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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Also known as Harry (nickname) · Harold (nickname)

Born St Mary's Hospital, 15 Sep 1984

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A life in time

  1. 15 Sep 1984

    Born in St Mary's Hospital

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He has lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around St Mary's Hospital.

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The 1980s · Prince is born in St Mary's Hospital

What people wore

The origin of Dr. Martens boots

Dr. Martens boots, which became a staple of various subcultures, were originally marketed as orthopaedic gardening shoes for older women.

Getting around

Increasing distance of everyday trips

The average distance per trip increased from 4.7 miles in the early 1970s to 6.9 miles by 2006, as personal mobility grew through expanded road networks.

At the table

Rise of pizza and convenience food

In 1975, the average household purchased only 2g of pizza per week, but by the end of the period, pizza consumption had risen significantly alongside other convenience foods.

The Berlin Wall falls. Berliners tore down the wall on 9 November; within two years communism had ended in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.Around the world · 1989

The Berlin Wall falls. Berliners tore down the wall on 9 November; within two years communism had ended in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.

Unknown photographer, Reproduction by Lear 21 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Music

Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers ritual

The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers performed an annual ritual on the first Sunday after September 4th, dancing an estimated 20 miles from farms to pubs while wearing deer-horn headgear.

Daily life

Electric appliances sped up chores

By the 1980s, most homes were equipped with electric gadgets like washing machines, microwaves, and fridge freezers, which made chores much faster.

Work

Extreme wage gaps in 1989 Britain

In 1989, a cuff-examiner in a Cornwall shirt factory earned £95 a week for inspecting 27,000 cuffs, spending all her wages on essentials like mortgage and food. Meanwhile, some top earners made as much as £1.34 million annually.