on this day in 1981. Prince Charles & Lady Diana Spencer announced their engagement.

[TheDuchessOfNorksBride]

So if you clearly remember this from an incredible 27 years ago, then you're no spring chicken!

oooo, what rumours about Andrew?

isn't it that andrew was a cuckoo int he nest? although i think they all look v similar.

i can't remember her outfit, i just remember looking at that rock on her finger thinking, 'now that is an engagement ring!'

oh no, you must remember the blue suit. did it belt at the waist? it was far too old for her.

What?! Andrew isn't Philip's? I thought this was about Bea and Eugenie not being Andrew's.

i remember she was wearing blue, but only because it matched the rock.

Mmm, blue suit - don't forget the frilly cravat affair.
Hurl.

Gee Thanks Duchess.

I don't need any reminding that I'm not a spring chicken!

i've heard that, yes. was it in the kitty kelley book? but it's likely no more true than the hewitt thing, so best not make any jokes about it on MN...

i remember one of my elder cousins slagging it, too, and then getting into a fight with her for telling her, 'you're just jealous because you're not the Princess Bride!'

DumbledoresGirl - apparently we are teh same age. Even at 16 I remember looking at the pair of them thinking not very well matched. I thought he was ancient. I think its sad looking back at those photos knowng how it all ended. I think she beleived herself to be in love with him and was no doubt besotted, but lets be honest she didn't have much experience of happily married couples did she to compare it to.

I was convinced Andrew and I would end up married.

Andrew was the best looking out of them, though.

bit toothy, don't you think?

Kew

You should worry, I wanted to marry Edward.

Little did I know.

Well, yeah, they all have a bit of the horse-eating-an-apple-through-a-wire-fence look about them, which I see, has been sadly passed down to William as he ages.

But Andrew the least so out of all of them.

Go on then..... who'd do Andrew? Be honest now ladies... bet some of you wouldnt kick him out of bed!

AB

I would not "do" Andrew, if he came with the Euro Millions rollover numbers.

[boak]

Aside from the drawbacks of marriage at 19, can you imagine how terrifying it must have been to actually ride to the Abbey and walk up the aisle past hundreds of guests, knowing that half the world was watching your every move on TV? Little wonder she mixed his names up! I think I would have died of fright.

mil theory on the windsors is that the all get right ugly after 20 or so
I would add some were before then, too!

i would 'do' andrew for money

Andrew? Ooh no. He and Edward are the most ghastly snobs. And none of them are good looking. Harry, passably so but I'll reserve judgement until he hits 30.

grief even at 16 I didn't think Edward was worthy of consideration. Got fussier over the years and decided that Andrew didn;t deserve me but after recent drought I must confess he is looking strangely alluring again...

After what happened to Diana, who in their right mind would marry into that family ?

Doesn't seem to be putting Kate off though

With EUro million rollover numbers?

Shit, DH would drive me over to his house and buy the man a cigar if he came with Euro million rollover numbers .

Harry's a completely different proposition!

How old is he now?