Scores of street parties were held across the city in July 1981 as Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married at St Paul's Cathedral in a ceremony watched by an estimated global TV audience of 750 million people. The couple separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996 after fifteen years of marriage. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcasing how residents across the city made the most of a national holiday to celebrate. READ MORE: 18 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1981
1. 1981 Royal Wedding
Youngsters who joined in the fun at the party for residents in Hyde Park.
2. 1981 Royal Wedding
From left, Brenda Oakes, Gloria Speller, Carol Dewison, Josie Currie, Denise Monaghan and Carol Smailes celebrate on Ramshead Grove in Seacroft.
4. 1981 Royal Wedding
Charles and Diana, alias Antony Blore and Claire Allison, both aged eight, of Moorgate Close with Pam Blore, who made Claire's outfit from her own wedding dress.
