Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in 2018 was without a doubt one of the most beautiful royal weddings of all time, but that of Princess Diana (†36) and Prince Charles (69) on 29th July 1981 was almost more spectacular.
Although there were some similarities between the two weddings, Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding almost went down in history, for all the wrong reasons! What most of us don't know, is that the day almost ended in disaster, when Diana's wedding dress was stained.
Princess Diana's Wedding Dress Disaster
Barbara Daly, who was Princess Diana's make-up artist at her wedding told People magazine about what happened just minutes before her wedding to Prince Charles.
Diana's favourite perfume was Quelques Fleurs by Houbigant and when the future princess wanted to apply some of it to her wrists, it slipped out of her hands, and some of it spilled onto her wedding dress. Oh, the horror! The perfume left an unattractive stain on her beautiful dress, which had been designed by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel, especially for the wedding.
This would have been an absolute nightmare for Lady Diana, but nothing could be done, as the wedding was due to start just minutes later. Barbara Daly confessed to People that she told Diana to simply hold the dress in place, covering the stain with her hands, so as to make it look as if she were simply lifting it to avoid stepping on it.
And indeed, photos from the wedding show Lady Diana repeatedly holding her hand in front of her dress during the ceremony. Princess Diana did a very good job, as neither the guests, nor the thousands of spectators, noticed anything was amiss!
