This Day, That Year – July 29

This day in history we feature The Royal Wedding. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, United Kingdom on this day in 1981.

Trivia – The Royal Wedding

The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding service. 3,500 guests made up the congregation at St Paul’s Cathedral. 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. After the ceremony, the couple made the traditional appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Two million spectators lined the route of Diana’s procession from Clarence House, with 4,000 police and 2,200 military officers to manage the crowds. The cost of the wedding was estimated to be $48 million in total, with $600,000 being spent on security.

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Their marriage was widely billed as a “fairytale wedding” and the “wedding of the century”. Diana’s wedding dress was valued at £9,000. The dress was made of ivory silk taffeta, decorated with lace, hand embroidery, sequins, and 10,000 pearls. The dress was designed according to Diana’s wishes who wanted it to have the longest train in the royal wedding history. The couple had 27 wedding cakes. It was watched by an estimated global television audience of 750 million people. The event was broadcast in 50 countries with near 100 television companies covering it. The United Kingdom had a national holiday on that day to mark the wedding. Upon marriage Diana automatically acquired the title of Princess of Wales.

Source – Wikipedia

This day in history – The Royal Wedding