In July 1981 the time had come: Prince Charles and Diana Spencer stepped in front of the altar. On that day, 40 years ago, Great Britain received its future queen as a present – at least that’s what people thought at the time. At that time nobody suspected that the marriage would be divorced years later and that Diana would face a tragic accidental death that changed the monarchy forever.
The first surprise on that day in July was the look at Diana’s wedding dress. Nobody had seen it before, the designers – Elizabeth and David Emanuel – even tore up the sketches for it and used the code name “Deborah” for the design. They wanted to create a dress that would go down in history. With the robe equipped with puff sleeves, sequins, embroidery and a gigantic veil of over seven meters, they also succeeded.
Royal fans celebrated Charles and Diana late into the night
The wedding took place in downtown London at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and numerous spectators were there early in the morning to catch a glimpse of the couple. Traditionally, members of the royal family are married by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the first row, the Queen and the now deceased Royals Prince Philip and Queen Mum looked at the bride and groom.
For all British and Royal fans worldwide, however, it was especially exciting afterwards: For all British and Royal fans worldwide, however, it became especially exciting afterwards: First, we went in the open carriage past the cheering spectators through the city to Buckingham Palace . The newlyweds then appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as is customary at weddings. Beside them stood the Queen and other members of the royal family. And below them the crowds cheered the couple. Thousands of fans made the pilgrimage to the palace to celebrate the prince-throne and his young wife. Above all, they were all waiting for their first official kiss as a married couple. The British people celebrated Charles and Diana until late in the evening. In London the pubs were full of fans of the royals. There is no question: that day 40 years ago will be remembered – even if everything turned out differently.
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