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Journalist Andrew Morton has shared that Princess Diana became incredibly sick the night before her wedding to Prince Charles(Image: PA)<\/p>\nA young Diana Spencer became a princess 44 years ago today as she married Prince Charles in St Paul\u2019s Cathedral, but the night before the wedding, the late Diana became incredibly sick just hours before walking down the aisle<\/p>\n
15:24, 29 Jul 2025Updated 15:25, 29 Jul 2025<\/p>\n
Journalist Andrew Morton has shared that Princess Diana became incredibly sick the night before her wedding to Prince Charles(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
On July 29th 1981, 44 years ago today, a young Diana Spencer<\/a> became a princess as she tied the knot with the then Prince Charles<\/a> in St Paul\u2019s Cathedral in London. And while the momentous wedding was a joyous occasion for royal fans<\/a> everywhere, it appears Diana was struggling with her reality behind the scenes.<\/p>\n At the time of her wedding<\/a>, Diana had only recently celebrated her 20th birthday, and as she admitted ten years later to journalist Andrew Morton<\/a>, she became incredibly sick<\/a> the night before the big day, as she suffered \u201ca very bad fit of bulimia\u201d just hours before walking down the aisle.<\/p>\n Between 1991 and 1992, Diana recorded tapes for Morton, which were the main source of his best-selling authorised biography, Diana: Her True Story. In the tapes, Diana revealed the extent of her secret health battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI ate everything I could possibly find, which amused my sister, and nobody understood what was going on there,\u201d said Diana. \u201cIt was very hush-hush. I was as sick as a parrot that night. It was such an indication of what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n When Diana found it hard to sleep the night before the big day, she recalled going downstairs at Clarence House where she spotted a bicycle belonging to the Queen Mother\u2019s Steward, William Tallon.<\/p>\n Diana leapt on it and cycled around in circles, ringing the bell and singing: \u201cI\u2019m going to marry the Prince of Wales tomorrow!\u201d Despite her excitement the evening before her nuptials, her mindset had changed when morning broke.<\/p>\n \u201cI was very, very calm, deathly calm,\u201d said Diana. \u201cI felt I was a lamb to the slaughter. I knew it and couldn’t do anything about it. My last night of freedom was with Jane at Clarence House.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember being so in love with my husband that I couldn’t take my eyes off him. He was going to look after me. Well, was I wrong on that assumption? I realised I had taken on an enormous role but had no idea what I was going into – but no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Diana\u2019s pre-wedding illness wasn\u2019t the only thing the bride-to-be was contending with the night before the big day, as according to a friend of Diana’s, she was left devastated by a confession by Charles <\/a>as he “did not want to go into the marriage on a false promise”.<\/p>\n Speaking on ITV<\/a> documentary The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess, she said: “One of the most shocking things that Diana told me was that the night before the wedding Charles told her that he didn’t love her…<\/p>\n \u201cI think Charles didn’t want to go into the wedding on a false premise. He wanted to square it with her and it was devastating for Diana. She didn’t want to go through with the wedding at that point, she thought about not attending the wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n The wedding went ahead as planned, although in a book about Camilla called The Duchess: The Untold Story, royal author Penny Junor claims Charles believed the wedding was a mistake but knew it was too late to pull out.<\/p>\n She writes: “Charles was not convinced he was doing the right thing in marrying Diana but there was no way out and, bolstered by the hope that things would be different once they were married, he put a brave face on it.”<\/p>\n Charles and Diana married in front of 3,500 guests at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral in London, with a record-breaking 750 million people in 74 countries across the globe tuning in to watch the event on television. They then separated in 1992 before finalising their divorce in 1996.<\/p>\n Get the inside scoop on the monarchy with Mirror Royal<\/p>\n WHATSAPP GROUP: <\/strong>Be first to get the biggest royal bombshells and exclusives to your phone by joining our Royal WhatsApp here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_Royal-Wedding.jpg\")
On July 29th 1981, 44 years ago today, Princess Diana married Prince Charles (Image: Princess Diana Archive, Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Princess](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_Prince-Charles-Marries-Lady-Diana-Spencer.jpg\")
According to journalist Andrew Morton, Diana became incredibly sick the night before her wedding to Charles(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n