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) ...

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

Getty Images A slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — a full 77 years ago ...

A "very rare" slice of wedding cake from the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip has sold at auction for £2,200.

After a slice from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding cake was discovered under a bed in Scotland, it sold for ...

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

A 77-year-old piece of wedding cake, found forgotten in a suitcase, has brought in about $3,000 at auction. The slice of ...

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

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

The sliver of alcohol-laced fruit cake was one of 2 000 dished out to guests at the wedding reception of the late Queen ...

The preserved treat—which was stored under a bed for decades—came in its original box, along with a letter from the late queen.

Queen Elizabeth gifted her housekeeper a slice of her wedding cake in 1947. Seventy-seven years later, that slice has now been auctioned for R50,000.