“The Fairy Tale Wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles – A Day of Celebration and Disappointment”

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Day of celebration for the millions of viewers who attend the ceremony. They want to be the witnesses of a great happiness. Wrongly…

From our correspondent in London, Marc Roche

C’is a fairy tale that takes place on July 29, 1981 before the eyes of 700 million viewers. Massed on the route between Buckingham Palace and Saint Paul’s Cathedral, a quarter of a million people delivered a huge ovation to the princess who descended from the carriage with gold moldings. The whole world discovers “the” dress whose secret has been jealously guarded for four months. It is a composition of taffeta, ivory silk and antique hand-embroidered lace, pearls, sequins and mother-of-pearl. The appearance of the voluminous train of 7.6 meters, in taffeta and creamy crinoline, snatches a cry of admiration from the crowd, whose fervor is at this very precise moment almost religious.

Wearing the blue ribbon of the Order of the Garter, Prince Charles, who awaits…