Never before seen pictures from Charles and Diana's wedding: Behind-the-scene photos featuring the Queen, senior royals and a troupe of bridesmaids at 1981 event are to be auctioned off
Never before seen pictures from Charles and Diana's wedding: Behind-the-scene photos featuring the Queen, senior royals and a troupe of bridesmaids at 1981 event are to be auctioned off
Whispering words of encouragement to her five-year-old bridesmaid, Diana, Princess of Wales, looks resplendent in her wedding dress as she carries the young girl through the grand rooms of Buckingham Palace.
At her side is Queen, who had just moments ago become her mother-in-law when she married Charles, the Prince of Wales, in a ceremony held at St Paul's Cathedral.
The scene, striking in its intimacy and candidness, is one of a dozen previously unpublished photos of the 1981 royal wedding that will be sold at auction next month.
The pictures were taken by a relative and the only photographer was allowed to take informal photographs of the royal family and their guests when they returned to the palace for the reception.
One photograph captures the Queen standing in front of a television images of the thousands of well-wishers who had gathered outside the palace. Another shows Princess Diana's wedding dress, now arguably the most famous in the world, being arranged in the Throne Room for official photographs.
Princesses Anne and Margaret, Prince Andrew and the late Queen Mother are also pictured in the captivating images, which were all left out of Charles and Diana's wedding album. The auction is to be held by RR Auctions on September 24.
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Intimate: Princess Diana is seen holding five-year-old Clementine Hambro, her youngest bridesmaid, as the Queen walks by her side
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Iconic: With thousands of pearls and a 25ft train, Diana's wedding dress is carefully maneuvered into position for an official photograph
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Celebration: Wearing a turquiose hat, the Queen is seen in front of a television broadcasting the scenes outside Buckingham Palace
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Captivating: This behind-the-scenes shot shows the royal couple stepping out on to the balcony to greet thousands of well-wishers
Beautiful archive footage shows wedding of Diana and Charles
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Reception: The newly-married couple stop to speak to their page boys and bridesmaids as the Queen Mother (right) looks on
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Stunning: Led by a page boy, Princess Diana carries a young Clementine through Buckingham Palace, the Queen walking by her side
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Grand: The princess' veil can be seen as she stands next to her new husband, the Prince of Wales, as royals gather in the Throne Room
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Ornate: Even in her wedding gown, Princess Diana is able to bend over to set down Clementine as they make their way through the palace
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Festivities: Her Majesty is seen in front of a television broadcasting the scenes on the Mall, where thousands of well-wishers gathered
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Tender: Prince Andrew leans down to talk to Clementine as Prince Charles speaks to a page boy (right) and the princess smiles
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Never before seen pictures from Charles and Diana's wedding: Behind-the-scene photos featuring the Queen, senior royals and a troupe of bridesmaids at 1981 event are to be auctioned off
- Dozen previously unpublished photos of the 1981 royal wedding will be sold at auction in Boston next month
- They show Diana and Charles as newlyweds in Buckingham Palace, moments after becoming man and wife
- The Queen, the Queen Mother, Princess Anne, Princess Margaret and Prince Andrew are also pictured
At her side is Queen, who had just moments ago become her mother-in-law when she married Charles, the Prince of Wales, in a ceremony held at St Paul's Cathedral.
The scene, striking in its intimacy and candidness, is one of a dozen previously unpublished photos of the 1981 royal wedding that will be sold at auction next month.
The pictures were taken by a relative and the only photographer was allowed to take informal photographs of the royal family and their guests when they returned to the palace for the reception.
One photograph captures the Queen standing in front of a television images of the thousands of well-wishers who had gathered outside the palace. Another shows Princess Diana's wedding dress, now arguably the most famous in the world, being arranged in the Throne Room for official photographs.
Princesses Anne and Margaret, Prince Andrew and the late Queen Mother are also pictured in the captivating images, which were all left out of Charles and Diana's wedding album. The auction is to be held by RR Auctions on September 24.
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Intimate: Princess Diana is seen holding five-year-old Clementine Hambro, her youngest bridesmaid, as the Queen walks by her side
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Iconic: With thousands of pearls and a 25ft train, Diana's wedding dress is carefully maneuvered into position for an official photograph
+10
Celebration: Wearing a turquiose hat, the Queen is seen in front of a television broadcasting the scenes outside Buckingham Palace
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Captivating: This behind-the-scenes shot shows the royal couple stepping out on to the balcony to greet thousands of well-wishers
Beautiful archive footage shows wedding of Diana and Charles
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Reception: The newly-married couple stop to speak to their page boys and bridesmaids as the Queen Mother (right) looks on
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Stunning: Led by a page boy, Princess Diana carries a young Clementine through Buckingham Palace, the Queen walking by her side
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Grand: The princess' veil can be seen as she stands next to her new husband, the Prince of Wales, as royals gather in the Throne Room
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Ornate: Even in her wedding gown, Princess Diana is able to bend over to set down Clementine as they make their way through the palace
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Festivities: Her Majesty is seen in front of a television broadcasting the scenes on the Mall, where thousands of well-wishers gathered
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Tender: Prince Andrew leans down to talk to Clementine as Prince Charles speaks to a page boy (right) and the princess smiles
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-taken-1981-auctioned-off.html#ixzz3iTp6K0T9
