On July 29, 1981, the British Crown Prince Charles and Princess Diana held a wedding ceremony at St. Paul's Church in London. The British official announced that this is the first time in more than 300 years that a British crown prince has married a British aristocratic lady, and it is also the first time in more than 400 years that a British crown prince has held a wedding in St. Paul's Church. With such a historical background, grand scale, and grand ceremony, it’s no wonder that British newspapers and magazines hailed it as “the wedding of the century.” In the early morning, the weather in London was sunny and the climate was pleasant. On the 3.2-kilometer-long street from Buckingham Palace to St. Paul's Cathedral, where the royal family's motorcade passed, crowds of people, estimated to be as many as 1 million, gathered to watch the ceremony and watch the excitement. The high-rise windows of the buildings along the way were also filled with people watching the ceremony. According to reports, they spent tens of pounds to more than a hundred pounds to get such a place. Not only that, on the morning of the 28th, thousands of British people took up positions on the street and waited day and night. At 9 a.m. sharp, church bells rang from far and near. We stood at the street corner facing St. Paul's Cathedral and could clearly see: 2,500 distinguished guests, including foreign royals, government representatives, diplomatic envoys and people from all walks of life in the UK who had been invited to watch the ceremony in London and were wearing various attires, filed in church. Then, the sound of horse hooves came from far and near. The Queen of England and her wife, Prince Charles, Princess Diana and other members of the British royal family rode in traditionally decorated and exquisite royal carriages, escorted by royal guards riding tall horses and wearing red warrior costumes, before the clock struck 11 o'clock. Arrive one after another.
After the wedding took place in the church for about an hour, the royal family members took the royal carriage and returned to Buckingham Palace along the same route.