1947 年的皇家婚禮水果蛋糕在拍賣會上以 2,200 英鎊成交

拍賣師 Reeman Dansie 表示，這塊水果蛋糕是在床下發現的，裝在手提箱的原始盒子裡，還附有一張郵戳為 1948 年 4 月 21 日的介紹卡。

A slice of fruit cake from the wedding of the Queen has sold at auction for £2,200.

女王婚禮上的一塊水果蛋糕在拍賣會上以 2,200 英鎊的價格售出。

The cake was found under a bed in a suitcase in the original box, along with a presentation card postmarked April 21 1948, auctioneers Reeman Dansie said.

拍賣師 Reeman Dansie 表示，這塊蛋糕是在床底下發現的，裝在手提箱的原始盒子裡，還有一張郵戳為 1948 年 4 月 21 日的展示卡。

It was put up for sale by the family of Marion Polson, an ex-member of the Royal Household who worked at Holyroodhouse from 1931 to 1969 and who later died in the 1980s.

它是由前王室成員馬里昂·波爾森 (Marion Polson) 的家人出售的，她於 1931 年至 1969 年間在荷里路德宮工作，後來於 20 世紀 80 年代去世。

Slices of the cake were gifted to royal staff to mark the wedding of then-Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece R.N. on November 20 1947.

1947 年 11 月 20 日，當時的伊莉莎白公主與希臘皇家海軍菲利普親王中尉結婚，這塊蛋糕被贈送給王室工作人員。

The fully packaged cake in its original state is “very rare” and was expected to gather £500, but was sold over the phone on Tuesday to a Chinese buyer for £2,200.

完整包裝的蛋糕在其原始狀態下“非常罕見”，預計售價 500 英鎊，但週二通過電話以 2,200 英鎊的價格賣給了一位中國買家。

Jonathan Benson, auctioneer at Reeman Dansie, said: “It’s incredibly rare because normally, of course, people would have eaten it.

Reeman Dansie 的拍賣師 Jonathan Benson 表示：「它非常罕見，因為通常情況下，人們當然會吃掉它。

“The cakes were made at a time when rationing was still fully enforced.

「這些蛋糕是在配給仍然全面執行的時候製作的。

“It would have been such a treat for the household staff, the obvious thing to do was eat them.

「這對家政人員來說真是一種享受，顯而易見的事情就是吃掉它們。

“Fruit cake to my knowledge is pretty resilient, it’s dried out but I don’t think it goes off, and while we have not tried it, it may retain some of its flavour.

「據我所知，水果蛋糕很有彈性，它已經乾了，但我不認為它會變質，雖然我們還沒有嘗試過，但它可能會保留一些味道。

“It’s amazing how much interest a piece of fruit cake can create in one day.”

“一塊水果蛋糕一天之內就能產生如此多的興趣，真是太神奇了。”