3 months ago 27th Aug 14:00
A slice of the late Princess of Wales' wedding cake is to be auctioned.
The cake - from the wedding of Britain's Princess Diana to Prince Charles in 1981 - was kept in the attic of a former servant for 27 years and is expected to fetch up to £20,000 when it goes under the hammer at Dominic Winter Book Auctions in Gloucestershire, England.
The nine-inch square treat was given to Moyra Smith, who died earlier this year, when she worked as a servant at Clarence House, and comes with a thank-you letter singed by the princess and a commemorative bottle of beer made to mark Prince William's birth in 1982.
Moyra's husband Donald said: "I'm not as sentimental as Moyra was about these sort of things, but it would be nice to see the cake go to a good home.
I'm not as sentimental as Moyra was about these sort of things, but it would be nice to see the cake go to a good home.
"When the cake arrived at Clarence House Moyra was told she could have a slice from the top tier to keep for herself."
A similar slice of the confectionary reached £17,000 when it was auctioned in 1998.
Auctioneer Chris Albury said the piece is the biggest slice of the wedding cake he has seen, meaning it could reach a record price.
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