19 November 2010 Last updated at 09:52 ET

Royal wedding: The way we were in 1981

Charles and Diana

How different was life in the UK when Prince William's parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, tied the knot in 1981? Did royal wedding fever inspire would-be suitors to go down on bended knee? Who was in the charts or on television? We take a trip down memory lane with images from the year and compare life in 1981 with today.

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