Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI) & Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother)
Wedding cake and ephemera
£580
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
Remnants of royal wedding cake from the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York [later King George VI] and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon [later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother] on 26th April 1923, housed in the original box (7 x 10.5cm) with the couple's AE cipher, Buckingham Palace, 26th April 1923, lacking lower edge of lid;
Two carriage tickets to admit Colonel and Mrs Colin Neish to the marriage of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, K.C., with The Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey, along with a card giving carriage directions and a printed note of the dress code for the wedding, all contained in the original addressed envelope;
Bowes-Lyon, Cecilia, Countess of Strathmore. A collection of over 30 letters from Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, mother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, addressed to Mrs (Alice) Neish, on various personal matters, several mentioning Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, including: 24th January 1923: [on the engagement of the Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon] "...She is now very happy & after a long period of uncertainty, (as she has ?? for over 3 years) but love prevailed & they are both radiant."; 9th August 1926: [Baby Elizabeth - the future Queen Elizabeth II - comes to visit aged 3 months] "Your lovely little book arrived safely this morning, & I shall give it to Elizabeth as soon as she arrives on Wednesday. They are all, I hope, arriving in a body, Elizabeth & the Duke, the baby, 2 horses, a Valet, maid, detective & Chauffeur!!...";