What Day Was the wedding of Charles and Diana?

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Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, married Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London, in a ceremony watched by a global television audience estimated in the hundreds of millions.

At the time, it was one of the most-watched television broadcasts ever, and Diana's dress and public appearances that day set off years of related fashion coverage.

The marriage ended in divorce in 1996, roughly fifteen years later, following widely publicized difficulties, before Diana's death in a car crash the following year.

Diana's wedding dress, with its 25-foot train, was kept secret from the public until the day itself, a level of secrecy that added considerably to the broadcast's anticipation.

The couple's engagement had been announced only months earlier, following a comparatively brief public courtship that drew intense tabloid interest even before the wedding date was set.