People of London had the chance to bid for a slice of the controversial wedding of Queen Victoria' daughter, worth 145 pounds ($215). The very stale cake is supposedly the only surviving item from the 1871 wedding of Princess Louise to the Marquis of Lorne.

The cake went on sale for 145 pounds, the seller being an antiques dealer John Shepherd. "I like unusual objects with history," he said, "This was obviously treasured by the Royal Family, and I believe things should be treasured and looked after."

The one-inch thick slice, protected by parchment, is a chip off the towering 5-foot cake served at Princess Louise's wedding. The cake, originally weighing over 102 kilograms had taken three months to create. No wonder they didn't want to get rid of it.

This wedding caused an uproar when Princess Louise angered the Prince of Wales by marrying a commoner. She was the first British princess to break the ritual of marrying another royal.

The happy purchaser is allowed to do whatever he wants to do with the cake, although event organizers discourage chowing it down. "We advise them not to eat a 138-year-old piece of cake," said a spokeswoman for the fair Amy Kiernan.

Source: Old Cake [msnbc]