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The Royal Wedding of William and Kate - And What Came After
Jeff Wrangler:
I see that, according to Lauren Collins in the May 2 New Yorker, HRH is known to Miss Middleton as "Big Willy." 8)
I'll bet! :laugh:
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42801360/ns/today-today_people/
Friday:
Schedule of events for the royal wedding
Wedding procession route
Kate Middleton will spend the night before the wedding at the Goring Hotel, while Prince William will stay at
Clarence House, his father's official London residence. After the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the newlyweds
will ride in a horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace, where the reception will be held. The couple will appear
on the palace balcony with their families and have their first public kiss.
10:10 a.m. local time (5:10 a.m. EDT)
Prince William and his brother and best man, Prince Harry, leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey, the site of the wedding.
10:38 a.m. local time (5:38 a.m. EDT)
The groom's father, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey.
10:40 a.m. local time (5:40 a.m. EDT)
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey -
where they were married in 1947.
10:51 a.m. local time (5:51 a.m. EDT)
Kate Middleton, accompanied by her father, Michael Middleton, leaves the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. The Goring is a
century-old, family-owned hotel blocks from Buckingham Palace.
11:00 a.m. local time (6:00 a.m. EDT)
The wedding ceremony begins at Westminster Abbey, the site of every English monarch's coronation since William the Conqueror
in 1066. Fifteen previous royal weddings have taken place in Westminster; the last was Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986.
Seating arrangements
About 1,900 guests have been invited to Westminster Abbey for the wedding ceremony.
1. British royal family, foreign royal families
2. Middleton family and friends, Spencer family, Will and Kate's friends
3. Diplomatic corps, foreign dignitaries, Middleton family friends
4. Will and Kate's friends
5. Representatives of the Church of England and other faiths, Will and Kate's friends
6. Members of the Cabinet and parliament, senior military officials
7. Guests of the Prince of Wales, general congregation
8. Representatives of the Church of England and other faiths, general congregation
12:15 p.m. local time (7:15 a.m. EDT)
The newly-married couple leaves Westminster at the head of a procession of five horse-drawn carriages to Buckingham Palace.
William and Kate will ride in a 1902 State Landau coach that is frequently used during state visits and for royal weddings.
1:25 p.m. local time (8:25 a.m. EDT)
William and Kate engage in their first public kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The couples' families join them on the balcony
to greet well-wishers. Afterward, the queen hosts a wedding reception at the palace attended by about 650 people. That's followed
by a dinner for 300 hosted by Prince Charles.
1.30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. EDT)
While the newlyweds and their families greet well-wishers from the balcony, Royal Air Force planes will fly over Buckingham Palace.
Taking part will be a Lancaster, a Spitfire and a Hurricane aircraft from the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, followed by two
Tornado and two Typhoon jets.
Pictured: the royal family - including Queen Elizabeth II, center, and Prince William, to her right - watch as Royal Air Force planes
fly over Buckingham Palace on June 12, 2010.
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Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote ---11:00 a.m. local time (6:00 a.m. EDT)
The wedding ceremony begins at Westminster Abbey, the site of every English monarch's coronation since William the Conqueror
in 1066. Fifteen previous royal weddings have taken place in Westminster; the last was Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986.
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O ... K. ... That's the time I usually get up. Maybe I'll get up a little earlier tomorrow. :-\
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Mandy21 on April 23, 2011, 01:46:49 pm ---Sounds like the seating chart is fair and respectful to all the families. Wonder why Diana's mother doesn't appear to be attending? Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought she was still alive.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Shand_Kydd
Frances Shand Kydd
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frances Ruth Burke Roche Shand Kydd (née Roche, formerly Viscountess Althorp) (20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the first wife of John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer and the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. After two failed marriages and the deaths of two children, she devoted her later years to Roman Catholic charity work.
(....)
She died on 3 June 2004 following a long illness that included Parkinson's disease and brain cancer, aged 68.
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Her funeral at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Oban on 10 June was attended by many of her children and grandchildren, including Princes William (who gave a reading) and Harry. Their father, her former son-in-law, Prince Charles, did not attend because he was en route to another funeral—going to Washington to lead the British delegation at the state funeral of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan the following day.
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