On what would have been their 78th anniversary, The Royal Collection Trust has recalled the wedding of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her beloved husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the charity shared two photos from the historic occasion, which began with a ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, followed by a reception in the Ball-Supper Room at Buckingham Palace. “Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey on this day in 1947,” the caption began. “The second photo shows Jack Bryant making the final adjustments to their wedding cake. The cake was 2. 7 metres (9 feet) high and weighed 226 kg (500 pounds). One tier of the wedding cake was kept for the christening of their first child, Prince Charles, in December 1948.” According to the Royal Collection Trust’s official website, the bride and groom received eleven wedding cakes, but their official choice was baked by McVitie and Price, using ingredients which were sourced from around the world, including Australia. Read more Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s historic wedding cake A decadent and highly detailed creation, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding cake featured the arms of both families, as well as their respective monograms and regimental and naval badges. After the Pâtisserie team at Le Cordon Bleu London was offered the opportunity to recreate the cake for the ITV documentary, A Very Royal Wedding, Chef Julie Walsh revealed what she and her colleagues learned about the design. “The original recipe was developed by Fredrick Schur, Lead Confectioner at McVities & Price. He had his original design for the cake selected by the happy couple out of 11 possible designs. The recipe for the original cake was not disclosed and may have been lost in a fire that devastated the McVities & Price factory many years ago,” explained Julie, “therefore, we had to piece together the information we had to develop the recipe. “We discovered that as the royal wedding took place in 1940s post-war Britain, food rationing was still in force, many of the ingredients for a cake of this magnitude would have been scarce and hard to find in the quantities required. The people of Britain and the Commonwealth donated as much as they could spare to ensure the young princess had a fitting cake for the celebrations. “The most notable donation came from the Girl Guide Association of Australia (Princess Elizabeth held the office of Chief Ranger of the British Empire), who sent seven crates containing ingredients for the cake, including powdered milk, flour, spices, and dried fruit, as well as one bottle of the best Australian Brandy! In addition to the Girl Guides donation, others received included flour from Canada, Rum from Jamaica and brown sugar from Barbados.” More Royalty See more Queen Elizabeth’s strict instructions for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor The corgis were passed on to Andrew, and his former wife, Sarah, as their daughters had presented the Queen with the pets to help her through a difficult time Pippa Middleton puts ‘romantic twist’ on sister Princess Kate’s viral engagement dress in unearthed photos Pippa Middleton wore the dress the Princess of Wales wore for her post-engagement interview with Prince William in a different colour Photographer shares rare look at Eugenie’s wedding day on anniversary The niece of King Charles celebrates her wedding anniversary to Jack Brooksbank on 12 October and her bridal photographer has shared an image to celebrate Cath Kidston just dropped its AW25 collection 12 products our editors are shopping Iconic British brand Cath Kidston is ushering in a new era of whimsy with its latest collection, named The Board Game. Our editors love these pieces. Princess Beatrice’s scene-stealing wedding guest dress Princess Beatrice joined her sister Princess Eugenie, as well as Prince William and Prince Harry, at their cousin Zara Tindall’s wedding in 2011 Prince William gets candid about the emotional void left by death of his grandparents The Prince of Wales speaks about late Queen and Prince Philip The Duchess of Kent’s rule-breaking moment at Prince Harry’s wedding unearthed The late Duchess of Kent, who passed away in early September, typically kept away from the limelight after resigning from her royal duties, but made a memorable appearance at Prince Harry’s wedding 10 royal couples who divorced including Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s difficult decision King Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew have all had royal marriages that have ended in divorce.
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The late Queen’s ‘beautiful’ 9-foot wedding cake as you’ve never seen it before
