8 Secrets from Princess Diana and Prince Charles' Royal Wedding (Including One Very Surprising Guest)

8 Secrets from Princess Diana and Prince Charles' Royal Wedding (Including One Very Surprising Guest)

Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married in July 1981, and like most weddings, it had its mishaps Diana spilled perfume on her wedding gown and had to cover up her stain while walking down the aisle She also included a secret, 18-carat gold charm in her wedding dress It's been over three decades since the latePrincess DianaandPrince Charlestied the knot. But their royal wedding has remained one of the most talked-about ceremonies in history. Three years after they were introduced by Diana's sister,Lady Sarah McCorquodale(née Spencer) in 1977, the former couple started dating. Diana and Charles — whobecame King Charles IIIin September 2022 — were married on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. However, according to Diana's astrologist, Penny Thornton, the wedding almost didn't happen. She claimed in ITV's 2020 documentaryThe Diana Interview: Revenge of a Princessthat Diana revealed that Charles told his fiancée the night before the wedding that "he didn't love her." Diana and Charles ultimately went through with the nuptials. According to royal biographer Ingrid Seward's 2023 bookMy Mother and I, Diana's father, Earl Spencer, may have changed her mind aboutcalling off the wedding. From altered dresses and wedding day jitters, here are eight secrets from Princess Diana and Prince Charles's royal wedding. Tim Graham/Getty Images Designer Elizabeth Emanuel recalled that the young bride-to-be's body changed as the weeks elapsed before her wedding to Prince Charles, and she lost a notable amount of weight. "Most brides do lose weight," Emanuel previously told PEOPLE. "So we weren't that worried when she did. She ended up with a 23-inch waist from a 26- to 27-inch." Years later, Diana spoke publicly about her struggle with bulimia during the time of her wedding. "The bulimia started the week after we got engaged (and would take nearly a decade to overcome)," Diana said in Andrew Morton's book,Diana: Her True Story — in Her Own Words. "My husband [Prince Charles] put his hand on my waistline and said: 'Oh, a bit chubby here, aren't we?' and that triggered off something in me. And the Camilla thing," she said, referencing Charles' relationship withCamilla Parker Bowles. "I didn't like myself; I was ashamed I couldn't cope with the pressures," Diana continued. "I had bulimia for a number of years, and that's like a secret disease. It's a repetitive pattern which is very destructive. It was my escape mechanism." Lichfield/Getty Images Diana walked down the aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral wearing one of her favorite scents: Quelques Fleurs. However, according to her makeup artist, it almost wore her. Barbara Daly famously revealed that the young princess, then 20 years old, accidentallyspilled some perfumeon her dress as she tried to put some on her wrists after getting dressed in theworld-famous bridal gown. Daly said she told Diana to simply hold that spot on her dress as she was walking to make it seem like she was lifting the front of her dress so she didn't step on it. Diana was even spotted trying to cover the spot where the perfume spilled with her hand as she approached the altar. Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana knew her dress' 25-foot-long train was difficult to handle and let her young bridesmaids know it. Charles' goddaughter,India Hicks, recounted the details when she and Diana's niece,Sarah Armstrong-Jones, were in charge of guiding the gown down the aisle. Hicks wrote in a May 2018 essay forHarper's Bazaarthat as Diana entered the cathedral, she told the girls, "Do your best." "We knew what that meant: If we pulled too much, straightening the material, her tiara and veil would slip," she continued. "But if we didn't pull enough, the effect of the train would be lost." Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Florist David Longman toldExpressin May 2018 that afterQueen Elizabethlost the flowers during her own wedding, she started the tradition of having two identical bouquets made to prevent a similar mishap. "We made two bouquets," said Longman about Diana and Charles' wedding. "The first one had to be delivered at 8 o'clock to Buckingham Palace. We had a police escort motorcyclist who took us all through the city to the Palace." He continued, "Then we came back, and by that time, they had finished the second bouquet, and back we went again." David Jones- WPA Pool/Getty Images Nerves got the best of Diana while she was saying her vows. Sheaccidentally referred to her groomas "Philip Charles" rather than "Charles Philip." (To be fair, his full name is Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. With so many names to remember, anyone would slip up!) Although it wasn't visible in photographs, there was a hidden good luck charm in Diana's dress: an 18-carat gold horseshoe trinket studded with white diamonds. "[The dress] was the fulfillment of her princess fantasy," wrote biographer Tina Brown, perVanity Fair."She was insistent in her demand for its puffy sleeves and floating silk, its twenty-five-foot taffeta train, its nipped waist, and its antique lace embroidered with pearls and sequins." In case of poor weather, Diana's dress designer made a parasol featuring the same lace as the dress and hand-embroidered pearls and sequins. However, the skies were clear for the big day. "It was probably a good thing. It was made of such light material that it certainly wasn't waterproof," Emanuel told theDaily Mailin August 2017. "It wouldn't have done her much good!" Despite Charles and Camilla'sdating history, she still made the royal wedding's guest list — likely due to her husbandAndrew Parker Bowles' role as the Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. According to the biographyPrince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, Charles felt pressured into his marriage to Diana and was still torn about his love for the then-married Camilla. He even cried over it the night before his nuptials. Charles and Camillainfamously had an affairduring their respective marriages. They went public with their rekindled relationship after Diana's death in 1997. The couple married in April 2005, and Camilla received the title of Duchess of Cornwall. After Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8, 2022, Charles became King Charles andbestowed the title of Queen Consortupon Camilla. Read the original article onPeople

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8 Secrets from Princess Diana and Prince Charles' Royal Wedding (Including One Very Surprising Guest)

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'Fantastic Four' stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby's handsy behavior raises eyebrows and movie hype: expert

'Fantastic Four' stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby's handsy behavior raises eyebrows and movie hype: expert

Pedro Pascaland Vanessa Kirby, whose recent flirtatious behavior towards one another has raised eyebrows, are just two of Hollywood's mega-stars who have sparked romance rumors from handsy, red-carpet appearances. Fromgentle neck rubs to hand-holding, the superhero power couple — who play Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in the Marvel film, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" — have been noticeably touchy with one another while promoting the movie. But Pascal, who recently admitted physical touch helps himcope with anxieties, said there's nothing more to it. Scarlett Johansson Defends Viral Red Carpet Kisses With Co-star Jonathan Bailey "I was always one to reach out when I'm facing something that is challenging or making me anxious," the actor, 50, toldMen's Health. Kirby also defended her co-star's actions. Recalling the time in which Pascal caught heat after grabbing her hand during an appearance at Comic Con last year, Kirby toldVanity Fairthe gesture was innocent. Read On The Fox News App "What happened is we were both incredibly nervous going out in front of thousands of people who love this comic," Kirby said. "He wanted me to know that we were in this together, and I found it a lovely gesture and was very glad to squeeze his hand back." However, Doug Eldridge, founder of Achilles PR, said stars often use this tactic as a way to create buzz. Like What You're Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News "Nine times out of 10, this tactic is used as a buzz-builder, whether for the studio that financed the film, or the actors themselves, especially if the latter are up-and-comers, who haven't developed household name recognition yet. But again, there is always the '10th time' which could bring skepticism and, more importantly, scrutiny." "Pascal uses touch as a 'grounding' technique to navigate social situations, which might otherwise trigger his anxiety. Skeptics claim that's a farce, but clinical professionals have acknowledged the validity of this technique," Eldridge continued. "Wherever you fall on this particular case, the real 'winner' is the studio, as the internet has been filled with clicks and commentary surrounding Pascal, all of which creates a groundswell of buzz and potential 'butts in the buckets' for the upcoming release of 'The Fantastic Four' re-make." Steve Honig, founder of The Honig Company, told Fox News Digital that it's common for stars to use their on-screen and off-screen chemistry to their advantage during the promotional period of their upcoming project. "There are many ways co-stars can show chemistry on the red carpet without crossing the line into something that might be construed as inappropriate. The key here is to keep it fun and light, not sexual or anything heavy," Honig said. "At the end of the day, a red carpet is a place of work for actors, so the general rule of thumb is to not do anything a 'civilian' shouldn't do in their workplace." Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter "Oftentimes, the intent of red carpet PDA is to generate some additional buzz for the film," he continued. "This can, however, easily backfire and generate negative press about the questionable behavior. Red carpets are great stomping grounds for celebrities to build their brands, and they should usepremieres and other red carpet eventsto that end." "Celebrities, and their reps, need to remember that, unlike Las Vegas, what happens on the red carpet does not always stay on the red carpet," he added. "What happens at a premiere can, and often does, have a huge and lasting impact not only on the specific project but a celebrity's overall image. This can spill over to other projects, endorsements and either damage or build a celebrity's brand." Last month,Scarlett Johanssonspoke out after her red carpet kisses with her "Jurassic World Rebirth" co-star Jonathan Bailey went viral. The 40-year-old actress and 37-year-old actor made headlines after locking lips at their film's premiere in London on June 17. On June 23, the two shared another kiss at "Jurassic World Rebirth's" premiere in New York City, where Johansson's husband, "Saturday Night Live" star Colin Jost, was in attendance. During arecent episode of "Today,"host Craig Melvin told Johansson that he wanted to ask her about "this kissing thing that you and Jonathan have been doing all over the world." Melvin went on to note that Bailey was "so attractive," to which Johansson responded, "Yeah, you said it!" "Is that why we keep planting lips on him?" Melvin asked. "He's a lovable guy, what can I say?" Johansson replied. "I don't know. We're just friendly people." When Melvin asked whether she was surprised by the public attention to the pair's kisses, Johansson told him, "Nothing surprises me, you know what I mean?" Glen Powell Dodges Sydney Sweeney Dating Rumors After The Pair Reunite At Family Wedding "Nothing surprises me these days," she continued. "But, yeah, I've got a lot of love to give, what can I say?" In 2023, Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, who starred together in "Anyone But You," sparked romance rumors as fans caught glimpses of the two filming. At the time, the duo appeared on the "Today" show to promote the film and their friendship was questioned by Hoda Kotb, who asked if there was "a little romance" going on at any point. Throughout the interview, Sweeney and Powell shared little looks, and the "Euphoria" star couldn't stop giggling. While Sweeney laughed in response to the question about their relationship status, Powell answered: "No, but we do love each other. And, honestly, this is one of the most spectacular humans I've ever met. She's really great." In September 2021, Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain were the stars of a viral video from their appearance at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021 to promote their show"Scenes From a Marriage,"where fans noted the pair seemed to be a little too comfortable with each other. In the viral video, the two were posing with their arms around each other for photos. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until Isaac appeared to kiss and sniff Chastain's underarm area. Isaac spoke onSiriusXM's "The Jess Cagle Show"at the time and offered an explanation for the odd sniffing by comparing himself and Chastain to flatworms. "You know, you can cut them into like a hundred pieces and they will grow a whole new worm out of the little piece. So they're basically kind of immortal, and they've been doing work at the cellular level where they're seeing that the cells kind of talk to each other through electricity and kind of decide, 'Okay you're going to make the head.' 'All right, I'm going to make the tail'…they're communicating through some sort of electro kind of magnetic situation," Isaac explained. "Maybe we should use more actual human language to talk instead of sniffing an armpit and doing things like that," Isaac said. "That's kind of what starts to happen and no matter how much we annoy each other, no matter what happens, it's like, when you get us together, it's like, it's just other stuff that's going on that is making us grow two heads." While Eldridge said the public displays of affection during press are "seldom authentic," some are truly genuine. "It is seldom authentic, but a good rule of thumb is to stay away from terms like 'always' and 'never.' Point being, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have been together since 1983. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been married for 40 years. Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Geller have been married for 22 years. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have been married for 10 years. Improbable and impossible are not the same thing. Just because 'most' of these relationships are manufactured, doesn't mean 'all' of them are." "It's not a question of good or bad [press], but rather inevitable," he said. "The purpose of organizing a global media junket is to drive ticket sales, but the formula is slightly more calculated than the target outcome. Again, the process is simple, not easy: build awareness, create interest/intrigue, generate a call to action." Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report. Original article source:'Fantastic Four' stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby's handsy behavior raises eyebrows and movie hype: expert

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'Fantastic Four' stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby's handsy behavior raises eyebrows and movie hype: expert

'Fantastic Four' stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby's handsy behavior raises eyebrows and movie hype: expert Pedro Pascaland Vane...

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Teddi Mellencamp Reveals She Has a '50-50' Prognosis amid Stage 4 Cancer, But ‘I Truly Believe I’m Gonna Live’

Teddi Mellencamp Reveals She Has a '50-50' Prognosis amid Stage 4 Cancer, But 'I Truly Believe I'm Gonna Live'

Courtesy of The Jamie Kern Lima Show Teddi Mellencamp opened up about living with cancer during an appearance onThe Jamie Kerm Lima Showon July 29 TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsalum shared that her father, John Mellencamp, has "stepped in" to help her with day-to-day struggles She shared that she has a "50-50" prognosis, but chooses to stay positive and believes she will survive Teddi Mellencampsaid that she's focusing on "belief," not fear, amid herstage 4 brain cancerstruggle — which she's been given a 50-50 chance of surviving. TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsalum, 44, described the emotional toll of living with cancer toJamie Kern Limaon theJuly 29 episodeof herpodcast,The Jamie Kern Lima Show. "There's a sense of sadness that comes along with not feeling your best," Mellencamp said. "The dips, the highs and lows, the unknown." The reality star — who has been documenting her ongoingmelanomadiagnosis after undergoing 17 surgeries for theinvasive skin cancer— confirmed in April that her disease progressed to stage 4, having metastasized to herbrain and lungs. She needed immunotherapy, radiation and surgery totreat the tumors. "I would be lying if I said I also didn't have a little bit of anger. Why did this happen to me?" she admitted to Lima. "In my mind, I was so healthy. I was taking care of myself. I play sports." Courtesy of The Jamie Kern Lima Show Now, Mellencamp said she has been sidelined from many of her favorite physical activities, as the side effects of treatment have been rough. She explained how much her father,John Mellencamp, has helped her with things she "wouldn't be capable of doing." "He has been beyond," she said. "With all of these medical treatments and everything. He has stepped in, he's helped me have a nurse … he calls me every single day. He makes sure that I'm okay." She said that at first, the gravity of her illness hadn't sunk in: "We thought, 'Oh, she'll just have the surgery and she'll come out and she'll be able to manage things' … and I most certainly can't." She said she couldn't imagine what her new life would look like. "I was so scared to go home and not be the me that I was when I left home. It was frightening. And so that's when [my dad] was like, 'Let's get you a nurse. Let's get you set up.' " When she got home, she was "so weak, I couldn't give myself a bath. I couldn't take a shower. I had ginormous holes in my head." Her dad's support was cruicial in those early days. He also taught her, "it's okay to have an emotional day." She reiterated the importance of that lesson to Lima. Their interview was five days after Mellencamp's latestimmunotherapytreatment. "I have it once every three weeks and it's my most emotional day." She told Lima she she nearly canceled the appearance because "I know I'm gonna get upset." But ultimately, Mellencamp decided to go through with it, saying, "people need to know it's okay to be upset." This prompted Lima to ask "How much of your energy goes to fear and how much of it goes to full belief?" "I would say a lot of my energy, it goes to belief," Mellencamp said, explaining that she does feel anger over no longer "hopping right up" in the morning to get her kids,Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 5, whom she shares withEdwin Arroyave, off to school and to work out, as she did for years. "I have no routine anymore," Mellencamp said, sharing that it was "a big wake-up call that life isn't perfect. You don't have to be perfect, you just have to show up … most days I end up feeling great, but if I just stay there in that moment, it'll be a terrible day. But I can control that. I may still feel sick or I may have a stomach ache or be bummed that I have to miss something that one of my kids is doing." https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf But, she says, "I'm in control of something. Maybe not healing, but how I show up for myself." Mellencamp said her positive attitude is what keeps her going. "I have to keep fighting. I can do this. And it's okay to feel sad. A lot of people feel sad, and it doesn't have to mean that you're gonna die. " "What is the prognosis right now that doctors say?" Lima asked. "I would say probably 50-50," Mellencamp said. "But like, I truly believe this when I say this — and it's gonna make me emotional — I truly believe that I'm gonna live. I need to believe it. 'Cause if not, it's just too sad." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Read the original article onPeople

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Teddi Mellencamp Reveals She Has a '50-50' Prognosis amid Stage 4 Cancer, But ‘I Truly Believe I’m Gonna Live’

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Pope Leo XIV gets rock star's welcome at Catholic influencer festival

Pope Leo XIV gets rock star's welcome at Catholic influencer festival

VATICAN CITY (AP) —Pope Leo XIVon Tuesday received a rock star's welcome at the Vatican's festival of Catholic influencers — priests, nuns and ordinary faithful who use their social media presence to preach and teach the faith — as he urged them to ensure that human relations don't suffer with the spread of digital ecosystems andartificial intelligence. History's first American pope was mobbed by hundreds of influencers, their cellphones hoisted high to stream the encounter, when he arrived in St. Peter's Basilica after a special Mass. The pilgrims have descended on Rome for a special Holy Year celebration of so-called "digital missionaries," part of the Vatican'sweeklong Jubilee for young peoplethat culminates this weekend with a vigil and Mass in a vast field on Rome's outskirts. Leo thanked the young people for using their digital platforms to spread the faith, and he gamely posed for selfies. But he warned them about neglecting human relationships in their pursuit of clicks and followers, and cautioned them to not fall prey to fake news and the "frivolity" of online encounters. "It is not simply a matter of generating content, but of creating an encounter between hearts," Leo said in a speech that showed his ease switching from Italian to Spanish to English. "Be agents of communion, capable of breaking down the logic of division and polarization, of individualism and egocentrism." "It is up to us – to each one of you – to ensure that this culture remains human," he said. "Our mission – your mission – is to nurture a culture of Christian humanism, and to do so together" in what he called the only networks that really matter: of friendship, love and the "network of God." Warnings against going off-message For the past two days, the Vatican's message to the young influencers has been one of thanks for their social media evangelizing, but also a warning to not allow their posting to go off-message or to neglect the human dimension of all encounters. For Leo, the issue is particularly heartfelt since he has said that addressing thethreat to humanity posed by AIwill be a priority of his pontificate. The Rev. David McCallum, an American Jesuit who heads a leadership development program and spoke to the influencers at a conference Monday, held periodic breaks in his presentation with instructions for those in the audience to actually speak with the person next to them, for up to 10 minutes at a time. Cardinal Antonio Tagle, the head of the Vatican's evangelization office, urged the influencers to avoid anything that smacks of false advertising, coercion or brainwashing in their posting, or to use their platform to make money. He noted that he himself had been a victim of a fake video advertising arthritis medicine. "Brothers and sisters, be discerning," Tagle told the influencers in his homily at Tuesday's Mass. A mini World Youth Day in Rome Tuesday began with groups of influencers and young pilgrims passing through the basilica's Holy Door, a rite of passage for the estimated 32 million people participating in the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year celebrations. This week, downtown Rome swarmed with energetic, singing and dancing masses of teenage Catholic scouts, church and Catholic school groups. It all had the vibe of a scaled-down World Youth Day, the once-every-three-year Catholic Woodstock festival that was inaugurated by St. John Paul II. The most recent one in Lisbon, Portugal,went viralthanks to the Rev. Guilherme Peixoto, a village priest in northern Portugal who also happens to be a DJ. He's in Rome this week, though it's not clear if he will reprise his now-famous set that woke young people up before Pope Francis' final Mass in Lisbon. In it, as he jammed to house music behind his console in full clerical collar, Peixoto spliced into the set both St. John Paul II's exhortation to young people to "be not afraid" and Francis' insistence in Lisbon that the church had room for everyone, "todos, todos, todos." That mantra has become something of the refrain for this year's youth Jubilee, with #todostodostodos being used across platforms by pilgrims posting about their time in Rome. Pablo Licheri, who founded the Catholic Mass Times app, which provides locations and times for Catholic liturgies around the world and has registered 2 million downloads, said he has been heartened by both Leo's message of unity and the enthusiasm of social media-savvy Catholics like him. "I was especially moved to meet so many fellow Catholic influencers in person and to pray together with others who share the same passion for spreading the joy of God's love," he said after Tuesday's Mass. ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP'scollaborationwith The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.

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Pope Leo XIV gets rock star's welcome at Catholic influencer festival

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Poland says 32 people detained and suspected of coordinating with Russia for sabotage

Poland says 32 people detained and suspected of coordinating with Russia for sabotage

WARSAW, Poland (AP) —Polish Prime MinisterDonald Tusk on Tuesday said authorities have detained 32 people suspected of coordinating with Russia toengage in acts of sabotage, according to Polish news agency PAP. One person has been convicted, while the others are in custody awaiting trial, PAP reported. The group includes a Pole, Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, PAP reported, as well as a 27-year-old Colombian man who is accused of two arson attacks in Poland last year at Russia's behest. The Polish Internal Security Agency in a statement Tuesday said he faces up to 10 years to life in prison in connection with the arson attacks on two construction warehouses in May 2024. The suspect allegedly received his instructions, including how to make a Molotov cocktail to start the fires, from someone associated with Russian intelligence, the agency said. Other details about the suspects or the alleged sabotage were not immediately available.

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Poland says 32 people detained and suspected of coordinating with Russia for sabotage

Poland says 32 people detained and suspected of coordinating with Russia for sabotage WARSAW, Poland (AP) —Polish Prime MinisterDonald Tusk ...

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