The Royal Wedding Of Prince Charles and Lady Diana 1981 

 

 The Royal Wedding Of Prince Charles and Lady Diana 1981 (photos)

It was 29 years ago today, on July 29, 1981, that the world was captivated by the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. A global media event, it was televised live and watched by hundreds of millions of people.

 With the entire world watching, Prince William and Catherine Middleton became husband and wife Friday morning – and the newly ennobled Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – at London’s Westminster Abbey.
The wedding, pegged the greatest and grandest royal affair since Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 1981 nuptials, is the fairy-tale ending to a love story thrust into the spotlight last November when the couple first announced their engagement.

Prince William & Kate balcony kisses complete wedding

 If you looked away from the screen for a moment, you probably missed it. It was a quick smooch. Kate turned to her groom, said something with a smile, and the prince reached over, rather hurriedly, and gave her a very quick kiss.

As the day nears, hundreds of people are busy with everything from rehearsing choirs and polishing medals to baking cakes and scrubbing subways.
Click through the images below to see the time, effort and elbow grease being put into preparing for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.

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Who Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Royal of All Time

 

Bride-to-be Kate Middleton beating out Princess Diana may have been a “big surprise,” Greg Hodge, managing director of the site, told The New York Post. But Prince Charles placing 10th on the men’s “most beautiful” list may be the most shocking. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden grabbed the top spot among the guys, while Prince William took fifth.
“The British royals are typically very horsey-looking,” Hodge explained. “Diana certainly improved the… gene pool, and we hope that Kate will do the same.”

Kate Middleton Debuts Slimmer Body During Shopping Trip

The royal wedding is only days away and this blushing bride looks as calm as can be.
A slender Kate Middleton was spotted on a mini shopping spree on the streets of London today. The lingering paparazzi didn’t seem to bother the princess-to-be as she made her way in and out of stores in the Chelsea section of London, including Peter Jones department store on Kings Road.

 What do people wear to weddings? Hats. And who does headgear better than anyone else? Gaga, of course. She’d bound to break out something special for the big day – perhaps she could posh up her famous raw meat outfit with some swan or grouse, just for the occasion.

Royal Wedding ‘to serve as rehearsal for Queen’s funeral’

 The Royal Wedding marks the beginning of a new generation of British royals, but sources are reporting the occasion will also serve as a rehearsal for a more sombre task: Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

Senior palace officials will take full advantage of the presence of dignitaries and Commonwealth leaders to go through rehearsals necessary for the monarch’s funeral, the Sunday Express reports.
The 29 April wedding procession will use the same route as the sovereign's cortege, when a gun carriage will escort her coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
According to the Express, the operation has discreetly been codenamed London Bridge.
"Obviously we all hope such a sad event will be a long way off - HM may be 84 but she's in very good health - yet we need to rehearse the logistics and timings for what will be a huge ceremony," The newspaper quoted a royal aide as saying.
"It may seem odd to think about his grandmother's demise at the same time as William's wedding but having all these diplomats and VIPs in London on 29 April makes it sensible to run through the procedures and things like seating plans.
"The Queen, who is very pragmatic about this sort of thing, knows about the dry run. The arrangements are reviewed annually and any significant changes have to be approved by her. There's no sentimentality involved on her part; she actually takes rather a keen interest in the details."

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 From jelly beans and vegetables to cups of coffee and toothpicks, we present a collection of curious royal wedding commemorations.

How are you going to be marking the royal wedding?

Chances are most of us will watch it on television or online. Some of us might not watch it at all.

But some people have been inspired to honour the occasion in slightly more unusual ways. From lookalikes to Lego bricks, click through the images below to see royal wedding tributes ranging both reverential and rather unexpected.

 What bride-to-be wants to compete with her mother-in-law?

In the case of  Kate Middleton, comparisons with the Princess Diana are inevitable and sometimes completely uncanny.