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Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, 1981. Getty
Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, 1981. Getty
Our obsession with royal weddings
Ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day, we take a look at why we are so enamoured with royalty and, more particularly, the nuptials