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.

Seven decades after Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding day — November 20, 1947 — a piece of their celebratory cake has been sold. The cake slice was recently sold at auction for more than £2,

A slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — a full 77 years ago — has sold for over four times its expected value at auction.

Every now and then, when a birthday or special celebration comes around, it's common to splurge on an occasion cake. But one person has taken 'splurge' to a whole new level, spending an eye-watering amount of money on a single slice of cake.