{"id":2322681,"date":"2026-03-11T07:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322681"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:31:19","slug":"king-charless-goddaughter-india-hicks-reveals-why-being-a-royal-bridesmaid-to-him-and-princess-diana-was-a-tough-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-charless-goddaughter-india-hicks-reveals-why-being-a-royal-bridesmaid-to-him-and-princess-diana-was-a-tough-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles’s goddaughter India Hicks reveals why being a royal bridesmaid to him and Princess Diana was a ‘tough moment’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s been just over 44 years since the wedding of the then-Prince Charles<\/a> to Lady Diana Spencer<\/a>, but the occasion still holds a special significance for many.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Around 750 million people worldwide tuned in to watch the magnificent ceremony<\/a>, which was broadcast live from St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Royal fans across the globe were enraptured by the grandeur, the spectacle, what Diana wore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But for India Hicks, Charles’s second cousin and goddaughter, there were other details that stood out. As a bridesmaid, the 13-year-old India got a different view of the momentous occasion. She gave HELLO! an insight into her memories during a Mother’s Day photoshoot, as she and her daughter Domino looked back at some of India’s most iconic looks over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A ‘tough moment’ for India\u00a0<\/h2>\n

India’s reaction to seeing Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding photo suggests it’s a photo she sees often, something which Domino confirms, revealing that the picture hangs upstairs in their family home in Oxfordshire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The thing about this is that it was a 1980s moment,” India says, reflecting on the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“For me, it was quite a tough moment because I was quite a tomboy and I was never out of jeans. And I’d had this waist-length hair and I cut it [short] in Henley-on-Thames with someone who I think had just graduated from hairdressing school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It was an alarming hairdo.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clearly, the memory of this hairdo has influenced India’s decisions as a parent. Looking back at the photo, Domino quips, “I think this is why I was never allowed a bob. Probably for good reasoning, too.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

While tomboy-India might have struggled with her hairdo, she enjoyed another thoughtful aspect of the day. Watch the video to find out what she had to say.<\/p>\n

Read this week\u2019s full magazine, plus every issue of HELLO!, HELLO! Fashion and our special editions in your HELLO! VIP member area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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