#Flower arch wedding series#

Among the invitees were the royal household's members and staff.

A reception with dancing for 1,500 people was also held. Two nights before the wedding, a gala ball was held at Buckingham Palace, and the Queen subsequently hosted a dinner for a crowd of 90 individuals. The couple later sat down for another interview with BBC's Angela Rippon and ITV's Andrew Gardner. Clayton Howard did Diana's make-up and John Frieda did her hair for the official portrait.

#Flower arch wedding series#

A series of photographs taken by the Earl of Snowdon were published in Vogue in February 1981 to mark the engagement. The Queen Mother gave Diana a sapphire and diamond brooch as an engagement present. In 2010, it became the engagement ring of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The ring was made by the Crown jewellers Garrard. Diana selected a large engagement ring that consisted of 14 solitaire diamonds surrounding a 12-carat oval blue Ceylon sapphire set in 18-carat white gold, which was similar to her mother's engagement ring. During the public announcement of the engagement, Diana wore a 'cobalt blue skirt suit' by the British label Cojana. Their engagement became official on 24 February 1981, and the couple gave an exclusive interview. The wedding of Charles and Diana commemorated on a 1981 British crown coin

Diana later claimed that the couple had met only 13 times in total before the announcement of their engagement. Diana accepted, but their engagement was kept secret for the next few weeks. Diana had planned a holiday for the next week, and Charles hoped she would use the time to consider her answer. Diana and Charles had been seeing each other for about six months when he proposed on 3 February 1981 in the nursery at Windsor Castle. The couple then had several dates in London. Diana was well received at Balmoral by the Queen, Prince Philip, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. This was followed by an invitation to Balmoral Castle, the Royal family's Scottish home, to meet his family. He invited her for a sailing weekend to Cowes aboard the royal yacht Britannia as their relationship began to develop. He took serious interest in her as a potential bride in 1980 when they were guests at a country weekend, where she watched him play polo. They first met in 1977 while Charles was dating her elder sister Lady Sarah. Prince Charles had known Lady Diana Spencer for several years. The couple separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996 after fifteen years of marriage. Many street parties were held throughout the United Kingdom to celebrate the occasion. Events were held around the Commonwealth to mark the wedding. It was watched by an estimated global television audience of 750 million people. Their marriage was widely billed as a 'fairytale wedding' and the 'wedding of the century'. The ceremony featured many ceremonial aspects, including use of the state carriages and roles for the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry. The United Kingdom had a national holiday on that day to mark the wedding. After the ceremony, the couple made the traditional appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Notable figures in attendance included many members of other royal families, republican heads of state, and members of the bride's and groom's families. Alan Webster, Dean of St Paul's, presided at the service, and Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, conducted the marriage. The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding service. The groom was the heir apparent to the British and Commonwealth thrones, and the bride was a member of the Spencer family. The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer took place on Wednesday, 29 July 1981, at St Paul's Cathedral in London, United Kingdom.