When Prince Charles proposed to Lady Diana Spencer in February 1981, he was 32 and one of the most eligible bachelors in the world—and she was a completely unknown, 19-year-old nursery school teacher. But after their July 29, 1981 wedding—and even in the leadup to it—that certainly changed, and Diana’s star began eclipsing Charles’ almost immediately. It didn’t take long for Diana—who after her wedding became the Princess of Wales—to become the most famous woman in the world, and Charles was often overcome with jealousy over how adored she was, particularly when people would complain at walkabouts that they got Charles’ side, when they wanted to meet Diana instead.
