Diana and Charles were married in St. Pauls
Cathedral on July 29, 1981. The ceremony
drew an audience of over 1 million people.
Hundreds of thousands of people were lined up
on the streets from Buckingham Palace to the
Cathedral. The marriage was solemnized by the
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Runcie
together with the Dean of St. Pauls.
Princess Diana was the first Englishwoman
to marry a heir to the throne for 300 years.
Princess Diana wore a silk taffeta dress
with a 25 foot train designed by the Emanuals.
Her veil was held in place by the Spencer Family
diamond tiara. Her bouquet was of
lilies of the valley, gardenias,
golden roses, white orchids, stephanotis,
and white freesia and she had five bridesmaids.
The Prince and Princess spend their first part
of their honeymoon at the Mountbatten home at
Broadlands, Hamshire then they flew
to Gibralter to join the Royal Yacht
HMY BRITANNIA. The yacht embarked on a
12 day cruise through the meditaranian to
Egypt. Their honeymoon ended with a stay at Balmoral.
