The Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (3)

The Wedding

The wedding, which took place on July 29, 1981 was often referred to as a "fairytale wedding" and the "wedding of the century". The United Kingdom had a national holiday on the day to mark the event.

Over half a million people lined the streets of London and Hyde Park to watch the carriage procession and pre-wedding fireworks set to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, while an estimated 750 million people worldwide watched a live broadcast of the wedding itself.

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The Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (2)

The Wedding Reception

After a photography session with the official photographer Lord Snowdon, the Queen hosted a wedding dinner for just 120 family members and friends at Buckingham Palace.

Guests were served brill in lobster sauce, chicken breasts garnished with lamb mousse and strawberries with Cornish cream, all served on golden plates and accompanied by the finest claret and port.

Afterwards they enjoyed toasts and a wedding breakfast with 120 family guests. Charles and Diana's wedding reception started off as a formal affair but once the food was finished and the dancing started things got interesting.

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The Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (1)

Prince Charles Phillip Arthur George, the Prince of Wales, was born at Buckingham Palace, London, on November 14, 1948, the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and heir to the English throne.

Lady Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961, the youngest child of Earl Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd, who divorced when Diana was young. She was granted the title Her Royal Highness Diana, Princess of Wales on her marriage to Prince Charles.

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Royal Wedding Pictures: William-Kate Happier than Charles-Di?

In recently post, we've seen three elegants William-Kate's official royal wedding pictures. But, is it true that William and Kate's photos points to a happier future than Charles and Di?

Well, even it has been 30 years after the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, but the echoes of a Royal wedding from an earlier era are difficult to ignore. Many people make comparisons to the wedding photographs William-Kate and Charles-Di to find the differences between the two couples' relationships.

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