On February 24, 1981, Buckingham Palace officially announced that Lady Diana was to marry The Prince of Wales. On July 29, 1981, they were married at St Paul's Cathedral in London, in a ceremony which drew a global television and radio audience estimated to be 1,000 million people, and hundreds of thousands of people lining the route from Buckingham Palace to the Cathedral. The wedding reception was at Buckingham Palace.
St. Paul's Cathedral in London
The Princess was the first Englishwoman to marry an heir to the throne for 300 years.
A Video of the Fairytale Wedding
Not all Princesses get a Happily Ever-After...
To the same misfortune as Lady Diana's parents, in December 1992 it was announced that The Prince and Princess of Wales had agreed to separate.
In November 1995 The Princess gave a television interview during which she spoke of her unhappiness in her personal life and the pressures of her public role. The Prince and Princess were divorced on August 28, 1996.
The Prince and Princess continued to share equal responsibility for the upbringing of their children. The Princess continued to be regarded as a member of the Royal Family.
When The Prince and The Princess of Wales were divorced, the Queen agreed to allow Diana to continue to be known as a Princess, but under the condition she gave up the title of 'Her Royal Highness'.
In November 1995 The Princess gave a television interview during which she spoke of her unhappiness in her personal life and the pressures of her public role. The Prince and Princess were divorced on August 28, 1996.
The Prince and Princess continued to share equal responsibility for the upbringing of their children. The Princess continued to be regarded as a member of the Royal Family.
When The Prince and The Princess of Wales were divorced, the Queen agreed to allow Diana to continue to be known as a Princess, but under the condition she gave up the title of 'Her Royal Highness'.