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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Rachel Burchfield

Princess Diana Was Underprepared and Had No Idea What She Was Getting Into When She Married Prince Charles, Friend Says: “She Was Just Trying To Do Her Best”

Princess Diana.

When Lady Diana Spencer married into the royal family in July 1981 (the same month she turned 20 years old), she immediately became the star of the show. Her beauty, her style, her shyness, her warmth, her humor, her presence captivated the globe—quickly making the Princess of Wales the most famous woman in the world. And, unfortunately, it was a point of contention between Diana and her husband, Prince Charles, who hated Diana stealing the limelight from him.

When the two announced their engagement in February 1981, neither knew quite what to do with the other, and were unprepared for what was to come. (Image credit: Getty/Hulton Archive/Stringer)
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