Souvenir
Souvenir
Object name: Souvenir
Date: 1863
Dimensions:
73 x 22 mm
Medium: Cake, glass, cork
Object number: C10613
DescriptionWedding cake of Edward VII and Princess Alexandra, the Prince and Princess and Wales, in a glass bottle.
Edward the VII was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and ruled as King of the UK and British Dominions, and as Emperor of India from 1901 until his death in 1910. He married Princess Alexandria of Denmark on 10th March 1863 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. At the time of their marriage he was aged 21 and she was 18.
Edward the VII was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and ruled as King of the UK and British Dominions, and as Emperor of India from 1901 until his death in 1910. He married Princess Alexandria of Denmark on 10th March 1863 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. At the time of their marriage he was aged 21 and she was 18.