“It is with greatest pleasure that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh announce the betrothal of their beloved son the Prince of Wales to the Lady Diana Spencer, daughter of the Earl Spencer and the Honourable Mrs Shand Kydd.”
Prince Charles proposed to Lady Diana three weeks ago at a private dinner at Buckingham Palace before she went to Australia. He wanted her to use the trip to think over his proposal but she accepted immediately and he gave her a diamond and sapphire engagement ring.
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“Whatever ‘in love’ means”, the Prince made an infamous statement after the announcement of his engagement to Lady Diana
In a BBC interview, the Prince said he was “delighted and frankly amazed that Diana is prepared to take me on”.
Looking shyly up through her long blond fringe and giggling occasionally, Lady Diana said she too was “delighted and thrilled, blissfully happy”.
Asked how she would cope with a dramatic change to her life she said: “With Prince Charles beside me I cannot go wrong.”
Lady Diana showcased her iconic 12-carat oval blue Ceylon sapphire Engagement Ring, surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds. The ring was not custom-made but selected from a Garrard catalog.
After the engagement announcement, Prince Charles and Lady Diana had dinner with their grandmothers, the Queen Mother, and Lady Fermi, at Clarence House.
The Engagement Pictures were taken by the Earl Snowdon, Princess Margaret’s former husband, at the Prince’s country estate, Highgrove House.
The Prince and Princess got married that July, and had two sons before divorcing in 1996.
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
Spencer Tiara
Sapphire Engagement Ring
Princess Diana’s Collingwood Pearl Earrings
Princess Diana’s Sapphire Choker
Princess Diana’s Spencer Choker
Princess Diana’s Wedding Earrings
Prince of Wales Feathers Pendant
Princess Diana’s Saudi Sapphire Suite
Queen Mary’s Art Deco Emerald Choker
Princess Diana’s Pearl Bracelet
Princess Diana’s Saudi Sapphire Choker
Princess Diana’s South-Sea Pearl Earrings
Princess Diana’s Emerald Earrings
Princess Diana’s Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace
Princess Diana’s Pendant Earrings
Princess Diana’s Swan Lake Suite
Queen’s Pear-Drop Diamond Earrings
Princess Diana’s Oman Sapphire Suite
Princess Diana’s Amethyst Suite
Princess Diana’s Aquamarine Earrings
Princess Diana’s Diamond and Pearl Earrings
Princess Diana’s Sapphire Earrings
Princess Diana’s Aquamarine Ring
Princess Diana’s Qatar Pearl Earrings
Princess Diana’s Butterfly Suite
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The Engagement of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer was announced on this day in 1981. The couple posed for pictures and gave an interview at Buckingham Palace, where she showed off her Sapphire Engagement Ring. The Prince and Princess got married that July, and had two sons before divorcing in 1996.
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