Most weddings are incredibly stressful events to organise, especially when you have to sort everything from the guest lists to seating charts and from the venue to the cake - but what about a royal wedding?
While there are strict protocols in place when it comes to planning a royal wedding, the nerves felt by the bride and groom are likely much higher given the level of public attention.
Royal weddings are typically watched by millions of people all over the world which means every word and move is scrutinised.
One royal bride wanted to ensure she had the best luck possible for her big day and so had a rather unexpected item sewn into her dress.
Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981 in what was dubbed ‘a fairy-tale wedding’ and ‘the wedding of the century’.
Their ceremony was watched by an estimated TV audience of 750 million people in the UK and around the world and is thought to have cost approximately £57 million.
Lady Diana’s impressive dress, which was designed by Elizabeth and David Emanuel, cost £11,000 on its own.
The bride was only 20 years old when she married the Prince of Wales and famously called her wedding “the worst day of [her] life."
To combat her nerves ahead of the big day, Diana had a strange request for her dress designers. She asked the Emanuels to sew an 18-carat Welsh-gold horseshoe into the back of her iconic gown for good luck.
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The day ran as planned for the most part, with the only three hiccups affecting the proceedings. The first occurred before Diana set off for St Paul's Cathedral.
As she was dabbing perfume on his wrists, she accidently spilled some down her dress.
Diana's makeup artist, Barbara Daly, revealed the story in the book Diana: The Portrait. She revealed that she attempted to clean perfume stains off the dress but was unable to lift them.
To combat the issue, she detailed how Diana cleverly placed her hand on that part of the fabric to hide the stain.
The second mishap took place when Diana’s dress appeared wrinkled as she stepped out of the carriage with her father, The Earl Spencer.
The final was when she mixed up Prince Charles’s names in her vows. She said that she would take Philip Charles Arthur George rather than Charles Philip Arthur George.
One of the dress's famous designers, David Emanuel, spoke about his memories of the day in an interview with HELLO! He revealed that the princess actually called him on the day of her wedding.
He recalled: "After all the photographs, they went in to have the wedding breakfast and I went back to my studio in Mayfair. All of my workroom ladies were there so we had a glass of champagne.
"We had a little party and just as I’m about to lock up, the phone rings… I thought who’s calling? It was Diana! She said 'I just wanted to say thank you so much for the gown. I loved it. Prince Charles loved it. All the family loved it.'
"It couldn’t have been more special for me to hear from the client. When you design for a bride you want her to be happy. As long as the bride is happy that is all that matters. The fact she took the time before she went off on honeymoon… that’s genuine kindness."
