"prince edward and princess alexandra" blog posts
Having cake, but not eating it![A royal relic - the cake that nobody ate](https://vgm.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/victoriagalleryandmuseum/blog/Cake,1.jpg)
![A royal relic - the cake that nobody ate](https://vgm.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/victoriagalleryandmuseum/blog/Cake,1.jpg)
Having cake, but not eating it
Tucked inside an ornate sewing box, carefully wrapped in tissue, is one of the oddest and most enigmatic items in our collection. It is a royal relic and the legacy of someone who had their cake, but didn’t eat it.
Posted on: 10 March 2021