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Events on Wednesday 28 August 1996 1
1996Charles and Diana's Divorce FinalizedPrince and Princess of Wales officially end their marriageThe divorce of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, was finalized after years of separation and public scandal. Diana retained the title Princess of Wales but lost the style "Her Royal Highness." The divorce closed one of the most heavily scrutinized royal marriages of the twentieth century, a year before Diana's death.