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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory The Prince of Wales and Diana were married on July 29, 1981
On this day, 44 years ago, on July 29, 1981 (June 28, 1981 lunar calendar), Prince Charles and Princess Diana got married in London. Prince Charles and Princess Diana kissed in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Buckingham Palace. On July 29, 1981, Prince Charles and Princess Diana of the United Kingdom got married at St. Paul's Chapel in London. The British official announced that this is the first British Crown Prince to marry a British aristocrat in more than 300 years, and the first British Crown Prince to marry in St. Paul's Chapel in more than 400 years. With such a historical background, as well as a grand scale and a grand ceremony, it is no wonder that the British newspapers are hailing it as the "wedding of the century". In the early morning, the weather in London is sunny and the climate is pleasant. On the 3.2-kilometer-long street from Buckingham Palace to St. Paul's Church, where the royal motorcade passed, there were already crowds of spectators and spectators, estimated to be as many as 1 million. The high-rise windows of the buildings along the way were also filled with spectators. It is reported that they paid a high price of tens of pounds to more than 100 pounds to get such a place. Not only that, on the morning of the 28th, thousands of Britons took up positions on the street and waited continuously day and night. At 9 am, the bells of the church near and far chimed in unison. Standing on the street opposite St. Paul's Church, we could clearly see: 2,500 VIPs from foreign royals, government representatives, diplomatic envoys and British people from all walks of life who had been invited to London to attend the ceremony, filed into the church. Then, from far and near, came the sound of hooves. The British royal family, including the Queen and wife, Prince Charles, and Princess Diana, arrived before the stroke of 11 o'clock in their traditionally decorated and exquisite royal carriages, escorted by royal guards on high horses and dressed in red warrior costumes. The wedding took place in the church for about an hour before the royal family was divided into royal carriages and headed back to Buckingham Palace. The wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer on July 29 at St. Paul's Cathedral in London was widely reported in the media in the 1980s. It is estimated that 750 million people around the world watched the magnificent scene on television, and the wedding day was declared a public holiday by the British government. As Charles neared the age of 32, legends grew about his engagement. Public speculation was that he was going to marry anyway, so why not marry Miss Diana Spencer, the demure, blond and blue-eyed 20-year-old former nursery schoolteacher? Although her parents were divorced, she was born into a wealthy family, and the first Duke of Marlborough was her direct ancestor. It was later learned that the bride in Prince Charles' upcoming wedding was indeed the lucky Diana. On the first day of the festive wedding, Prince Charles set off the first set of 102 fireworks over the British Isles, and tens of thousands of people flocked to London's Hyde Park to watch a grand fireworks display celebrating the royal newlyweds. On the morning of the wedding day, the streets of the capital were packed with well-wishers, most of whom had camped out for many days in advance. The royal family left Buckingham Palace at 10:00 am, with Prince Charles' huge procession wagon at the end. When they arrived at St Paul's Cathedral, the groom was dressed in the fine uniform of a naval commander and a blue decorative shoulder strap slung across his chest. He was flanked by Princes Andrew and Edward, and the Admiralty Admiral walked in front of the groom. Lady Diana and her father, El-Spencer, arrived at the cathedral in the "glass" carriage used by George V at his coronation in 1910, and were warmly greeted by the people. After the pre-wedding oaths, the prince and the princess walked down the red-carpeted corridor together. They stood together on the steps of the church and waved to the crowd before returning to the palace in an open-top carriage. Then, the newlyweds made a traditional appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, and surprised hundreds of millions of viewers with an unprecedented royal kiss before starting their honeymoon in a split-top four-wheeled carriage. The royal wedding has brought a prosperous summer to the British tourism industry. In March, people in the London tourism industry told us that London hotels have been constantly receiving reservations from travel agencies from all over the world. According to rough estimates, there have been hundreds of thousands of tourists from the United States recently. According to reports, since July, the number of tourists visiting St. Paul's Church has more than doubled compared with the same period in previous years, with 15,000 people per day. All walks of life are also thinking, they believe that the British royal family's wedding is also their time to do big business. In the past month or so, the London market has been selling souvenirs of the royal wedding, of various varieties, and we have seen 30 or 40 kinds. The post office has issued commemorative stamps. The face value of two stamps is 39p, but when the store sells them, together with an envelope with a picture of St. Paul's Church, and a commemorative post, the price increases to 1 to 2 pounds. There are many buyers for souvenirs and commemorative stamps, and the business is booming. London's underground trains sell a special ticket for July 29 at 2 pounds each, and many people buy the ticket and keep the ticket as a memorial, killing two birds with one stone. As the country celebrates the royal wedding, the British economy is facing serious difficulties, the number of unemployed has reached more than 2.8 million, and the mass unrest known as the "social crisis" has continued. Some Britons have criticized the cost of the prince's wedding of 1 billion pounds. After the pre-wedding oath, Prince Charles and Princess Diana slowly stepped onto the red carpet under the gaze of royal guests. After the prince and princess took the oath, they walked down the red carpet corridor together and waved to people from the church steps. Prince Charles and Princess Diana News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1k2h.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.09-14:20] 访问:77
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