Young and in love: Rare photos show Diana and Charles in happier times before the break up of their marriage

Their marriage may not have had a fairytale ending, but Prince Charles and Princess Diana were madly in love at the start of their relationship. In fact, according to the Queen's former Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter the couple 'couldn't keep their hands off each other' and said that 'there was a relationship from the beginning. There was genuine love and happiness there'. We took a look back at some of the royal couple's happiest moments. Click through to see them all...

YOUNG AND IN LOVE: Prince Charles smiles as he looks at Lady Diana Spencer in Scotland in May 1981.

DUNGAREE DATE: Charles and Diana stay close following one of Prince Charles' polo matches at Windsor Great Park.

MAKING IT OFFICIAL: Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (soon to be Princess Diana) beam at Buckingham Palace on the day of announcing their engagement.

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND: A nervous looking Diana and excited Charles hold hands as they leave St. Paul's Cathedral after their wedding rehearsal.

THE BIG DAY: Princess Di smiles at her new husband on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London following their June 29th wedding.

HAPPY HONEYMOONERS: Princess Diana glows alongside Charles during their honeymoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

BLUSHING NEWLYWEDS: Princess Diana blushes as Charles gives her hand a kiss.

A CANDID MOMENT: In between posed photos, Diana leans on her prince's shoulder while honeymooning.

SMILES: Princess Diana looks at her husband with a mischievous grin on her face during a visit to Cheshire Regiment at Tidworth in Wiltshire.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU: Diana gives Charles a quick kiss after presenting him with a prize at polo in Cirencester.

THE HAPPY COUPLE: Princess Diana looks at Charles with a look of love on her first public engagement with the Prince at the Royal Opera House alongside Princess Grace of Monaco.

MAD HATTERS: Princess Diana laughs hysterically at the sight of Prince Charles wearing a hard hat in a recently unearthed news clip from her and Prince Charles' 1985 royal tour of Australia.

PRETTY IN PINK: The Prince of Wales holds Diana, Princess of Wales' hand during their first tour together to Australia.

DANCING QUEEN: Prince Charles and Princess Diana dance together during a gala dinner dance at the Southern Cross Hotel in 1985.

HITTING THE SLOPES: Charles and Diana ski alongside the Duke and Duchess of York.

BABY ON BOARD: Prince Charles, Di and their baby son Prince William smile as they arrive at Alice Springs airport in Australia.

CHECKING IN: Charles consults his wife while visiting Charlotte Town in Canada.

BEAMING: Princess Diana looks beautiful in blue as she and her husband smile for a photograph at an Australian charity ball.

HAPPY TIMES: Prince Charles and Princess Diana leave Saint Mary's Hospital after the birth of their first baby son Prince William in 1982.

THE FULL FAMILY: Prince Charles and Princess Diana pose alongside their smiling sons at home in Kensington Palace, London in 1986.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: The Prince and Princess of Wales pose with their sons in the wildflower meadow at Highgrove.

SUMMER SHOWERS: Prince Charles only has eyes for one woman while visiting Castlebay in Barra, the Western Isles.

MAKING AN ENTRANCE: A sparkling Diana and suave Charles attend a gala performance of Love For Love at the Vienna Burgh Theater in Austria in 1986.

A GUIDING HAND: Prince Charles walks with his arm around his pregnant wife Diana, Princess of Wales at polo in Windsor just days before the birth of Prince William.

THE HAPPY FAMILY: Princess Diana, Prince Charles and their sons Prince Harry (left) and William leave Italy on board the royal yacht Britannia after a tour in April 1985.

A FUNNY STORY: Prince Charles appears to crack up while his wife tells a joke while speaking to a friend following a 1986 polo match.

IN THE GARDENS: Doting mom and dad, Diana and Charles, sit on a bench while playing with Prince William at Kensington Palace in London.

GROWING UP: Diana makes a funny face as she points at Prince Charles.

PROUD PARENTS: Diana and Charles look sublime as they bring William to Eton for his first day of school.

THE LOOK OF LOVE: The royal couple cast a knowing look at each other during a tour of Brazil in 1991.