The Prince of Wales, and his fiancée, Lady Diana Spencer, leaving the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, after their first night out together in public, since announcing their engagement a week ago. They sat in the Royal box to watch Mayerbeer's opera, L'Africaine, sung by an international cast headed by great American black soprano, Grace Bumbury. See PA story "Royal Covent" timed 2246 onward

Agency: Unknown

A touching display of affection, as Prince Charles gently lays his hand on Lady Diana's shoulder, during a polo break at Windsor, just a few days before their wedding

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/133

Agency: Camera Press London

Photographer: Charles De La Court

London. Prince Charles and his fiancée, Lady Diana Spencer at King's Cross station in London this morning when they arrived by train from Aberdeen after their holiday at Balmoral. The couple were reunited at the weekend

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London. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at the Goldsmiths' Hall in the City of London tonight, when they were guests at an entertainment in aid of the Royal Opera House Development Appeal. It was Lady Diana's first official Royal Engagement

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/129

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [PA Court Photographer]

London. Lady Diana in another attractive low plunging neckline outfit with the Prince of Wales at the banquet given at Claridge's Hotel in London by King Khalid of Saudi Arabia tonight in honour of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

Agency: Press Association

Romsey, Hampshire. Prince Charles and his bride to be, Lady Diana Spencer with eye only for one another at Broadlands, the home of the late Lord Mountbatten today. The Prince and Lady Diana were opening a new Mountbatten exhibition

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/131

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles Celebrates His 30th Birthday. Balmoral Castle, Grampian. Prince Charles, who today celebrates his 30th birthday, is joined by Harvey, a golden labrador, during his recent visit to Balmoral Castle. The Prince's kilt is the Hunting Stewart, which belonged to his Grandfather King George VI, as did the sporran which he is wearing. Strict embargo: For first publication in daily papers of Tuesday 14 November 1978

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

London. Prince Charles, now bearded, is seen side by side with his great grandfather, King George V, photographed in 1912, wearing the beard and moustache typical of the period

Agency: Press Association

Perth, Western Australia. Britain's Prince Charles receives a kiss and a cuddle from bikini-clad Jane Priest, during an early morning swim at Perth's Cottesloe Beach Saturday. It was the second day in a row that the Prince, heir to the British Throne, started his day with a dip in the ocean

Agency: Associated Press

Prince Charles at work with a tree saw with his room mate Stuart McGregor at Timbertop. Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle, July 1969. Series of pictures from stock

Agency: Central Press Photos

Prince Charles on his third birthday went for his usual morning ride in the park with his nurse Miss Lightbody. Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle, July 1969. Series of pictures from stock

Agency: Central Press Photos

Prince Charles, baby son of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh enjoys a 2nd birthday outing in St James' Park with Mabel Anderson, the Nanny

Agency: Press Association

Tokyo, Japan. Britain's Prince Charles is flanked by Japan's emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako during an audience at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo today. Prince Charles flew into the Japanese capital earlier in the day for a five day unofficial visit including a tour to Expo'70 site near Osaka

Agency: Associated Press

Canberra, Australia. The Royal couple, Prince Charles and Princess Diana seen watching some children dancing during their visit to Karguru school, near Tennant Creek today

Agency: Associated Press

Photographer: Terry Phelan

London. Prince Charles turns to talk briefly to his bride-to-be during their wedding service in St Paul's Cathedral today

Agency: Press Association

Sydney, Australia. The steps and forecourts of the Sydney Opera House are packed with people as Princess Diana and Prince Charles drive in an open car during their first day of the Sydney visit

Agency: UPI

Photographer: John Eggitt [?]

Agency: ScotPix

Photographer: J Geddes Wood

Hampshire. Prince Charles extends a helping hand to his fiancée as Lady Diana Spencer signs the visitors' book at HMS Mercury, Leydene near Petersfield, Hampshire, today. Lady Diana nearly missed the chair as she sat down to sign

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [Court Photographer]

Perhaps the most romantic picture yet of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, photographed at Windsor during a polo break, just days away from their wedding

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/132

Agency: Camera Press London

Photographer: Charles De La Court

London. Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles walking hand in hand from St Paul's Cathedral after the final rehearsal for their wedding on 29 July

Agency: UPI

Photographer: P Skingley

London. Prince Charles kisses his bride on balcony of Buckingham Palace after their 29 July wedding at St Pauls

Agency: BIPNA

Windsor. Spectacular kiss. Princess Diana presenting the prizes to the teams taking part in today's Cartier International Polo Spectacular, ensures her husband The Prince of Wales gets that little something extra.. a kiss.. at the Guards Polo Club, Windsor Great Park, where the prince played for the England II team versus Chile. See PA substitute story Royal Polo timed 2025

Agency: Press Association

Windsor. Princess Diana gives a kiss to Prince Charles after giving him his runners up prize after a polo match which he played at the Royal Oman Polo Ground. The Prince's team lost the match 4 to 3

Agency: Reuter

Photographer: Nick Didlick

Adelaide, Australia. Prince Charles and his wife Diana enjoy a joke with some swimmers in the pool at Parks Centre

Agency: Associated Press

Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Prince Charles and his bride to be, Lady Diana Spencer holding a single flower during their visit to Tetbury today. Thousands turned out to greet their future 'neighbours' on the visit to the Cotswold town. See PA Story "Diana" timed 1221

Agency: Unknown

Prince Charles and Princess Diana sat on the steps of the Greek Theatre of Syracuse

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Melbourne, Australia. Princess Diana, wearing an emerald headband, dances with Prince Charles at a charity ball. The headband was formerly a necklace given top her by the queen

Agency: Reuter

The Princess of Wales looks on as Prince Charles congratulates the bride, Carolyn Pride and groom, William Bartholemew, after their wedding at Chelsea Old Church in London today. Carolyn shared a flat with the Princess before her engagement to Prince Charles

Agency: Press Association

Canberra, Australia. Prince Charles and Princess Diana with the new Australian Prime Minister Robert Hawke at tonight's dinner at Government House. The Royal couple leave for Melbourne on 25 March to continue the six week Royal Tour

Agency: UPI

Brisbane, Australia. Prince and Princess of Wales arrive in Brisbane Australia to start the fourth week of their Australian Tour. The Prince and Princess were mobbed by thousands of people as they toured the town on a walk about

Agency: UPI

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, the Princess of Wales, sitting together today in the house of Lords during the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament

Agency: BIPNA

London. Prince Charles gives the Princess of Wales a helping hand as the disembarked from their aircraft at Heathrow today after their Caribbean holiday. See PA story 'Princess' timed 1129 onwards

Agency: Press Association

London. The Prince and Princess of Wales at the banquet at Hampton Court Palace given by Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus in honour of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh tonight. The Dutch Royal couple's state visit finishes tomorrow. See PA Story 'Beatrix Banquet' timed 1710

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [PA Court Photographer]

Prince Charles waves his walking stick at photographers as and Diana pose in Klondike Days outfits during a BBQ at Fort Edmonton

Agency: UPC

Photographer: Andy Clark [?]

Sydney, Australia. Looking a very happy Royal couple, Prince Charles and Princess Diana attend a charity ball at the Wentworth Hotel here as they continue their four week tour of Australia

Agency: UPI

Photographer: Roy Letkey

Ottawa, Canada. Prince Charles asks the press if they want him to throw them some food at a Bar-B-Q near Ottowa Tuesday night with the Princess of Wales at his side. More than a thousand people were in attendance for the informal meal

Agency: Associated Press

Barmouth, Wales. The Prince of Wales and Princess Diana arriving at Aberdyfi railway station

Agency: Press Association

Windsor. Prince Charles was seen with his favourite girl friend, 25 year old ex debutante Davina Sheffield, at Smith's Lawn, Windsor, yesterday. Davina, wearing a light summer dress looked happy and relaxed as she chatted to the Prince and members of the Royal Family. She sat beside Prince Charles as he drove a pair of horses in a carriage competition

Broadcast Date: 14 November 1978

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/101

Agency: Keystone

Davina Sheffield watched Prince Charles playing polo for the Royal Navy at Taunton, Somerset on Sunday. Photo shows: Prince Charles and Davina Sheffield with a club member at the polo match

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/102

Agency: Syndication International

Prince Charles girlfriends

Broadcast Date: 14 November 1978

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/104

Agency: Frank Spooner

Prince Charles in conversation with Camilla Parker Bowles at a polo match

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/151

Agency: REX Features

Los Angeles, USA. A cup of coffee for the Prince. Actress-singer Barbra Streisand offers a cup of coffee to Prince Charles of Great Britain as they chatted on set at Warner Bros. studio in Los Angeles today. The prince is visiting southern California while his ship is docked in San Diego, California

Agency: Associated Press

The Pipe Dream of a Prince. Clowning with bagpipes in these pictures is The Prince of Wales (right) during the sketch "Going for a Quick One", a take-off of "Going for a Song", the television programme on antiques, one of the items in "Quiet Flows the Don", The Dryden Society's Trinity College Revue, which opens in Cambridge tonight (Monday). These pictures were made during yesterday's dress rehearsal. The Prince's views were sought on a set of bagpipes. He picked them up, got himself entangled in them (upper picture), and finally ended up (lower picture) in a threshing heap on the floor. When he came to his feet, he pronounced that the bagpipes must be an "Indigenous Northern reptile", adding "It has been stuffed and they have tidied up the tentacles a bit". See PA Story catchlined "CHARLES"

Agency: Press Association

'Farmer' Charles. The Queen smiles, Princess Anne looks on admiringly, as Prince Charles fondles an Aryshire calf on the Balmoral estate, Scotland, where the Royal family is on holiday. The Duke of Edinburgh playfully tweaks the ear of another calf. The Queen, the Duke and their children were pictured informally today (Sunday) when they toured the estates after lunch

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/

Agency: Unknown

Great Bircham, Norfolk. Prince Charles leaving the King's Head in Great Bircham today after having lunch, a break from today's shooting party. Lady Diana Spencer joined him at Sandringham yesterday, where the Royal family is spending the winter holiday. See PA story 'Diana' timed 0820 onwards

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [Court Photographer]

Berlin, Germany. On the last day of his Berlin visit, Prince Charles of England inspected British units stationed in West Berlin. Here, the Prince aims a bazooka for firing during an exercise

Agency: Associated Press

Caernarvon, Wales. Prince Charles appears at the Queen Eleanor's Gate of Caernarvon Castle, and shows himself to the people for the first time as the Prince of Wales

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/54

Agency: Associated Press

Lech, Arlberg, Austria. After a long day of skiing with Princess Diana, His Royal Highness Charles Prince of Wales retires to their Liechtenstein Castle in Vaduz

Agency: Associated Press

Photographer: Michel Lipchitz