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” 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.

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

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

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

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

After a slice from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding cake was discovered under a bed in Scotland, it sold for $2,800 at auction, over four times its expected price. According to the ...

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) this week, according to auction house Reeman Dansie. The cake ...