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Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten's wedding cakes

Putting the final touches to the principal wedding cake made by McVitie and Price, from a 1947 newspaper
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Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten were offered many cakes from well-wishers around the world[1] for their wedding on 20 November 1947. Of these they accepted 12.[2][3] The principal, ‘official’ cake, served at the wedding breakfast, was baked by the Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie and Price. The other 11 cakes – from prominent confectionary firms and smaller, family-run bakers – were displayed on “specially strengthened tables”[2] in Buckingham Palace’s 20-metre long Blue Drawing Room, and distributed to charitable organisations after the wedding.[4] All the cakes were delivered to Buckingham Palace the day before the wedding ceremony, with Princess Elizabeth greeting each arrival personally.[5][6]

  1. ^ "And then lose count!". Reveille. London, UK. 1947-10-28. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b "Princess Elizabeth's Wedding Cake; With a Wedge Prepared". Illustrated London News. London, UK. 1947-11-22. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Wedding cakes to Pacific island". Northwestern Miller (Vol. 233 No. 9 ed.). Minneapolis, USA: Miller Publishing Co. 1948-03-02. p. 57.
  4. ^ "The Wedding Cake". Daily Mirror. London, UK. 1947-11-20. p. 1.
  5. ^ "The Royal Cake". Reading Standard. Reading, UK. 1947-11-21. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Last Minute Plans are Laid". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. Sunderland, UK. 1947-11-19. p. 8.
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