♕ Diana and Prince Charles ♕

Diana and Charles had been seeing each other for about six months when he proposed on February 3, 1981, at a dinner for two at Buckingham Palace. He knew she planned a vacation for the next week, and hoped she'd use the time to consider her answer.

Officiants at the wedding of Diana and Charles included the Archbishop of Canterbury and 25 other clerics, some of other denominations. The service was a traditional Church of England wedding service.

There were 3,500 people in the congregation at St. Paul's Cathedral. Another 750 million people watched the ceremony worldwide; this figure rose to a billion when the radio audience is added in. 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.

Diana arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral in a glass coach, escorted by five mounted military police officers. The carriage was too small to comfortably hold Diana's father and Diana in her dress and train.

Diana's wedding dress was a puff ball meringue wedding dress, with huge puffed sleeves and a frilly neckline. The dress was made of silk taffeta, decorated with lace, hand embroidery, sequins, and 10,000 pearls. It was designed by Elizabeth and David Emanuel, and had a 25-foot train.

Charles wore his full dress naval commander uniform.

After the ceremony, the couple went to Buckingham palace for a small dinner for 120. Appearing on a balcony, Diana and Charles pleased the crowd by kissing.

Diana was the first British citizen to marry an heir to the British throne in 300 years.

♔Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip♔

Diamond Wedding Anniversary Makes History:
11/20/2007: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made history with the celebration of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. Queen Elizabeth is the first British monarch to celebrate sixty years of marriage. Guests at their anniversary celebration at Westminster Abbey include 20 ordinary Britons who are celebrating their Diamond Anniversaries on the same day.
Here is information on how Elizabeth and Philip met, their wedding, and more.

Born:
Queen Elizabeth II aka Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor: April 21, 1926 in London, England.
Prince Philip (Philippos) Mountbatten: June 10, 1921 at Villa Mon Repos on the island of Corfu, Greece.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are very distant cousins since both can claim Queen Victoria as great-great-grandmother.

How Elizabeth and Philip Met:
Philip and Elizabeth met in 1934 when Elizabeth was 13 years old at the wedding of Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece. It was love at first sight for Elizabeth and she started writing letters to Philip. The first photograph of the couple together was taken in 1939.
They became secretly engaged in 1946. Because of her age, her family at first opposed her marriage to Philip, but relented. Their engagement was officially announced on July 9, 1947. Her platinum engagement ring had a large square diamond with smaller diamonds on either side. The diamonds came from Philip's mother's tiara.

Wedding Date and Information:
Elizabeth and Philip were married on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London, England.
They had eight bridesmaids and two kilted page boys. The wedding ceremony was officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher and the Archbishop of York, Cyril Garbett.

The 2000 guests at the wedding included many royals, Noel Coward, Beatrice Lillie.

Wedding Reception:

After the wedding, a lunch was held in the Ball supper-room at Buckingham Palace. Favours for the guests were individual posies of myrtle and white Balmoral heather.
The nine-foot high, four-tier wedding cake, was made with ingredients given by Australian Girl Guides. The wedding cake was cut using The Duke's Mountbatten sword. After the wedding, pieces of cake were given to schoolchildren and institutions.

The couple received over 2,500 wedding presents from around the world and around 10,000 telegrams of congratulations.

Wedding Attire:

Elizabeth wore her grandmother's tiara and a beautifully designed wedding dress. In order to be able to purchase the material for her wedding dress, Elizabeth saved up ration cards.
"Made of ivory duchesse satin woven from silk from Chinese silkworms at Lullingstone Castle, the dress was decorated with 10,000 white seed pearls, imported from America, silver thread, sparkling crystal and transparent appliqué tulle embroidery. Attached at the shoulders was a 15-foot star-patterned full court train, embroidered in pearl, crystal and appliqué duchesse satin. The ensemble was completed by a silk tulle veil held in place by a diamond fringe tiara, lent to the bride by her mother as 'something borrowed', and ivory duchesse satin high-heeled sandals, trimmed with silver and seed pearl buckles."
"The Worshipful Company of Gardeners provided the Princess's bouquet, made of white orchids with a sprig of myrtle from the bush grown from the original myrtle in Queen Victoria's wedding bouquet."

"The richly embroidered white satin wedding dress shimmered with her every movement. Softly spaced throughout the dress were garlands of pearl orange blossom, syringa, jasmine and White Rose of York. These were skilfully combined with flowing lines of wheat ears, the symbol of fertility, and worked in pearl and diamante."


"The dress was made of ivory silk, decorated with pearls arranged as white roses of York, entwined with ears of corn embroidered in crystal."

Elizabeth's "wedding ring was made from a nugget of Welsh gold which came from the Clogau St David's mine near Dolgellau."


Elizabeth wore a "ensemble of a dress and matching coat in mist-blue with mushroom-coloured assesories."


Honeymoon:
The day after their wedding, Elizabeth's bouquet was laid on the grave of the Unknown Warrior at the Abbey.
Philip and Elizabeth honeymooned at Broadlands in Hampshire and at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate.

Note to Elizabeth from her father, King George VI: "You were so calm and composed during the Service and said your words with such conviction that I knew it was all right. I can see that you are sublimely happy with Philip which is right, but don't forget us is the wish of Your ever loving and devoted papa."

Children:
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have four children and numerous grandchildren.
Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor aka Prince of Wales: Born November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace. Charles has two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry from his marriage to Lady Diana Spencer. Prince Charles is currently married to Camilla Parker-Bowles.
More on Prince Charles' Marriages
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Mountbatten-Windsor: Born August 15, 1950 at Clarence House in London, England. She was married to Mark Phillips from November 14, 1973 to April 21, 1992. Mark and Anne have two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips. On December 12, 1992, Anne married Timothy Laurence, a Royal Navy commander. Anne was elected Chancellor of the University of London in 1981.
Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor: Born February 19, 1960 in Buckingham Palace, London, England. Andrew served in the RAF as a helicopter pilot. Andrew married Sarah Ferguson on July 23, 1986. They had two daughters together, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Andrew and Sarah divorced on May 30, 1996.
Edward Mountbatten-Windsor: Born March 10, 1964 in Buckingham Palace, London, England. Edward served in the Royal Marines and has been involved in theatre and television production. On June 19, 1999, Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones. They have a daughter, Lady Louise Windsor and a son, James, Viscount Severn.

♡ Kate Middleton&Prince William ♡

The story of Prince William and Kate Middleton looks like tale stamped with the mystery of their marriage to be held Friday. The couple met almost a decade ago when both were students at the same university. Read the course of the two of you ...

Fall 2001: Kate and William were written the same year at St. Andrew's College in Scotland and lived near each other in St. Salvators Hall of Residence.

March 2002: The Kate caught the attention of William, when he participated in a charity fashion show, where he appeared on the catwalk in a transparent dress pants. The William ekmistyreftike a friend how to find beautiful.

September 2002: The future couple moved into a student residence with other friends, including then-lover Kate, Rupert Finch.

Fall 2003: The William, the Kate and two friends move into a cottage for the third year of study and the first couple rumors that are starting Christmas.

March 2004: The romance of William and Kate comes to publicity, when the camera lens captures a romantic getaway with a ski resort Klosters. The palace did not deny the rumors.

Spring 2005: The couple graduated together from the St. Andrew's. The William to master the geography and Kate to master in History of Art.

January 2006: first public kiss! The William photographed kissing Kate for the first time in Klosters.

December 2006: The monitor Kate William's graduation from the British Army at Sandhurst.

April 2007: separation confirmed the news of William and Kate. H Sun newspaper took the news with an exclusive publication for the breakup, which happened during a holiday resort in Switzerland. The palace said simply: "No comment on the privacy of Prince William".

June 2007: New photographs show kissing and start rumors that the two are together again. But they say they are just two good friends.

April 2008: The Kate appears on the side of William at his graduation ceremony from the Royal Air Force College, where she was trained as a helicopter pilot. Together again?

June 2008: In its first official appearance in royal event, with the royal family, Kate monitor the oath of William the Order of the Garter, the castle of Windsor.

February 2010: Prince William in response to a question about an imminent marriage to his beloved, notes that will have to wait a little longer. "

October 2010: The William makes a marriage proposal to Kate giving her 18-carat sapphire ring of his mother Diana, when the couple was on holiday in Kenya, but keep their engagement secret until ...

November 2010: The Palace officially announces the engagement of the couple with the following statement: "The Prince of Wales is pleased to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton".

April 29, 2011: The couple married in Westminster Abbey in front of 1900 guests. The ceremony will be broadcast live by several television networks worldwide.

♛~Princess Diana~♛

Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 at Park House, thehome her parents rented on the British royal family's estate atSandringham. As a child she occasionally played with Prince Andrewand Prince Edward, who were near her in age. Diana had two oldersisters, Sarah and Jane, and a younger brother, Charles.When Diana was six, her mother left her father. The Spencers divorcedin 1969, and Diana's father received custody of the children. In 1975Diana's father became the eighth Earl Spencer, making Diana a Lady.Diana and her siblings moved to Althorp, the Spencer family estate inNorthampton.Diana attended private boarding schools. Although she wasn't anespecially good student, she was excelled at sports, and won trophiesfor her swimming. She dreamed of being a ballerina, but grew too tall(as an adult she was 5'10"). After leaving school in 1978 she workedas a nanny, waitress, and cleaning woman before becoming a teacherat the Young England kindergarten in Pimlico, London.Her romance with the Prince of Wales began in 1980. The oldest childof British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, he was 12 years older thanDiana, and had previously dated her sister Sarah. Almost from thestart, the press took a special interest in "Lady Di." They staked outher apartment and followed her everwhere. Diana later said that shefound the constant attention unbearable.Diana and Charles were married July 29, 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral.The wedding was broadcast in 74 countries and watched by 750million people worldwide. Diana was the first English woman to marryan heir to the throne in over 300 years.At the ceremony the Archbishop of Canterbury said, "Here is the stuff of which fairy tales are made." But the fairy tale was an illusion, asDiana had already discovered. Prince Charles was still in love with anold girlfriend, Camilla Parker-Bowles. "There were three of us in thismarriage, so it was a bit crowded," Princess Diana remarked yearslater. Distraught, Diana developed bulimia and attempted suicide.Despite her problems, she was a devoted mother to her two sons,Prince William and Prince Harry. She worked tirelessly for charity, andwas beloved by the public for her warmth and humanity.

In 1992 Princess Diana decided to expose the truth about herrelationship with Prince Charles to the public. She secretly collaboratedwith author Andrew Morton on his book Diana, Her True Story. Theprincess's direct involvement in the writing of the book was notrevealed to the public until after her death.The separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales was announced onDecember 9, 1992. The divorce became official August 28, 1996.Princess Diana kept the title Princess of Wales and continued to workfor her favorite charities. She and Prince Charles had joint custody of their sons.In 1997 Princess Diana began a love affair with Emad "Dodi" Fayed,the son of billionaire businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed. Their romanceended abruptly on August 31, 1997 when both were killed in a caraccident in Paris while fleeing from paparazzi. Princess Diana's suddendeath led to an unprecedented worldwide outpouring of grief and love.As her brother said at her funeral, she was "the unique, the complex,the extraordinary and irreplacable Diana, whose beauty, both internaland external, will never be extinguished from our minds."