Princess Diana and Prince Charles Were the First Royal Couple to Do This on Their Wedding Day
Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage may not have worked out the way people had hoped, but things sure did look great in the beginning, right? Before the couple became embroiled in multiple stories of infidelity and public trash-talking, Diana and Charles were two young people (seemingly) in love.
And on the day they were married in 1981, the newlyweds did something that would change British royal wedding protocol forever.Related: Prince Charles May Never Have Married Diana If This Hadn't HappenedAfter tying the knot at Westminster Abbey, Diana, Charles, and the rest of their royal family members made their way back to Buckingham Palace to pose for official wedding portraits and greet the thousands of adoring fans and well-wishers cheering outside (not to mention the 750 million people watching worldwide).
Once on the balcony, Charles and Diana waved to the throngs of people below.
After he placed a sweet kiss on Diana's hand,
