Prince William (55 page)

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Authors: Penny Junor

Charles and Diana with Harvey, after their engagement, when it all started to go wrong.

Diana delighted the crowds with her informality.

Charles and Diana's wedding, declared the Archbishop of Canterbury, was ‘the stuff of which fairytales are made'.

The first ever kiss on the balcony and the crowds went wild.

Diana's dress was the best-kept secret of the wedding. The train was 25 feet long.

Despite the smiles, there were already problems in the relationship.

Not even two weeks in the Mediterranean sunshine on board the Royal yacht Britannia could lift Diana's spirits.

Prince William's first public appearance leaving the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington less than 24 hours after his birth.

The first of many photo calls. At home in the comfort of Kensington Palace.

Stealing the show in Wellington, aged nine months, on his first tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1983.

Prince Harry making his first appearance in September 1984. For a brief period before his birth Charles and Diana were closer than ever but it soon fell apart.

William's playful antics at Prince Andrew's wedding did not amuse the Queen.

The family putting on a show of unity amongst the wild flowers at Highgrove.

All dressed up for church at Windsor on Easter Day with his cousins, already trained to wave to the waiting crowds.

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