Iranian Embassy Siege / The Royal Kiss

M1, T102: In 1980, six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in London. Following the death of a hostage, the world watched and photographers swarmed as the SAS stormed the building. Newlyweds the Prince and Princess of Wales kissed on the balcony at Buckingham Palace on July 29, 1981. Charles’s formal pose and Diana’s emotional physicality was an omen for the marriage that lay ahead.