Did you know that the first wedding cake to have a model of the bride and groom on top was that of Victoria and Albert? Or that Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding cake was nine-feet tall? Here, Marc Meltonville, food historian and project leader of our historic kitchens team, tells us about the fascinating history of royal wedding cakes.


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4 comments for Royal wedding cakes: a history

  1. Abel Abiye (Reply) on Apr 29, 2011

    Today is d most wonderful day for kate n wiliams. My wish to them is for God to bless their marriage

  2. Dan (Reply) on Jun 10, 2011

    A nine foot cake, that is amazing. I guess they probably had to feed a lot of people.

  3. Josey (Reply) on Nov 11, 2011

    Today is d most wonderful day for kate n wiliams. My wish to them is for God to bless their marriage
    +1

  4. my father has been a wedding photographer for more than 25 years and i just fell in love with all the wedding planning process, so it became natural to me to dedicate my art to weddings.