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
7. 1981 Royal Wedding
Steven Goodman (left) and Mark Richards, both eight, crown the occasion by tucking in at the celebrations on Hemingways Street in Hunslet.
8. 1981 Royal Wedding
Eight-month-old Darren Ali wears patriotic cap during the street party celebrations on Holborn View in Woodhouse.
9. 1981 Royal Wedding
Food for thought as youngsters of Bayswater Avenue in Harehills tuck into their party feast.
10. 1981 Royal Wedding
The old folk's Royal Wedding party on Blue Hill Lane in Wortley, gets into full swing.
11. 1981 Royal Wedding
A street party on Back Sandhurst Place in Harehills. In the foreground are Jane Fieldhouse, 10, and Sneetha Aasht, five, enjoying the fun.
12. 1981 Royal Wedding
John Jordan cuts the Prince Charles and Lady Diana wedding celebration cake at Silk Mill Approach in Tinshill.