Local sugarcraft experts who have contributed to the replica wedding cake to celebrate the Queen and Prince Philip’s 70th wedding anniversary were thrilled to see the completed creation.

Standing at over six feet tall the replica of the Queen’s wedding cake was finally completed and assembled in October 2017, just in time for the celebrations of the royal couple’s platinum anniversary,whi takes place on Monday, November 20th.

Sue Kirby told the Gazette that she was one of many members of the Sugar Craft Guild who devoted hours of their time, and used their exceptional skills to help with this historic project.

In 1947, Peek Frean made one of the wedding cakes for the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. At the time the company made a full size replica of the cake which was proudly displayed in the reception of Peek Frean’s headquarters in Bermondsey for over 30 years, and subsequently at a museum following the closure of the company in the late 1980s. During a change over of premises in 2015, vandals gained access to the museum and destroyed the replica cake. What remained of the cake was then moved to the current museum site and The British Sugarcraft Guild came to the rescue.

Guild members took detailed measurements and photographs of what remained of each of the six tiers, making a note of the original techniques and materials used in the creation of the historic 70-year-old cake.