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Charles & Diana: The Fairytale Ends

Charles and Diana: Fairytale Romance Meets Reality

Charles and Diana: Fairytale Romance Meets Reality

It was hailed as the storybook marriage, a beautiful, modest young woman wed to the heir to the British throne. But in the 15 years they were married, Prince Charles and Princess Di went from the height of wedded bliss to the depths of a nasty divorce and mutual infidelities. On the way to its dissolution, their troubled relationship threatened the very institution of the monarchy. Played out in the media, the story of Charles and Di became a fairytale for the modern age -- but one with a tragic ending.

In this photo: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Jul 29, 1981
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