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. >>> by september 1980, prince charles is beginning to spend more time with lady diana spencer. >> amongher as a prospective bride, and diana is falling for charles. >> diana was always madly in love with the idea of marrying the prince of wales. he was the great heartthrob of the time. i mean, his picture was in her boarding room dorm. >> she tried to make herself everything that he wanted. >> diana did an impersonation of someone who loved to walk the wet moors, interested in shooting, and all of the things she actually hated. >> because of her childhood, i think diana did have an absolute craving for love and for security. >> diana was only 7 years old when her parents divorce acrimoniously. >> one of her most vivid memories was listening to her mother driving away and diana is thinking that she'll never see her mother again. >> what she saw in charles was life happily ever after with her prince. >> but diana is not the only person searching for a fairytale romance. >> the royal hacks from the tabloids are across the river with their long lenses. >> diana, the press decided, was perfe

. >> the archbishop of canterbury called the wedding of prince charles and lady diana spencer today theyal wedding, they are part of history. and it's done beautifully and everybody has a chance to watch it all on television, and everybody just wants to drink a toast to chuck and di. >> a princess who must now be aware, as it was on this day, that every single move she makes in public will be recorded and observed. a very difficult life indeed. >> we'll be back in just a moment with some closing observations and one final look at what has justifiably been called the wedding of the century. >> by the authority of the state of new york, i pronounce that they are husband and wife. you may kiss the bride. >> your wedding was seen by an astonishing number of people. 16 and 19 million viewers. how do you account for that kind of popularity? >> oh, i can't. i can't. the way it's grown is just amazing to me. >> it did appear in the '80s that it was a good time for daytime soap operas, especially for a show like "general hospital" which had that huge success with luke and laura's wedding. >> i r