Prince Charles and Diana’s 1981 wedding cost $70 million in 2010 currency, with security being the most significant expense. Diana’s dress cost $13,000 and had a 25-foot train. The wedding was watched by nearly a billion viewers. The couple divorced in 1996.
The wedding of Prince Charles and Diana on July 29, 1981 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London cost the equivalent of $70 million United States Dollars (USD) in 2010 currency. The most significant expense of the British royal wedding between the heir to the British throne and teacher Lady Diana was the security, which accounted for approximately $600,000 USD. Diana’s wedding dress was estimated to cost around $13,000 USD and had a 25-foot (7.62m) long train. While around 3,000 guests attended, the Royal Wedding was watched by nearly a billion TV viewers and radio listeners. The couple’s marriage lasted 11 years and they officially separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996, a year before Diana’s death in a car accident.
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A slice of the 27-year wedding cake of Charles and Diana sold at a 2008 auction for $6,000 USD.
Diana was the first British citizen to marry into the British royal family since 1659.
Two million spectators lined the streets to watch the wedding procession, which required over 2,000 soldiers and 4,000 police officers.
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