Jun 3
A box containing a piece of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s wedding cake.
The box is inscribed ‘A piece of our wedding cake’ with the date ‘3-VI-37’. The couple have both signed it ‘WE’ (Wallis & Edward).
The cake sold at Sotheby’s Windsor auction in 1998, fetching US$29,900 - making it the world’s most expensive slice of wedding cake. The auction brought in over $23 million and generated much publicity; there was even a Seinfeld episode about the cake!