The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Frances Spencer took place on 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, England. Their marriage was widely billed as a "fairytale wedding" and the "wedding of the century". It was watched by a global television audience of 750 million. Diana was the first British commoner to marry the heir to the English or Scottish throne since James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, m...