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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Diana "Destroyed" Prince Charles's Belongings During Their Doomed Honeymoon

Princess Diana wearing a white floral dress standing on a ship with her back to the water while Prince Charles, wearing a gray suit, is turned the other way and holding her hand.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana headed on what should have been a romantic honeymoon aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia following their July 1981 wedding. But, as the world would later learn, the trip was anything but the loved-up vacation either of them had planned.

The couple embarked from Gibraltar on a whirlwind trip including destinations like Tunisia, Algeria, Sicily, the Greek islands, Egypt and Scotland. According to Penny Junor, author of The Duchess, Prince Charles, who—like his grandkids today—has always enjoyed art, took plenty of supplies with him on their honeymoon.

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