Prince Charles and Princess Diana Agree to Divorce
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Popular Culture
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Princes, Princesses, Family, Marriage
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: London, United Kingdom
- Date: July 12, 1996
Article abstract: The marriage of Britain’s Charles and Diana, the prince and princess of Wales, ended when they agreed to divorce on July 12, 1996, after nearly fifteen years of marriage.
A Fairy Tale Marriage
What began as a fairy-tale romance and marriage for Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, Great Britain’s prince and princess of Wales, ended in a much-publicized divorce almost exactly fifteen years after it began. On July 29,1981, millions of people all over the world watched on television as England’s future king married Lady Diana...
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