<p id=”par-1_19″>When we think of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/princess-diana/?swcfpc=1″>Princess Diana</a>‘s marriage to then-<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/king-charles/?swcfpc=1″>Prince Charles</a> “happy” isn’t the first word that comes to mind.</p>
<p id=”par-2_64″>The event, which was dubbed the “wedding of the century,” took place on July 29, 1981, at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral in front of 3,500 guests. Some of those in attendance included members of other royal families, dignitaries, and republican heads of state. There was also a global audience of hundreds of millions watching at home, and celebrations were held throughout the Commonwealth. </p>
<p id=”par-3_62″>While the wedding looked like something out of a storybook, we know that their marriage didn’t have a fairy-tale ending. But because of how things turned out between the two, many people tend to forget that things weren’t always so bad. And now a video going viral proves just that showing happier times between the former Prince and Princess of Wales. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-video-shows-princess-diana-and-charles-looking-so-happy-together”>Video shows Princess Diana and Charles looking so happy together</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1201″ height=”803″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-and-Princess-Diana-kissing-2.jpg?w=1024&h=685&strip=all&quality=89&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Prince Charles and Princess Diana kissing” class=”wp-image-2117214″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-and-Princess-Diana-kissing-2.jpg 1201w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-and-Princess-Diana-kissing-2.jpg?w=150&h=100 150w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-and-Princess-Diana-kissing-2.jpg?w=640&h=428 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-and-Princess-Diana-kissing-2.jpg?w=768&h=513 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-and-Princess-Diana-kissing-2.jpg?w=1024&h=685 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-and-Princess-Diana-kissing-2.jpg?w=90&h=60 90w” sizes=”(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana kissing as she present him an award after a polo match | David Levenson/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_70″>The video posted on <a href=”https://www.tiktok.com/@ab0ut_r0yals/photo/7339465331561221381″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>TikTok</a> is titled “Sweet Memories of Charles and Diana.” It begins with collages of their engagement then their wedding to snaps of them with their sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, and through several royal events. What’s striking is despite what happened between Charles and Diana, in all of these photos there was never a hint of sadness or despair. They really did look extremely “happy.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_17″>So far, the video has over 45,000 views, more than 3,000 likes, and dozens of comments. </p>
<p id=”par-6_18″>Fans reacted to the clips agreeing that they “just appreciate the fact that they’re seeing them happy.” </p>
<p id=”par-7_25″>One pointed out that they could tell from the images that “Even though it’s just for a while, at least they once loved each other.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_12″>And another concluded: “Charles did love her, but his heart chose Camilla.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-former-secretary-remembers-charles-and-diana-not-being-able-to-keep-their-hands-off-each-other”>Former secretary remembers Charles and Diana ‘not being able to keep their hands off each other’</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-large is-resized” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1201″ height=”814″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-kisses-his-wife-Princess-Diana.jpg?w=1024&h=694&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Prince Charles kisses his wife, Princess Diana” class=”wp-image-2117266″ style=”aspect-ratio:1.4754299754299753;width:820px;height:auto” srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-kisses-his-wife-Princess-Diana.jpg 1201w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-kisses-his-wife-Princess-Diana.jpg?w=640&h=434 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-kisses-his-wife-Princess-Diana.jpg?w=768&h=521 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-kisses-his-wife-Princess-Diana.jpg?w=1024&h=694 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-kisses-his-wife-Princess-Diana.jpg?w=89&h=60 89w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Prince-Charles-kisses-his-wife-Princess-Diana.jpg?w=150&h=102 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Then-Prince Charles kisses Princess Diana following a polo match an award presentation | Georges De Keerle/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-9_30″>Queen Elizabeth’s former secretary provided more evidence that there was a time when Charles and Diana appeared to be so in love and “couldn’t keep their hands off each other.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_27″>During an episode of Royalty TV’s <em>The Royal Beat</em>, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-british-monarch-dies-96.html/”>the late queen</a>‘s ex-press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, said he had witnessed those times with his very own eyes. </p>
<p id=”par-11_75″>“I remember going on tour just after they got married in 1981 and she was the first Princess of Wales in about 80 years, so it was a big deal,” Arbiter recalled (per the <a href=”https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1366329/prince-charles-princess-diana-the-crown-season-4-marriage-royal-family-news?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Express</a>). “They couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Charles used to pat her bum regularly. There were times when he would even squeeze it, even in Australia. There was a relationship from the beginning. There was genuine love and happiness there.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_33″>Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/can-remember-when-princess-diana-died.html/”>one year before the princess died</a> following a car crash in Paris. In 2005, King Charles married his second wife, known then as <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/camilla-parker-bowles-was-fired-from-her-posh-job-before-she-married-prince-charles.html/”>Camilla Parker Bowles</a>. </p>