How Will Prince William & Kate Middletons Wedding Compare to Charles & Dianas?
William and Kate’s wedding will be the biggest Royal event since Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding 30 years prior.
Charles and Diana’s wedding on July 29, 1981 brought along 600,000 people to the streets of London while 750 million people tuned in. It was deemed the "Wedding of the Century."
The hype surrounding the wedding of William and Kate is extreme, but sources say that it will demand less energy than Charles’ and Diana’s wedding – it "belongs to a different era."
When Prince William and Kate Middleton get married next year , they will have a lot to live up to – namely, the example set by William’s parents, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, whose marriage on the morning of July 29, 1981, has long been deemed the “Wedding of the century.” Some 600,000 people choked the streets of London beneath gray, overcast skies that day to catch a glimpse of Charles and Diana, while an estimated global audience of 750 million tuned in on…PHOTOS: Prince William in picturesVIDEOS: Prince William in videos
