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Princess Diana and Prince Charles on the day of their marriage in 1981.
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Like any future bride, Lady Diana Spencer wanted to make sure she would go in her wedding dress – except that the 19-year-old was in the process of knotting the knot with Prince Charles, future king of England.
Designer Elizabeth Emanuel, who created Princess Diana's iconic wedding dress for her royal wedding on July 29, 1981, told People Magazine Sunday that the 19-year-old was eager to get rid of her "fat puppy "before walking in the alley. Most brides lose weight, "Emanuel told the magazine." So we were not so worried when she did it. She looked fantastic. She finished with a size of 23 inches from a 26 to 27 inches.
"She was walking more confident, she was suddenly growing up, you know, but I think she felt very good about her appearance. "
Emanuel remembers how she and her husband and design partner of the time created the majestic dress in the utmost secrecy for the shy professor
princess Diana the day of his marriage.
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"She was just adorable, really nice," Emanuel said about the future Princess Diana. "We have never had any special instructions on how to make the wedding dress.This has added a bit of fun to all this, it has made it an adventure."
The duo of designers decided to make Diana's bridal train as long as possible because "St. Paul's Cathedral is a very large area to fill."
The big day, Diana wore jeans and watched television while doing add to her freshly painted hair her gem-encrusted tiara
"She was incredibly" Do not panic, "remembers Emanuel." But I was really worried about anything that could go wrong. We had taken odorous salts, glucose tablets – and if she felt faint? And if she fainted?
"I had that kind of horror that maybe the train would fall off, we sewed it into things, we got stuck in things.
But when the big moment came, the Diana dress took its place alongside its proud father John, 8th Earl Spencer
Town & Country reported that the ivory taffeta dress was embroidered with sequins, frilled lace and 10,000 pearls. a jewel in gold studded with white diamonds, a symbol of good luck.The veil was 25 feet and the silk shoes would have been covered with 542 sequins and 132 pearls
Emanuel even created an umbrella with matching pearls in case of rain. Diana accidentally spilled some perfumes on the dress, she managed to hide the stain during the ceremony. "There has always been talk of a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis," says Emanuel, "and that is his story, really, was emerging int a new world, a new life." [19659006] Diana and Charles officially divorced in 1996. Since the initial unveiling of the dress in 1981, she has traveled all over the world for appearances.
People have reported that the dress was passed on to the couple's two sons , Princes William and Harry, allegedly requested on Diana's will
Diana died in 1997 at the age of 36 from a tragic car accident in Paris.
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