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  • 1. What type of glass bowl was received as a gift from the United States?
A) Waterford glass bowl
B) Steuben glass bowl
C) Bohemian glass bowl
D) Murano glass bowl
  • 2. Who created the watercolor of loons given to Prince Charles from Canada?
A) Robert Bateman
B) Daniel Ciacquinot
C) John J. Louis Jr.
D) Henry Kohler
  • 3. What was the gift from Canada specifically for Diana?
A) An all-wool broadloom carpet
B) A matching diamond and sapphire watch
C) Handcrafted silver platters
D) A large brooch of gold, diamonds and platinum
  • 4. Which country presented handcrafted silver platters as a gift?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) United States
D) Canada
  • 5. What did New Zealand give the couple as a gift?
A) A set of antique furniture
B) An all-wool broadloom carpet
C) An engraved glass bowl
D) Leather, silks and cotton gloves
  • 6. Who gave the couple a matching diamond and sapphire watch, bracelet, pendant, ring, and earrings?
A) The Edinburgh District Council
B) Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
C) The Greater Manchester Council
D) The American ambassador to the UK
  • 7. Who was the American ambassador to the UK at the time of the wedding?
A) Daniel Ciacquinot
B) John J. Louis Jr.
C) Robert Sanders
D) Robert Bateman
  • 8. What was the subject of the small oil painting given by John J. Louis Jr.?
A) Balmoral Castle
B) A watercolor of loons
C) Prince Charles playing polo
D) Broadlands estate
  • 9. Who designed the Art Deco style clock given to the couple?
A) Robert Bateman
B) Robert Sanders
C) Henry Kohler
D) Daniel Ciacquinot
  • 10. What charity did the Edinburgh District Council donate $92,500 to in honour of the wedding?
A) Waterloo Charity for the Disabled
B) St James's Trust
C) Broadlands Foundation
D) Thistle Fund
  • 11. What did the Greater Manchester Council offer as a wedding contribution?
A) Engineering apprenticeships for a small number of unemployed young people
B) Handcrafted silver platters
C) An all-wool broadloom carpet
D) A charitable donation of $92,500
  • 12. What book did Cambridge University send as a gift?
A) Polo Through the Ages
B) The Complete English Traveller
C) History of Broadlands
D) The Royal Honeymoon Guide
  • 13. Who wrote the book sent by Cambridge University?
A) Robert Sanders
B) Daniel Ciacquinot
C) Henry Kohler
D) Robert Bateman
  • 14. What items did the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London present?
A) Gloves made out of leather, silks and cotton
B) Silver platters and porcelain centerpieces
C) An Art Deco style clock
D) A diamond and sapphire watch
  • 15. Where were many of the wedding gifts displayed from 5 August to 4 October 1981?
A) Buckingham Palace
B) Broadlands
C) Balmoral Castle
D) St James's Palace
  • 16. Who attached the 'just married' sign to the landau?
A) Prince Charles and Diana
B) Robert Bateman and Henry Kohler
C) John J. Louis Jr. and Daniel Ciacquinot
D) Princes Andrew and Edward
  • 17. Which railway station did the couple depart from to begin their honeymoon?
A) Victoria station
B) Waterloo station
C) Paddington station
D) King's Cross station
  • 18. In which Hampshire town did the couple's honeymoon train journey head?
A) Romsey
B) Southampton
C) Winchester
D) Portsmouth
  • 19. What was the name of the British Royal Train carriage used alongside the train?
A) 975027 Windsor
B) 975026 Britannia
C) 975028 Balmoral
D) 975025 Caroline
  • 20. Where did Prince Charles's parents spend their wedding night in 1947?
A) Balmoral Castle
B) St James's Palace
C) Broadlands
D) Gibraltar
  • 21. How many days did the couple stay at Broadlands?
A) Eleven days
B) One week
C) Two weeks
D) Three days
  • 22. Where did the couple fly after staying at Broadlands?
A) Egypt
B) Gibraltar
C) Greece
D) Tunisia
  • 23. What is the name of the Royal Yacht they boarded for their Mediterranean cruise?
A) Royal Yacht Caroline
B) Royal Yacht Britannia
C) Royal Yacht Windsor
D) Royal Yacht Monarchy
  • 24. How long was the cruise of the Mediterranean on the Royal Yacht?
A) Three-day cruise
B) Eleven-day cruise
C) A month-long cruise
D) One-week cruise
  • 25. Which of the following countries was NOT visited during the Mediterranean cruise?
A) Greece
B) Tunisia
C) Egypt
D) Spain
  • 26. Where did the royal family gather after the couple's Mediterranean cruise?
A) Buckingham Palace
B) Balmoral Castle
C) Broadlands
D) St James's Palace
  • 27. What type of building on the Balmoral estate did the couple spend time in?
A) A farm house
B) A modern villa
C) A beach cottage
D) A hunting lodge
  • 28. What caused Diana's suspicion over Charles having an enduring affection for Camilla?
A) Camilla's photographs falling out of his diary
B) Seeing Camilla waiting at the Balmoral estate
C) Overhearing a phone call on the Royal Yacht
D) Finding a letter from Camilla in his luggage
  • 29. What items were given to Charles by Camilla that Diana discovered during the honeymoon?
A) A painting
B) A ring
C) Cufflinks
D) A watch
  • 30. On what date did the wedding take place?
A) 30 July 1981
B) 29 June 1981
C) 29 July 1981
D) 21 July 1981
  • 31. How many spectators lined the route of Diana's procession?
A) Three million
B) One million
C) Five hundred thousand
D) Two million
  • 32. How many police officers were deployed to manage the crowds?
A) 4,000
B) 6,000
C) 2,200
D) 3,500
  • 33. How many military officers were deployed for the wedding?
A) 1,902
B) 2,200
C) 4,000
D) 3,500
  • 34. Which group posed a potential threat that increased security and led to sharpshooters being stationed?
A) Royal Regiment of Canada
B) Metropolitan Police
C) Commonwealth realms
D) Irish Republican Army
  • 35. What was the estimated total cost of the wedding?
A) $48 million
B) $70 million
C) $110 million
D) $600,000
  • 36. How much money was spent specifically on security?
A) $2,200
B) $48 million
C) $600,000
D) $4,000
  • 37. At what time were the Queen and the Royal Family taken to the cathedral?
A) 12:00 BST
B) 10:22 BST
C) 10:00 BST
D) 11:20 BST
  • 38. Which carriage was used to take the Prince of Wales to the cathedral?
A) Glass Coach
B) 1902 State Landau
C) The Royal Carriage
D) The Commonwealth Coach
  • 39. Who accompanied Lady Diana in the Glass Coach on her way to the cathedral?
A) The Queen
B) Lord Spencer
C) Robert Runcie
D) Prince Charles
  • 40. How many mounted Metropolitan Police officers escorted Diana's carriage?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Two
D) Eight
  • 41. At what time did the ceremony begin?
A) 11:00 BST
B) 12:00 BST
C) 11:20 BST
D) 10:22 BST
  • 42. What music was played as the bride made her walk up the aisle?
A) Wedding March
B) God Save the Queen
C) Bridal Chorus
D) Trumpet voluntary
  • 43. Who composed the anthem played when the bride walked up the aisle?
A) Alan Webster
B) Harry Williams
C) Jeremiah Clarke
D) Robert Runcie
  • 44. How long did Diana's walk up the aisle take?
A) Two minutes
B) Five minutes
C) One minute
D) Three-and-a-half minutes
  • 45. What name did Diana mistakenly say first during her vows?
A) Philip
B) Arthur
C) George
D) Charles
  • 46. What word did Diana eliminate from her traditional vows at the couple's request?
A) Obey
B) Cherish
C) Love
D) Honor
  • 47. Since what year has the tradition of using Welsh gold in Royal Family wedding rings dated back?
A) 1950
B) 1902
C) 1923
D) 1981
  • 48. Who was a former Archbishop of Canterbury that gave prayers after the service?
A) Robert Runcie
B) Harry Williams
C) Donald Coggan
D) Alan Webster
  • 49. Which cardinal gave prayers after the service?
A) Cardinal Newman
B) Basil Cardinal Hume
C) Cardinal Wolsey
D) Cardinal Manning
  • 50. Who presided at the wedding service?
A) Andrew Gardner
B) Alan Webster
C) Charles III
D) Robert Runcie
  • 51. What did the United Kingdom have on the day of the wedding?
A) A national holiday
B) A general strike
C) A national election
D) A national day of mourning
  • 52. In what year did Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer separate?
A) 1997
B) 1996
C) 1981
D) 1992
  • 53. In what year did Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer divorce?
A) 2005
B) 1992
C) 1997
D) 1996
  • 54. When did Diana die?
A) 2005
B) 1992
C) 1996
D) 1997
  • 55. When did Prince Charles remarry?
A) 2005
B) 1996
C) 1997
D) 1992
  • 56. Who did Prince Charles remarry in 2005?
A) Catherine Middleton
B) Lady Sarah
C) Angela Rippon
D) Camilla Parker Bowles
  • 57. When did Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer first meet?
A) 1977
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1981
  • 58. When did Charles take serious interest in Diana as a potential bride?
A) 1976
B) 1977
C) 1981
D) 1980
  • 59. How many times did Diana claim the couple had met in total before the engagement announcement?
A) 50 times
B) 5 times
C) 20 times
D) 13 times
  • 60. What brand or label made Diana's cobalt blue skirt suit worn during the engagement announcement?
A) Vogue
B) Cojana
C) Garrard
D) Chanel
  • 61. How many solitaire diamonds surrounded the sapphire on Diana's engagement ring?
A) 14
B) 18
C) 12
D) 10
  • 62. How many carats was the oval blue Ceylon sapphire in Diana's engagement ring?
A) 24-carat
B) 14-carat
C) 12-carat
D) 18-carat
  • 63. Which company made Diana's engagement ring?
A) Vogue
B) John Frieda
C) Cojana
D) Garrard
  • 64. Who later received Diana's engagement ring as an engagement ring in 2010?
A) Camilla Parker Bowles
B) Lady Sarah
C) Catherine Middleton
D) Angela Rippon
  • 65. Who gave Diana a sapphire and diamond brooch as an engagement present?
A) Prince Philip
B) The Earl of Snowdon
C) The Queen Mother
D) Queen Elizabeth II
  • 66. Who did Diana's make-up for the official engagement portrait?
A) Angela Rippon
B) John Frieda
C) The Earl of Snowdon
D) Clayton Howard
  • 67. Where did Diana spend the night before her wedding?
A) Balmoral Castle
B) Windsor Castle
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Clarence House
  • 68. What item did Diana discover that Charles had bought for Camilla shortly before the wedding?
A) A ring
B) A necklace
C) Earrings
D) A bracelet
  • 69. Which choir was conducted by Barry Rose?
A) The Choir of St Paul's Cathedral only
B) The choirs at the service
C) The Choir of the Chapel Royal only
D) The Bach Choir only
  • 70. Who was the musical director of Covent Garden mentioned in the text?
A) Colin Davis
B) Christopher Dearnley
C) David Willcocks
D) Richard Popplewell
  • 71. Which soprano sang the aria 'Let the Bright Seraphim'?
A) Diana Spencer
B) Kiri Te Kanawa
C) Barbara Daly
D) Elizabeth Emanuel
  • 72. How long was the train on Diana's wedding dress?
A) 25-foot
B) 30-foot
C) 20-foot
D) 15-foot
  • 73. Who styled Diana's hair for the wedding?
A) Barbara Daly
B) Kevin Shanley
C) Colin Davis
D) David Longman
  • 74. Which fragrance company was the official parfumeur of the royal wedding?
A) Clive Shilton
B) The Bach Choir
C) David Longman
D) Houbigant Parfum
  • 75. What floral scent did Diana choose for her wedding perfume?
A) Pomp and Circumstance
B) Let the Bright Seraphim
C) Quelques Fleurs
D) Prince of Denmark's March
  • 76. Who did the bride's make-up for the ceremony?
A) Elizabeth Emanuel
B) Kiri Te Kanawa
C) Kevin Shanley
D) Barbara Daly
  • 77. Who prepared the bridal bouquets?
A) John Wallace
B) David Longman
C) Richard Popplewell
D) Barry Rose
  • 78. What military rank did Charles hold in the Royal Navy?
A) Lieutenant
B) Captain
C) Admiral
D) Commander
  • 79. Which piece of music was sung by a New Zealand soprano?
A) "I Vow to Thee, My Country"
B) "God Save the Queen"
C) "Prince of Denmark's March"
D) "Let the Bright Seraphim"
  • 80. Which organist played the organ at St Paul's Cathedral along with John Scott?
A) David Willcocks
B) Richard Popplewell
C) Colin Davis
D) Christopher Dearnley
  • 81. What fabric was Diana's wedding dress primarily made of?
A) Ivory silk tulle
B) Cotton satin
C) Ivory silk taffeta
D) Antique lace
  • 82. What item represented the 'blue' bridal theme?
A) A blue bow sewn into the waistband
B) Her mother's earrings
C) The Spencer family tiara
D) Her low-heeled shoes
  • 83. Which ensemble provided a fanfare from the Royal Military School?
A) The Bach Choir
B) A fanfare ensemble
C) The Philharmonia Orchestra
D) The English Chamber Orchestra
  • 84. What was accidentally spilled on a part of Diana's dress?
A) Water
B) Wine
C) Perfume
D) Tea
  • 85. How many bridal attendants did the royal couple have?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Eight
D) Seven
  • 86. Who is the great-grandfather of bridesmaid Clementine Hambro?
A) Marquess of Lothian
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Winston Churchill
D) Earl of Snowdon
  • 87. Which Spanish monarch did not attend the wedding?
A) Constantine II
B) Patrick Hillery
C) Konstantinos Karamanlis
D) King Juan Carlos I
  • 88. Which Greek official declined to attend the wedding?
A) Charles Haughey
B) Dawda Jawara
C) Konstantinos Karamanlis
D) Patrick Hillery
  • 89. Who represented the United States at the wedding?
A) Terry Wogan
B) Winston Churchill
C) Nancy Reagan
D) Angela Rippon
  • 90. What event occurred in the home country of President Dawda Jawara during the wedding?
A) A royal coronation
B) A massive street party
C) A national election
D) A coup d'état attempt
  • 91. How many guests went to Buckingham Palace for the wedding breakfast?
A) 750 guests
B) 100 guests
C) 600 guests
D) 120 guests
  • 92. What tradition did the couple initiate on the balcony?
A) Singing the national anthem
B) Lighting beacons
C) Kissing the bride
D) Releasing black balloons
  • 93. How many wedding cakes did the couple have in total?
A) 27
B) 12
C) 5
D) 100
  • 94. Who supplied the official wedding cake?
A) The Naval Armed Forces
B) David Avery
C) SG Sender
D) Nicholas Lodge
  • 95. How tall was the official layered fruitcake?
A) Four feet tall
B) Five feet tall
C) Three feet tall
D) Six feet tall
  • 96. How much did the official wedding cake weigh?
A) 150 pounds
B) 300 pounds
C) 225 pounds
D) 100 pounds
  • 97. Which Belgian pastry chef created one of the wedding cakes?
A) SG Sender
B) David Avery
C) John Betjeman
D) Nicholas Lodge
  • 98. In what year was a slice of the wedding cake auctioned off by Julien's Auctions?
A) 1981
B) 2015
C) 2021
D) 2018
  • 99. How much did a slice of the wedding cake sell for in a 2021 auction?
A) £500
B) $1,200
C) £1,850
D) $800
  • 100. Which system was used to provide subtitles for hearing-impaired viewers on BBC Two?
A) Palantype system
B) Teletex system
C) Subtitle system
D) Broadcast system
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