cake was so high, here's the answer: The cake was served at UK's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding on November 20,

Would you eat 40-year-old wedding cake? A wealthy bidder recently bought a slice of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's wedding-day dessert.

The 77-year-old slice brought in four times its expected value at auction.

A "very rare" slice of wedding cake from the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip has sold at auction for £2,200. The fruit cake was found under a bed in a suitcase,

The fruit cake was found under a bed in a suitcase in the original box, along with a presentation card postmarked April 21 1948, the auctioneers said.