Chapter 11 Three century wedding

The night before the wedding, Diana stayed at Clarence House.Charles sent a ring with the Prince of Wales's feather engraved on it, and a card full of affection and affection: "I am proud of you and I will be there when you come to the altar tomorrow. Waiting for you. You must not be nervous, face the audience squarely, and be calm." Seeing those, her mood improved greatly. The cards helped to improve her mood, but it was far from relieving the distress that had been pent up in her heart for months.That night, she had dinner with her sister Jenny, where she ate all the food she could, and then fell ill.To a certain extent, this can be said to be caused by the tense living atmosphere and environment, but the exchange of gifts between Charles and Camilla is also a factor in her suffering from bulimia nervosa.

She said to a good friend: "On the night before the wedding, I was surprisingly calm, as calm as death. I felt like a lamb about to be slaughtered. Although my heart was clear, I couldn't do anything." But others don't think so.That summer, tens of thousands of people in the whole Kingdom of Great Britain and even the whole world looked forward to the realization of the fairy tale with almost hysterical mood. The romantic story of the handsome prince and the beautiful princess has been spread all over the world, and even the most indifferent people will be interested in it: the lonely prince who perseveres in finding true love, and the pure and beautiful princess who brings love and a bright future.

Their photos have filled the front pages of countless newspapers and covers of magazines, and even major international events have given way to this beautiful fairy tale. The British government declared this day as a holiday, and all companies, factories, and institutions are on holiday. Presidents, wives of presidents, kings and their representatives from more than 160 countries, including Europe, Africa, China, and Asia, all came to London to celebrate the occasion. The media industry has long been eager to try it, and can't wait to gear up.As journalists, they know best that in the 30 years since Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, the UK and even the whole world will not have such a brilliant and exciting opportunity for them to show their talents.

On the eve of the wedding, gun salutes roared in Hyde Park under the night, kicking off the prelude to the wedding of the century. Thousands of fireworks, with Buckingham Palace as the background, dyed the sky gorgeously.The largest of these fireworks was 40 feet wide and extended to 100 feet. More than 120 members of the British royal family and foreign heads of state, together with more than 500,000 citizens, enjoyed the beauty of the beautiful day and night. On the morning of July 29, 1981, Diana woke up early, which is not surprising, because her bedroom is under the avenue of St. James's Park. For several days, there has been a crowd there, some singing, some laughing .So began the day, which she would later describe as "the most emotionally tumultuous day of my life".Listening to the din of the crowd outside the window, Diana felt unusually calm, and had some desire for the upcoming wedding and future things.

Her hairdresser, Kevin Shanley, make-up artist, Barbara Daly, and costumer, David Emanuel, circled her around trying to make her look glamorous.She doesn't like heavy makeup, so the makeup artist put on a very natural makeup under her instruction.With the help of her sister, she put on the world-famous wedding dress.Standing in front of the mirror, she suddenly lost control of her emotions.She choked up and told her sister Jenny excitedly: "I just want to marry Charles, but I...I can't face everything now...Looking at everyone...I won't be able to pass." But in fact, not only did she pass the test, but she was also the most beautiful and happiest bride.Her brother Charlie put it this way: "She didn't like to dress up, but she was really beautiful that day. For the first time in my life, I felt that Diana was really beautiful that day, amazingly beautiful. She was very calm and natural. Not nervous, though a little pale. She's happy and calm."

Earl Spencer struggled to walk after a stroke, and it was really not easy to come to his daughter's wedding this time.It was his duty to deliver the beautiful daughter to the prince groom, and he was very excited about it.At Clarence House, when Diana came down the stairs, he said, "My dear, I'm so proud of you." She and her father stepped into the glass carriage. The glass coach has been used at almost every royal wedding since 1910.The extra-large glass horse window and special lighting design will never disappoint the audience who are vying to see the royal bride along the way.It is really hard to count how many people watched with their feet up along the way.

There are more than 20 floors of spectators in the area of ​​St. James Park Avenue alone. In order to arrange for those who are close to the route of the royal carriage to go to the designated area, three or four thousand coaches were dispatched. The excited, excited, and fascinated crowd almost had the same mood. They wanted to witness the birth process of this century's fairy tale with their own eyes, and hoped that one day they could proudly tell future generations that they had been there in person and were the best witnesses of this fairy tale. people. A small episode is that when they arrived at St. Martin's Church, there was such a thunderous shout that the old count mistook it for St. Paul's Church and almost got out of the carriage.

The world held its breath when Diana stepped out of the carriage to reveal her ivory silk taffeta wedding dress.Diana walked slowly from the aisle to the altar, her father tightly holding one of her arms.Since Earl Spencer had just recovered from a stroke and had trouble walking, it was not so much that he led his daughter into the church, but rather that Diana supported him, walking slowly and hard across the red carpet to the altar. The time required to get from the church to the altar has been accurately calculated and takes 3 minutes.Earl Spencer practiced for his daughter's wedding many times, regardless of the inconvenience of walking.Diana walked slowly on the aisle, her heart full of admiration for Charles.Looking at him through the veil, the doubts that had built up in her mind disappeared without a trace, and she believed that she was the luckiest girl in the world.She is full of hope for the future, and believes that he will love her, care for her, and protect her so that she will not be deterred by future difficulties.

Diana hopefully convinced herself that bulimia was just a nervous reaction before marriage, and that Camilla was bound to become a thing of the past.She is young, beautiful and passionate, and she will eventually defeat that "old woman" and get the prince's true love. Diana finally waited until the Archbishop of Canterbury issued a declaration to the world: "Today is the day when the two protagonists in the fairy tale: the prince and the princess are happy. The ending in the story is usually: 'they lived happily ever after'. Everyone thinks that marriage is the end of love, but the belief of Christianity is: marriage is not the end of love, but the beginning of love. After marriage, being able to face real life and share joys and sorrows is true happiness.”

Diana made a promise to "obey" her husband.Everyone present heard their oath: "Love each other, be faithful, cherish." The moment the newly-appointed Princess of Wales walked out of St. Paul's Cathedral, cheers resounded through the sky, making her feel uplifted and full of happiness , full of hope.“I was full of hope,” she said later, with irony, of those hours of gullible, impractical emotion. Afterwards, the Crown Prince of Wales and his wife returned to Buckingham Palace in a luxurious carriage through the cheering crowd.As they made their way back to Buckingham Palace, the crowd continued to cheer and express their concern and well-wishes, with many waving their colorful flags and singing.Someone even shouted excitedly: "We want Diana! We want Charles!"

They were infected by the voice of enthusiasm.Charles said loudly: "Then, let's kiss." Diana turned around shyly: "Okay."They kiss to deafening cheers.Diana also scolded her prince: "Go on, why not?" This most warm, sweetest and most romantic picture is deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone present and 750 million TV viewers in 70 countries. The fairy tale came true, the prince and princess got married, lived in the palace, and lived happily ever after. If it's a fairy tale, it should be over. But marriage is only the end of a fairy tale, but the beginning of life. Unfortunately, life is not a fairy tale.