PRINCE CHARLES AND LADY DIANA: THE MOST EXPENSIVE WEDDING EVER, COSTING $115 MILLION after guide
The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, which took place in 1981, is considered to be the most expensive royal wedding in history. 3500 people attended the service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, while 2 million people waited in line to see Lady Diana as she traveled in a glass carriage to the cathedral. The number of people who attended the service was far lower. Following the wedding ceremony, an after-party celebration was held at Buckingham Palace for a total of 120 invited guests.
According to estimates, the costs of the wedding celebrations were $115 million, with security charges reaching $600,000, a pre-wedding party costing $100,000, and a wedding cake that stood five feet tall costing $40,000, among other expenses. In comparison to the cost of a typical bridal gown, Lady Diana’s wedding dress, which featured a train that extended 25 feet and 10,000 pearls, only cost $13,000. Around the world, there were as many as 750 million people who watched the ceremony, and two million people attended the event in person.