The actual wedding is covered in the issue published in August 1981

 

(Appendix List No. 178). Here is full coverage of the event, including the processions to St. Paul’s; the arrival of the bride greeted with a fanfare by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry; the marriage service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury; the drive back to Buckingham Palace and the kiss on the balcony celebrated by a roar of approval from the crowd.
The cover shows a photograph of the Prince and Princess of Wales leaving St. Paul’s Cathedral. This is issue number 6997, vol. 269, containing 98 pages, measuring 30 x 23 cm and priced at ninety five pence.

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