Exactly 44 years ago, Charles and Diana got married in St Paul’s Cathedral. The wedding was televised and thousands of people travelled to London to greet the newlyweds. It seemed as if there was boundless happiness ahead. However, Diana and Charles’ relationship was complicated. In the end, they officially divorced in 1996. A year later, the Princess of Human Hearts died in a road accident in Paris.
Despite the fact that the marriage did not bring happiness to Diana and Charles, the wedding, which the whole world celebrated with them, became one of the most high-profile events of the last century. At the same time, among the luxury and aesthetics, not without curiosities and rather unpleasant situations.
5 little-known facts about the couple’s wedding.
At the altar Princess Diana mixed up the name of the groom. She called him “Philip Charles.” The correct name was “Charles Philip.”
Among the guests was Camilla Parker-Bowles (now Queen Camilla). She was the love of Prince Charles’ life, and Diana recognised this.
On her wedding day, Diana spilled her favourite perfume-Quelques Fleurs-on her dress. The stain was not cleaned up in time.
However, a few days before the holiday with the dress was manipulated. It had to be seriously hemmed, because from stress Diana was rapidly losing weight.
Diana’s wedding dress was sewn into a lucky charm, an 18-carat gold horseshoe keychain.