The Royal Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer took place on 29 July 1981 at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The day was declared a national holiday in the United Kingdom and was of course celebrated all around the world…
Prince Charles and Lady Diana selected St Paul’s Cathedral over Westminster Abbey, the traditional site of Royal weddings, because St Paul’s offered more seating and permitted a longer procession through the streets of London.
Her Wedding Day was really the day that Lady Diana became a media star. It was the greatest Royal event ever staged at the time (probably still is) and it is estimated that over three quarters of a billion people watched worldwide.
Lady Diana arrived almost on time for the 11.20 am ceremony after making the journey from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father, Earl Spencer.
The bride-to-be was radiant as she made the three and-a-half minute walk up the red carpet in her Elizabeth and David Emanuel-designed wedding dress. Made of ivory silk taffeta, decorated with lace, hand embroidery, sequins, and 10,000 pearls, it had a 25-foot train of ivory taffeta and antique lace. The bride also wore her Spencer family’s heirloom tiara. Prince Charles wore his full dress naval commander uniform.
It’s estimated that around 600,000 people filled the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on their wedding day. The cheering crowds were euphoric, waving flags and shouting, “I love you.” It really was a fairytale occasion and one that caused the popularity of the Monarchy to soar even higher than it had been at the time of the Queen’s Coronation and her Silver Jubilee.
A TRADITIONAL SERVICE
The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding service, presided over by the Most Reverend Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Very Reverend Alan Webster, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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