But just because it’s a royal wedding doesn’t mean it didn’t have any hiccups.
In fact, the 1981 wedding was chock-full of flaws.
Yet, in the public’s eye, the event of the century seemed like it went smoothly.
Like they always say, nothing’s ever exactly as it seems.
And in a way, that makes Princess Di seem even more relatable.
After all, she was known as the princess of the people deservedly so, we might add.
Princess Diana’s dress is no exception.
Well, there might be a few differences.
Lady Di was often followed by paparazzi even when she’d go to fittings for her wedding dress.
This design decision probably came from the fact that the designers had a lot of creative freedom.
“We never had any special instructions about how to make the wedding dress.
The duo also designed a second dress that Princess Di didn’t even know about.
In an interview withPeople, David revealed, “We didn’t try it on Diana.
We never even discussed it.
“Most brides do lose weight.
So we weren’t that worried when she did.
She was looking fantastic.
The more weight she lost, the more alterations they made to the dress.
She looked beautiful, but she melted away.”
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While that’s a dream for most, it’s customary for the people’s princess.
Even dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel was shocked.
I was horrified, really, because it was quite a lot of creasing.
It looked like it needed to be pressed.
You could have brushed it over before she walked down the aisle.
It would have taken 10 minutes and all those creases would have dropped.”
Daly said she tried to clean up the stain, to no avail.
She also reportedly tried to place her hand over the stained spot as she walked up to the altar.
We’ve got to give Barbara and Diana kudos for such quick thinking.
As it turns out, her tiara gave her quite the headache literally.
Despite the pain the Spencer Tiara inflicted, it was a sight to behold.
It is thought to have been created in 1767 for Viscountess Montagu, an ancestor of Diana.
One of the more memorable was when Diana said Prince Charles' name incorrectly during their vows.
You heard that right: Diana flubbed the name of her husband-to-be.
She also excluded the line saying “obey,” a very controversial choice.
Luckily, she wasn’t alone Charles would also go on to fumble his vows.
She was very upset and left,” he said.
“It was a very happy occasion for everybody apart from Diana, sadly.”
This feels like yet another omen of what was to become of the pair’s future nuptials.
“I don’t think I was happy.
According to Diana’s astrologer Penny Thornton, it was a devastating blow, asPeoplereported.
“There was an air of desperation about the marriage.
The royals were so desperate to seize this potential asset,” he said.
In fact, Prince Charles felt pressured to marry Diana, according to biographer Ingrid Seward.
But what if we told you that Diana’s falling bridesmaid was actually a young child?
Clementine Hambro was only 5 years old when she served as the princess' bridesmaid.
In 2018, Hambro shared her memories of the wedding day with Today.
“I remember being quite a bit excited.
I remember being very proud to be involved,” she said.
Let’s start with the petty, shall we?
The most legitimate decline was that of the president of the Republic of Ireland.
But this didn’t stop dress designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel from prepping for the worst.
The two went out of their way to make two custom umbrellas.
While they sound absolutely stunning, Elizabeth knew the umbrellas would be useless if it did happen to rain.
“It was made of such light material that it certainly wasn’t waterproof.
It wouldn’t have done her much good,” she said (viaExpress).
