Friday, May 6, 2011

Prince William Kate Middleton Wedding Highlights 2011

prince william kate middleton marriage highlights: Here Are 20 Of The Top Moments From The Royal Marriage Prince William and Kate Middleton have been named husband and wife by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey.

• Clarence House announced Prince William and his bride would leave Westminster Abbey in the same open topped horse-drawn carriage used by the Prince and Princess of Wales on their wedding day in 1981 – meaning that come rain or shine, crowds would be able to clearly see the married couple.

• The Queen gave the Royal couple the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, also naming her grandson Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.

• As crowds gathered in Westminster, the crew of the International Space Station broadcast pre-recorded greetings to the Royal couple from hundreds of miles above the surface of the Earth.

• The Archbishop of Canterbury promised the ceremony would be "very special" to the bride and groom, adding that they seemed to him a "deeply sensible" and "realistic" couple.

• Crowds went into a frenzy as celebrity guests including Victoria Beckham – who wore one of her own dresses – her husband David (who wore his OBE medal on the wrong lapel) and Elton John arrived at the abbey.

• Villagers from Kate Middleton's home in Bucklebury held a fete to celebrate the most momentous occasion in their small community's history.

• Boris Johnson confirmed he would bestow a tandem Boris Bike on the couple as a wedding gift – cue a video of what that might look like.

• David Cameron arrived at Westminster Abbey wearing tails, after confusion earlier this week about whether the Prime Minister would dress down for the occasion due to fears over his image.

• The PM disclosed how he camped out on the streets to celebrate Prince Charles and Diana Spencer's wedding in 1981.

• Prince William and his best man Prince Harry left Clarence House to a raucous reception from the public. The groom was resplendent in the full dress of the Irish Guards with RAF wings on his sash, while his brother wore black.

• Police sealed off an area around a suspicious car near the Goring hotel, where the bride's family was staying, but the situation was resolved shortly afterwards. • After Princes William and Harry arrived at the abbey, so did the Queen, wearing a yellow Angela Kelly-designed single crepe wool primrose dress.

• As Kate Middleton's car pulled away from the Goring Hotel it was confirmed that she was, as suspected, wearing Sarah Burton, artistic director of Alexander McQueen, with a v-neck and lace long sleeves.

• The bride also wore a diamond tiara previously worn by Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, the Queen and the Princess Royal.

• As she arrived next to him on the aisle, Prince William could be seen remarking to Kate: "You look stunning, babe", and joking to his father-in-law: "Just a small family affair!"

• During a service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince William said "I will" clearly and firmly, while his bride spoke more quietly, apparently slightly overcome with emotion as the couple were married.

• Rousing choruses of Jerusalem and the National Anthem inside the abbey are echoed by crowds enjoying a brief period of sunshine in the streets outside.

• The couple left the abbey hand in hand and rode in the sunshine past cheering crowds to Buckingham Palace, where crowds converged to watch their first kiss as a married couple.

• As mounted guards accompanied the couple's open-topped carriage, one rider lost control and fell from his saddle, while the horse bolted up Whitehall and past Downing Street.

• Anarchists' plans to tarnish the wedding with a demonstration at Soho Square failed to spoil the day, with only 10 or so gathering for their so-called "zombie wedding" protest.

Royal Wedding Guest List Prince William & Kate Midleton 2011


Royal Wedding Guest List Prince William & Kate MidletonThe guest list to the royal wedding has been released, shedding light on the lucky few who will be in attendance as Prince William marries Kate Middleton on 29 April.

Clarence House has confirmed that Joss Stone has been invited, after she became friends with the princes when she performed at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in 2007.

Guy Ritchie, "a friend of Prince William and Miss Middleton", is on the list, as are Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson, adventurer Ben Fogle and socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.

Photographer Mario Testino, who took the first official photos of the couple following their engagement, has also received an invite, as has Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe, who became friends with Wills when he visited Australia in 2010.

David and Victoria Beckham and Elton John will also be at Westminster Abbey for the nuptials, along with dozens of royals, heads of states, religious leaders and politicians.

Sarah Ferguson is the most notable absentee; her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie and will attend with her ex-husband Prince Andrew.

The official guest roster lists around 1900 guests, but half of them will be sitting in a restricted section of the abbey.

Closest to the abbey’s sanctuary, Queen Elizabeth II and other royal family members will be sitting in the front row across the aisle from Kate Middleton’s mother, father and brother.
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