Before their marriage broke down, before she spoke out against the royal family and embarked on her own path as The People's Princess, happy newlywed Diana touched down in New Zealand with husband Prince Charles and baby Prince William.
It was a visit that delighted Kiwi crowds, but the 1983 royal tour would be the first and only visit to New Zealand Diana and Charles would make as a couple. They arrived on April 17.
At the time, they had been married just two short years. To the public, the fairytale still appeared eternally intact as Diana, always more popular on the walkabouts than her husband, wooed crowds, attended cocktail parties and met with local politicians. Diana met so many people that by the end of the day, her hands were left red and sore after enthusiastic greetings during walkabouts.
In what became iconic images of 10-month-old William, the little prince posed with his parents and gnawed on a Buzzy Bee on the lawn of Government House in Auckland as cameras snapped away at the happy family.
