OTD 29 July 1981 Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer

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On July 29th. 1981, the wedding took place between Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.



Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana
Book Cover



The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding ceremony in the gorgeous St. Paul's Cathedral in London.


St. Paul's Cathedral London
St Paul's Cathedral in London own picture taken in 2016


Charles, Prince of Wales took interest in her as a potential bride in the summer of 1980, when they were guests at a country weekend. Later the Prince invited Lady Diana Spencer for a sailing weekend to Cowes on board of the Royal Brittania. Later Lady Diana was invited at Balmoral Castle where she was well received by the Queen, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mother.

The engagement

On February 24st. 1481 their engagement became official. Lady Diana Spencer selected a large diamond engagement ring with a blue sapphire.


The wedding

 Around 3500 guests attended the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. The couple chose St. Paul's cathedral above Westminster Abbey.

For Belgium, King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola attended the wedding of the century.

Other Royal Guests were inter alia:
- King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia,
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband Prince Henrik,
- (now) King Harald of Norway (King from 1991) and Queen Sonja,
- King Olaf of Norway (father of King Harald),
- Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands and her husband Prince Claus.

The dress

Lady Diana Spencer wore a dress with an ivory silk taffeta. It was designed by Elizabeth and her husband David Emanuel. On this link you see a picture of the dress.
Location: Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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