AP Was There: Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding
LONDON — Before all of the drama that characterized Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s relationship — the estrangement, divorce and her tragic death 20 years ago this month — there was the fairytale wedding. The lavish ceremony in London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral was watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Some 36 years after its original publication, and to coincide with the release of restored original footage , The Associated Press is making available correspondent Hugh Mulligan’s report on the wedding. It was first published on July 29, 1981:
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The royal wedding as witnessed from the pews of St. Paul’s today was just as Prince Charles wanted it to be: “a marvelous musical and emotional experience.”