On July 29, 1981, some 750 million global viewers watched the fairy-tale "Wedding of the Century" between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. As time has passed, the details of how non "storybook" the reality behind the public appearance has come to light and it is now possible to imagine that the wedding might have not have taken place at all.
What would the situation have been if the wedding had not gone forward that day and the short and long-term impacts on the institution that is the British monarchy?