Memorabilia related to royal weddings often fetches thousands of dollars at auctions.

In this case, one royal fan has shelled out the cash not once, but twice within the span of a single year to purchase the same slice of cake Prince Charles and Princess Diana had during their wedding, which was 41 years ago.

Looks like this man can have his cake and eat it, too.

When Gerry Layton from Yorkshire saw a piece of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding cake for sale at an auction last year, he spent around $3840 AUD just to purchase a slice.

After some time had passed, Layton made the decision to put his slice of the royal wedding cake up for auction in order to contribute to the proceeds of a local charity event.

But as the dessert went under the hammer last week at Rudding Park, he suddenly realised one problem – he hadn't even tasted the cake yet!

A man in the UK spent more than $7500 AUD to buy the same piece of Prince Charles and Diana's wedding cake twice. Credit: Twitter(left), AP (right).​

Layton had just had a few glasses of champagne, so he was feeling a little tipsy when all of a sudden, he had the urge to "want to take a bite" out of one of the most sought-after pieces of cake in the UK.

This time, the 62-year-old bought the same piece of cake again for nearly the same price. Layton shelled out $3700 AUD for the regal item, which had a sugared design of the royal coat of arms in intricate detail and was coloured gold, crimson, blue, and silver.

"I think I'm the only person in the world ever to have bought the same item at auction twice within a year, and both times for around the same price," he said.

Layton has not ruled out donating the slice to charity again in the future, but he insists on tasting the "perfectly kept" dessert first, regardless of how long it has been sitting around.

When asked if he was planning to actually eat the well-preserved slice of cake, Layton said he was deadly serious. "I don't care if it kills me," he added.

"It's 41 years old but I definitely am going to have a bite."

Dave Avery worked on the royal wedding cake for 14 weeks. Credit: BritBox Australia.
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The concept of a cake that is 41 years old isn't especially appetising to most people; yet, this piece of cake isn't like any other slice – rather, it's a piece of history!

It came from one of the 23 official royal wedding cakes and was first given to Moyra Smith, who worked for Queen Elizabeth at Clarence House. Smith kept the piece in a flowered cake tin after wrapping it in plastic.

David Avery, the chief baker at the Royal Navy's pastry school, said it took 14 weeks to prepare the fruit cake, which was covered with the Prince of Wales's coat of arms, the Spencer family crest, and flowers such as roses and orchids.

Despite the fact that the white icing has dimmed, the cake looks nearly the same as it did 40 years ago. Let's hope Mr Layton doesn't get an upset stomach after having a bite...

 

[Ricci]

This is a little bit misleading. At the second auction, as both seller and buyer he would have been paying himself the money so the only bit he would have actually shell out is the Auctioneers fees.

 

[Lizzy]

Prince Charles and Princess Diana's thousand-dollar royal cake bought by the same man, twice!​

Memorabilia related to royal weddings often fetches thousands of dollars at auctions.

In this case, one royal fan has shelled out the cash not once, but twice within the span of a single year to purchase the same slice of cake Prince Charles and Princess Diana had during their wedding, which was 41 years ago.

Looks like this man can have his cake and eat it, too.

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When Gerry Layton from Yorkshire saw a piece of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding cake for sale at an auction last year, he spent around $3840 AUD just to purchase a slice.

After some time had passed, Layton made the decision to put his slice of the royal wedding cake up for auction in order to contribute to the proceeds of a local charity event.

But as the dessert went under the hammer last week at Rudding Park, he suddenly realised one problem – he hadn't even tasted the cake yet!

A man in the UK spent more than $7500 AUD to buy the same piece of Prince Charles and Diana's wedding cake twice. Credit: Twitter(left), AP (right).​

Layton had just had a few glasses of champagne, so he was feeling a little tipsy when all of a sudden, he had the urge to "want to take a bite" out of one of the most sought-after pieces of cake in the UK.

This time, the 62-year-old bought the same piece of cake again for nearly the same price. Layton shelled out $3700 AUD for the regal item, which had a sugared design of the royal coat of arms in intricate detail and was coloured gold, crimson, blue, and silver.

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"I think I'm the only person in the world ever to have bought the same item at auction twice within a year, and both times for around the same price," he said.

Layton has not ruled out donating the slice to charity again in the future, but he insists on tasting the "perfectly kept" dessert first, regardless of how long it has been sitting around.

When asked if he was planning to actually eat the well-preserved slice of cake, Layton said he was deadly serious. "I don't care if it kills me," he added.

"It's 41 years old but I definitely am going to have a bite."

Dave Avery worked on the royal wedding cake for 14 weeks. Credit: BritBox Australia.
​

The concept of a cake that is 41 years old isn't especially appetising to most people; yet, this piece of cake isn't like any other slice – rather, it's a piece of history!

It came from one of the 23 official royal wedding cakes and was first given to Moyra Smith, who worked for Queen Elizabeth at Clarence House. Smith kept the piece in a flowered cake tin after wrapping it in plastic.

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David Avery, the chief baker at the Royal Navy's pastry school, said it took 14 weeks to prepare the fruit cake, which was covered with the Prince of Wales's coat of arms, the Spencer family crest, and flowers such as roses and orchids.

Despite the fact that the white icing has dimmed, the cake looks nearly the same as it did 40 years ago. Let's hope Mr Layton doesn't get an upset stomach after having a bite...

If made like all good wedding cakes were it will be right for a long time to come, they were traditionally kept for differing wedding anniversaries along the years.