WHEN Prince Charles tied the knot with a young Princess Diana, back in 1981, he picked two of his godson to be pageboys.

Upon planning their nuptials, the pair chose to have seven bridal attendants; five bridesmaids and two page boys to accompany Diana down the aisle.

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The Prince & Princess of Wales (c) and their young wedding attendantsCredit: PA

Who were Princess Diana’s pageboys?

Princess Diana’s page boys were both godsons of Charles, the Prince of Wales.

They were fairly young – aged eight and eleven – upon their appearance in what would later be called the “wedding of the century”.

So just who were the two boys who partook in this moment in history? Here is all you need to know about Diana’s page boys.

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Prince Charles tied the knot with a young Princess Diana back in 1981Credit: Getty

Lord Nicholas Windsor

Lord Nicholas Windsor, the youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, was 11 years old when he slipped on his pageboy uniform of gold-buttoned military jacket and white trousers.

A godson of Prince Charles, Lord Nicholas was a royal rebel.

At 18 he was searched by police in St James’s Park, not far from Buckingham Palace, and cautioned for possessing cannabis.

He then dropped out of his theology degree at Oxford University to go trekking in Africa, and battled an eating disorder and depression.

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Lord Nicholas Windsor was cautioned for possessing cannabis when he was 18Credit: Eligo International
Later in life he converted to Catholicism and made history by being the first member of the Royal Family to marry at the Vatican.

He exchanged vows with British-born Croatian noble Paola Louise Marcia Doimi de Lupis in 2006.

Today, the 50-year-old has three children — Albert, 13, who was the first royal child to be baptised a Catholic since 1688, Leopold, 11, and Louis, six.

Edward Van Cutsem

Edward, another of Charles’s godsons, was eight when Diana and Charles tied the knot.

Now a banker, he is married to Lady Tamara Grosvenor, sister of the 7th Duke of Westminster, whose father — the late Duke, Gerald Cavenish Grosvenor — is said to have given the pair £10million as their wedding gift.

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Their 2004 marriage at Chester Cathedral drew thousands of well-wishers desperate to glimpse Princes William and Harry, who were both ushers.

Edward’s father Hugh, a wealthy financier, became friends with Prince Charles at Cambridge University.

Now 47, his nieces, Florence and Grace van Cutsem, were bridesmaids for Prince William and Kate.

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Edward Van Custem’s father is said to have given him and wife Lady Tamara Grosvenor £10million as their wedding gift