Crowds gather at Buckingham Palace following announcement that Prince Charles is to marry Lady Diana Spencer

Crowds outside Buckingham Palace gather on February 24, 1981 after the announcement that Prince Charles, 32, is to marry Lady Diana Spencer, 19. It is expected the two will be married in Westminster Abbey in July. (UPI Photo/P. Skingley/Files)

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