Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, walk together in Buckingham Palace, following their wedding on Friday, in central London April 30, 2011 Reuters Pictures
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For Now, The Honeymoon Will Have to Wait
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, walk together in Buckingham Palace, following their wedding on Friday, in central London April 30, 2011 Reuters Pictures
Kate's Flowers are Placed at Grave of the Unknown Warrior
A Lovely Photo
Official Photo
Britain's Prince William and his bride Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, pose for an official photograph, on the day of their wedding, in the throne room at Buckingham Palace, in central London April 29, 2011. Photograph taken on April 29, 2011. Reuters Pictures
The Evening Reception
Britain's Prince Charles (R) walks with Prince William followed by his wife Kate (2L), the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cornwall as they make their way to Buckingham Palace for the evening celebrations following Charles and Kate's wedding earlier in the day on April 29, 2011 in London. Getty Images
Just Wed
A combination photo shows a selection of photos taken during the Royal wedding between Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in London April 29, 2011. Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a sumptuous show of British pageantry that attracted a huge world audience and breathed new life into the monarchy. Reuters Pictures
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, come out of Westminster Abbey in London, after their wedding service, on April 29, 2011. Getty Images
A Beautiful Bride
Kate Middleton arrives at Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April 29, 2011. AP Photo
The Adorable Bridesmaid's and Pages
Philippa Middleton, sister of Kate Middleton and Maid of honour, arrives with the bridesmaids at the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, on April 29, 2011. Getty Images
A Lovely Entrance
The Royal Wedding in 15 Minutes
Kate Middleton (2nd L) looks at Britain's Prince William (C) as she arrives at the altar of Westminster Abbey with her father Michael Middleton (L) for their wedding, in London, on April 29, 2011 Getty Images
The Wedding of the Century in Three Minutes
Fans cheer as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is driven past after her wedding to Britain's Prince William in London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his fiancee, Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. Reuters Pictures
Happy and Relaxed
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Catherine Middleton waves to the crowds as she arrives at The Goring Hotel after visiting Westminster Abbey on April 28, 2011 in London, England. With less than 24 hours to go final preparations for the wedding of Prince William. Getty Images
Right: Kate Middleton arrives at The Goring hotel in London April 28, 2011. Britain's Prince William will marry his fiancee Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey on April 29. Reuters Pictures
The Proud Father and Grandfather
Prince Philip, Duke of York arrives at the Mandarin Oriental hotel for a gala dinner hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London on April 28, 2011 on the eve of the Royal wedding. Britain's Prince William is to marry his fiancee Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011. Getty Images
Prince and Princesses
Left: Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria (R) and the Duke of Vastergotland arrive for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011. Reuters Pictures
Right: Greece's Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal arrive for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011.
A Pair of Queens - Attend the Pre-Wedding Dinner
Pictured Left: Greece's Queen Anne-Marie arrives for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011. Reuters Pictures
Pictured Right: Spain's Queen Sofia waves as she arrives for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011. Reuters Pictures
Queen Elizabeth Host pre-Wedding Dinner for the Royals
Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011. Reuters Pictures
Westminster Abbey Being Transformed into Beautiful English Garden
The Royal Groom Shakes Hands with Onlookers outside Buckingham Palace.
Onlookers and revelers camping in front of Westminster Abbey overcrowd a walkway in London, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Revelers are camping out outside the Abbey where Prince William and Kate Middleton are due to get married on Friday, April 29. AP Photo
Official Photo of Wedding Program
With their wedding day just one day away, Prince William and Kate Middleton released a new photo that appears in the official Royal Wedding program.
The black-and-white image was taken by celebrity photographer Mario Testino and features a close-up shot of the couple smiling in matching white shirts.
Courtesy: ET and The Insider.com. Click link for full post.
http://www.etonline.com/royalwedding/110186_JUST_IN_Prince_William_Kate_Middleton_s_Official_Program_Photo/index.html
Kate Arrives at Clarence House Looking So Cool!
The couple have lived together at a rented farmhouse on in the island of Anglesey for the last year and friends said they saw no reason to be apart for any longer than necessary.
In line with tradition, however, Kate will spend her last night as an unmarried woman apart from the groom. Although she was offered the pick of palace apartments in which to stay, family-orientated Kate has opted to stay in the five-star Goring Hotel with her parents, Michael and Carole, sister Pippa and brother James.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1381168/Royal-Wedding-Kate-Middleton-Prince-Williams-final-rehearsal-Westminster-Abbey.html#ixzz1KmFnMlmz
Life at Buckingham Palace - Barbara Walters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at St John's College Cambridge in eastern England, on April 27 2011, to attend a lunch and reception to mark the 500th Anniversary of the College. The Queen's grandson Prince William will marry his fiancee Kate Middleton at London's Westminster Abbey on April 29. Getty Images
Full Military Dress Rehearsal Included the Horses
Full Military Dress Rehearsal
Hundreds of soldiers, sailors and airmen today had their last chance to practise for Friday's Royal Wedding in a dress rehearsal that started before dawn and continued into daybreak.
The full-scale walk-through was timed down to the last second - with military leaders well aware that the world will be expecting them to make sure everything goes smoothly on the big day.
So nothing was left to chance with the dry run which began at around 4.50am - after soldiers had gathered as early as 2am - and continued for hours.
The Happy Princess-to-Be
William and Kate in a final Royal Wedding rehearsal at Westminster Abbey
As predicted Prince William and Kate Middleton were ushered into a side entrance of Westminster Abbey last night to complete a final run-through of Friday's Royal Wedding ceremony.
The couple arrived in a chauffeur-driven car around 7:30 p.m. (GMT) with their wedding party, which included Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton and the rest of Kate's immediate family including her parents, Michael and Carole, and brother James.
With less than 2 days to go until the Royal Wedding...
What's the latest news?
At around 2am (GMT) this morning approximately 1000 British soldiers from the RAF, Navy, Household Cavalry, and the Army (some of whom have served with Prince William) took part in a dress rehearsal.
The rehearsal followed the planned Royal procession route culminating at 5am with the Rolls Royce phantom in which Kate Middleton is expected to travel in on her way to the ceremony, pulling up outside Westminster Abbey. Later on, seven RAF pilots rehearsed the fly-past in the sky above London.
There is a full dress rehearsal expected tomorrow, the day before the Royal Wedding, which will take place in Westminster Abbey and involve the whole of the wedding party except Kate, William and the Royal Family.
A music rehearsal is taking place in the Abbey today, which has been closed off now to the public. And, Kate and William are expected to run through a dress rehearsal at Westminster Abbey later on today but it is not yet confirmed.
The public have already started pitching their tents along the main procession route with some of the people having camped out since Tuesday just to ensure they secure one of the best viewing positions.
Elsewhere, it has been rumoured that Alexander McQueen maybe the designer behind the Royal Wedding dress (we'll update you further on this). Whilst others have been more concerned with Kate's hairdo, with speculation that she will be wearing it up instead of down after she was spotted today with it uncharacteristically tied up.
Finally, there has been some speculation that Prince William personally snubbed Tony Blair and Gordon Brown by ensuring they both were not invited to the Royal Wedding. In contrast two past Tory leaders, Sir John Major and Lady Thatcher were invited.
It is no secret that Prince William is not a big fan of Tony Blair after he made political capital out of the death of his mother and Gordon Brown may have just been a victim of convenience as the Palace's official line on it is that neither Tony Blair nor Gordon Brown are Knights of the Realm. They could hardly invite one without the other, could they?
The Royal Wedding flowers
Prince William and Miss Catherine (Kate) Middleton have chosen London-based floral designer Shane Connolly to create the floral displays for their Royal Wedding in 2 days time on 29th April 2011.
Mr. Connolly has directed a team of florists, including Westminster Abbey's and Buckingham Palace's florists, and florists individually chosen by the Couple, to create the floral displays at the Abbey and for Buckingham Palace.
Mr. Connolly has directed a team of florists, including Westminster Abbey's and Buckingham Palace's florists, and florists individually chosen by the Couple, to create the floral displays at the Abbey and for Buckingham Palace.
Mr. Connolly was chosen by the couple owing to his reputation for producing elegant and unique displays, and for his creative approach which focuses on using seasonal, natural and organic flowers. Mr. Connolly is also well known for his sustainable approach to floristry, which incorporates as much as possible the use of growing, rather than cut, plants and trees.
The Couple have taken a close interest in the designs, which follows a theme that pays tribute to the Language of Flowers.
The floral displays in Westminster Abbey feature a variety of seasonal growing and cut British flowers and trees sourced from Royal Estates and other growers around the country. The flowers and plants include blossoms, azaleas, rhododendron, euphorbias, beech, wisteria and lilac.
The floral displays in the Abbey will include eight 20 feet-high trees: six English Field Maple and two Hornbeam. All the trees will be growing in planters, which have also been designed by Mr. Connolly and which were made by craftsmen at Highgrove, The Prince of Wales's Residence in Gloucestershire.
After the wedding, the flowers and plants will be left in position in Westminster Abbey for the public to view until Friday 6th May 2011. Following this, many of the trees will be taken to Highgrove Gardens, where they will be planted. The Couple's intention is that many of the cut plants and flowers and all the growing plants will be donated to charities or re-planted.
Prince William's Life in Pictures
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Britain's Prince William serves on board HMS Iron Duke in a 2008 file photo. The picture is one of several released April 26, 2011 by Britain's Ministry of Defence, dating from the time Prince William served with the Royal Navy in 2008 - onboard HMS Iron Duke during Caribbean counter narcotics patrols, at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, and during his visit to the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre where he underwent survival training. Reuters Pictures
Diana and Kate's Style
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 20: Martin Nolan (Standing) and Darren Julien pose with two of Princess Diana's dresses which will be auctioned through WE tv & Wedding Central at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills on May 7th in celebration of the Royal Wedding, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity are shown at Times Square on April 20, 2011 in New York City. Getty Images
Prince Harry's Mates - Walking with the Wounded - Welcomed in London
The Bet is On: Will Kate Middleton Wear The Queen's Diamond Tiara?
A gambler stands to win £72,000 after betting that Kate Middleton will become the first 'commoner' to wear the Queen's diamond tiara on her wedding day.
The bet that she will wear the George III Tiara was placed by a well-spoken middle-aged woman in Egham, Berkshire, yesterday.
The Russian fringe tiara is part of the Crown Jewels and was made in 1919 for Queen Mary. It has since been worn by the Queen Mother, the Queen and Princess Anne at their weddings.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380592/Kate-Middleton-tipped-borrow-Queens-tiara-royal-wedding-72k-bet.html#ixzz1KfwHpnXr
The Metropolitan Police talk about Royal Wedding security
Anyone attempting to disrupt the royal wedding on Friday will face a "robust" response, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Some 5,000 officers will be on duty to ensure the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is a "safe, secure and happy event".
Commander Christine Jones, who will be overseeing the police operation, said there was no specific known threat. However 60 known troublemakers have been banned from London on the day.
"We would be wrong not to consider spontaneous protest as part of our contingency planning. But let us make it absolutely clear - this is a day of celebration, joy and pageantry. It is a fantastic day for Britain," she said.
Some 5,000 officers will be on duty to ensure the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is a "safe, secure and happy event".
Commander Christine Jones, who will be overseeing the police operation, said there was no specific known threat. However 60 known troublemakers have been banned from London on the day.
"We would be wrong not to consider spontaneous protest as part of our contingency planning. But let us make it absolutely clear - this is a day of celebration, joy and pageantry. It is a fantastic day for Britain," she said.
"Any criminals attempting to disrupt it, be that in the guise of protest or otherwise, will be met by a robust, decisive, flexible and proportionate policing response."
Assistant Commander Lynne Owens added that although plans were in place to deal with any disruptions, police cannot ban demonstrations from taking place in the capital.
She confirmed that Muslims Against Crusades had planned to protest outside Westminster Abbey and were due to meet with police last week to discuss conditions but had failed to turn up.
The radical cleric Anjem Choudary is apparently still planning a protest on the day of the Royal Wedding, despite being banned from demonstrating near Westminster Abbey.
But now the cleric has confirmed two of his group's supporters plan to meet police on Thursday to renew efforts to conduct a protest as close to the Royal procession route as possible.
But now the cleric has confirmed two of his group's supporters plan to meet police on Thursday to renew efforts to conduct a protest as close to the Royal procession route as possible.
Although senior officers denied permission for a demonstration near the Abbey, they have little in the way of powers to stop protests elsewhere London.
Police fear the possibility of disorder, as rival protest group the English Defence League has already warned it will hold a counter-demonstration should the Muslims Against Crusades protest go ahead.
Police fear the possibility of disorder, as rival protest group the English Defence League has already warned it will hold a counter-demonstration should the Muslims Against Crusades protest go ahead.
As well as the Royal Family, 50 heads of state are attending the ceremony, which it is anticipated will be watched by up to two billion people on television. There will be 70-80 close protection teams for VIPs on the day.
Princess Diana and Kate Middleton - The Similarities
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: The see through knitted dress designed by Charlotte Todd which was worn by Kate Middleton at the annual St Andrews University charity fashion show in 2002 stands next to the Catherine Walker formal white lace evening gown worn by HRH the Princess of Wales for a state visit to France in November 1998 are under auction at the Passion For Fashion Auction at La Galleria on March 16, 2011 in London, England. Getty Images
Prince Harry is Planning a Reception Not to Be Forgotten!!!
Prince Harry has planned a secret ‘survivors’ post-wedding breakfast’ at Buckingham Palace for VIP guests who have partied through the night.
The 26-year-old, who is calling his part of the Royal Wedding planning ‘wedmin’, is said to be heavily involved with arrangements for the evening celebrations and wants to give William and his bride a party to remember.
Three of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace will be converted into a nightclub on the night of the wedding and Harry, who is best man, has organised for the DJ to play into the early hours, while caterers have been briefed to prepare bacon sandwiches and fry-ups for those guests still standing at the end of the night. Courtesy: The DailyMail. Click link for full post.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380034/Royal-Wedding-2011-Best-man-Prince-Harry-plots-6am-survivors-breakfast.html#ixzz1KaVGALAg
Inside Kensington Palace Where William Lived as a Child
Diana, Princess of Wales is seen arriving at a memorial service with her sons William (L) and Harry during the 50th anniversary of the Blitz of London in this October 1990 file photograph. Britain's Prince William is to marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, Buckingham Palace said on November 16, 2010. Reuters Pictures
The Royal Wedding could be a right Royal washout
Will Kate Middleton and Prince William be swapping a horse drawn carriage for an inflatable raft? Probably not but weather forecast reports for Friday 29th April, the day of the Royal Wedding are not looking too good.
The weather reports are varying in terms of how bad the weather will be on the Royal Wedding day but most of them are reporting some degree of rain.
Of course weather patterns are constantly changing so hopefully with a few days left until the big day the weather situation will improve.
British Cabinet Ministers have applied austerity measures to their Royal Wedding gifts
British Cabinet Ministers were accused of being 'Scrooges' after they gave just £35 each towards a group wedding present for Prince William and Kate Middleton. Together the 23 Ministers raised £805.
The 23 Ministers, who each earn about £135,000 a year, received letters from Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell telling them £35 was ‘an appropriate sum’.
The £805 will be given to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding charity, which supports 26 charities chosen by them. The amount and the decision to give it to charity was agreed by Sir Gus and David Cameron after fears it would be embarrassing if some bought lavish gifts while others gave nothing.
The decision was approved after a Cabinet discussion. Ministers then privately agreed they would all give exactly £35 to avoid one-upmanship. One said: ‘You can imagine the kind of media frenzy there would be if everyone gave different amounts. It may not be very romantic but it is best if we all do the same.’
Labour MP Tom Watson said: ‘Most people will think £35 is pretty mean-minded coming from well-paid Ministers who can afford to give a lot more, especially when it is going to such good causes. You would raise more money at a jumble sale.’ Nick Clegg and Mr Cameron will also buy the Royal couple separate presents.
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