11 (UPI) --A 77-year-old slice of cake from Queen Elizabeth II's wedding to Prince Philip was auctioned for ... Scotland, as ...

The cake, which no longer looks edible, survived for almost eight decades since the wedding day on Nov. 20, 1947.

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

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) ...

Seven decades after Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding day — November 20, 1947 — a piece of their celebratory ...

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LONDON — A "very rare" 77-year-old slice of the cake served at Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's wedding sold for $2,800 ...

A “very rare” 77-year-old slice of the cake served at Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding sold for £ ... as a gift from the royal couple. “We are both enchanted with the ...

John Fairhall/BBC Royal expert James Grinter ... The slice dates from Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh's 1947 wedding.