This was the year Charles and Diana first met. We tend to remember the bad times – which were very bad indeed. But there was also real love and affection, as these touching photos show…
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It was around this time of year, in November 1977, that Charles and Diana first met – on a grouse hunt in Althorp, the Spencer family seat in Northamptonshire.
But sparks really flew when they met again a few years later at a house party in Sussex.
The couple began dating soon after, and in February 1981 their engagement was declared – even though they had only met thirteen times before Charles proposed.
When it comes to Charles and Diana, it’s usually the bad times that we remember. After all, the bad times were really bad.
Yet that is certainly not the whole story.
There was real love and affection between the two, as these photos show…
Prince Charles and Princess Diana looked as loved up as ever during their visit to Gilbraltar as part of their Mediterranean honeymoon in August 1981.
Newlyweds Prince Charles and Princess Diana gazed lovingly at each other on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their fairytale wedding in July 1981
Diana often cheered on Prince Charles during his many polo matches. Here, a happy Diana is photographed chatting with her husband at the Windsor Polo Club in 1983
Charles and Diana, the newlywed Prince and Princess of Wales, still in a bubble of newlywed bliss at Balmoral in August 1981
The couple posed for photos as they ended their honeymoon in Balmoral
The newly engaged Prince and Princess of Wales appeared to enjoy each other’s company during a visit to their local town of Tetbury in May 1981.
During a visit to Barmouth, Wales, in November 1982, Diana and Charles shared an affectionate grin. Who knows what they were talking about?
Princess Diana and Prince Charles smile fondly during their tour of Australia in March 1983
Charles and Diana in the gardens of Government House in Auckland, New Zealand in April 1983 – with son William
Diana and Charles dance together at a gala dinner at the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne, 1985
Charles was pictured lovingly holding Diana’s hand during an engagement
The royals appeared to be in high spirits as they smiled at each other during an engagement in Canada in June 1983
The Princess and Prince of Wales chat happily on their way to a banquet during a visit to New Zealand in April 1983
Diana stared at Charles with stars in her eyes as he delivered a speech at a state banquet in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 1983
In 1983 they made their first foreign tour in Australia together with Prince William
Diana and Charles shared this sweet moment at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland after their honeymoon in September 1981
After presenting her husband with a prize at the Cirencester polo in 1985, Diana received a loving kiss on the lips in return