A surviving slice of Queen Victoria’s wedding cake, preserved since 1840, was put on display at Windsor Castle in 2007. Librarian Jane Roberts noted that it seemed “mummified rather than actually decayed.” The box was one of thousands distributed as souvenirs: “Victoria was related to all the royal families of Europe,” and, apparently “all would have expected a piece.”A surviving slice of Queen Victoria’s wedding cake, preserved since 1840, was put on display at Windsor Castle in 2007. Librarian Jane Roberts noted that it seemed “mummified rather than actually decayed.” The box was one of thousands distributed as souvenirs: “Victoria was related to all the royal families of Europe,” and, apparently “all would have expected a piece.”
A surviving slice of Queen Victoria’s wedding cake, preserved since 1840, was put on display at Windsor Castle in 2007. Librarian Jane Roberts noted that it seemed “mummified rather than actually decayed.” The box was one of thousands distributed as souvenirs: “Victoria was related to all the royal families of Europe,” and, apparently “all would have expected a piece.”