Let the Queen eat cake! It's hard to believe that it's almost been 10 years since the world watched Kate Middleton and Prince William say "I do" in a fairytale wedding at Westminster Abbey. But in a new ITV documentary titled The Day Will and Kate Got Married, royal fans are getting the chance to relive the day while also receiving some behind-the-scenes scoop on how event organizers were able to pull off the unforgettable ceremony. For Fiona Cairns, who led the team behind that glorious wedding cake, she recalled an unexpected run-in with Queen Elizabeth that could be the perfect mix of sweet and awkward. In order to move the eight-tiered, three-feet-tall fruit cake to its...
- 4/8/2021
- E! Online
Yum! Not only did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake seem totally delicious and look over-the-top gorgeous, but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's confection also broke royal tradition. Two months before Harry and Meghan tied the knot at Windsor Castle on Saturday, May 19, Kensington Palace announced in a series of tweets that baker Claire Ptak from London's Violet Bakery had been hired to create the royal couple's wedding cake. "For their wedding cake, Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have chosen pastry chef Claire Ptak, owner of the London-based bakery Violet Cakes," the palace revealed, adding that the couple asked Ptak to create "a lemon elderflower cake that will incorporate the bright flavors of spring," which "will be covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers." (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Ptak — who was actually raised in California — previously caught the eye of Meghan when she interviewed the...
- 7/10/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
- Closer Weekly
It's the cake that keeps on giving! According to the royal family's official website, Prince William and Kate Middleton will serve their seven-year-old wedding cake to the guests attending Prince Louis' royal christening at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace in London on Monday, July 9. Following little Louis' church blessing, Kate, William, and their three children hosted guests for a private tea at Clarence House and, at the special event, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge followed royal tradition by sharing a previously untouched tier of their eight-tier wedding cake from their April 2011 nuptials. "Following the service, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will give a private tea at Clarence House. Guests will be served slices of christening cake, which is a tier taken from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding cake," a message on the British monarchy's website explained. It is a known tradition that royal...
- 7/9/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
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