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- In March 1983, Princess Diana flew to Australia with Prince Charles and her son, Prince William, for her first-ever overseas tour. The four weeks Diana spent in Australia solidified her reputation as the "people's princess," but created a rift between her and Charles.
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Nov 20, 2020 · In 1983, the Princess of Wales undertook her first overseas tour—and her first-ever trip abroad—at just 22 years of age.
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Nov 15, 2020 · Princess Diana, Prince Charles, and Prince William arrive in Alice Springs, Australia. Diana was the first royal to bring her baby on an overseas tour, breaking traditional protocol. Photo:...
- 'The Toughest Test Diana Has Faced'
- A Shaky Start
- A 'Once in A Lifetime' Welcome
- Prince Charles 'Jealous' of Diana's Popularity
- A Lasting Legacy
Few, least of all Princess Diana, were unaware of the visit's significance. Just two years into her marriage with Prince Charles, it would be the new royal's first-ever overseas tour — and at a time of political delicacies. The dismissal of the Whitlam Government in 1975 had damaged public perceptions of the monarchy, while Bob Hawke — an avowed re...
For the Royal couple, the trip was off to a shaky start — in more ways than one. In the days leading up to their visit, the typically dry Todd River had burst its banks, flooding the power station and leaving Alice Springs without power. Unable to reach their luxury accommodation, the pair were instead handballed to the Gap Motel. "It's not the Pal...
Despite the shaky start, the "people's princess" — a moniker that has stood the test of time — was hardly an unknown quantity. As British media pointed out ahead of the trip, "the Aussies and Kiwis have had all the pre-tour publicity". "They've been hearing for more than two years how wonderful Diana is," wrote the Daily Mirror. "Now they will be a...
While Peter Morgan, the man behind The Crown, concedes "When I write ... there are the things that I want to be the case and there are the things that are the case", there is some truth to the narrative that Diana's intense popularity only exacerbated simmering jealousies within her marriage. Prince Charles, who had been largely reduced to a "walk-...
While Princess Diana may have been "overwhelmed by the size of the crowds in a nation gripped by Di-mania", it would seem the tour had served its purpose. The Royal family had been catapulted "even more into the public eye", newspaper reports noted in the days and weeks following, paving the way for what the Liverpool Echo described as a "massive e...
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) and Prince Charles (far right) arriving at Sydney Opera House during the royal tour of Australia, 28th March 1983. The princess is wearing a pink dress by Belville Sassoon and a hat by John Boyd. Police bodyguard Graham Smith is at centre, left.
Nov 20, 2020 · On March 20, 1983, 21-year-old Princess Diana arrived with her husband Prince Charles in Alice Springs, Australia, for her first-ever overseas royal tour.
- Melissa Wiley
- Henry Blodget
Nov 17, 2020 · In 1983, Prince Charles, Princess Diana and baby Prince William, arrived in Alice Springs to begin a four-week tour of Australia.
Nov 15, 2020 · Princess Diana and Prince Charles’s 1983 Australian tour—recreated on the fourth season of The Crown—proved to be an inflection point in their young marriage. It was during that six-week ...
