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The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place on Friday, 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London, England. William was second in the line of succession to the British throne at the time, later becoming heir apparent. The couple had been in a relationship since 2003.
In October 2020, William and Catherine met President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and First Lady Olena Zelenska at Buckingham Palace, the first royal engagement held at the residence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The guest list of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton was approximately 1,900 people long and included both friends and family members of the couple and official dignitaries in various capacities.
- The wedding day. On Friday 29 April 2011 at 11 o'clock HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton were married in Westminster Abbey. Ahead of the service, Miss Middleton travelled by car with her father from the Goring Hotel, down The Mall to Parliament Square.
- The engagement. The engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton was announced on 16th November 2010. The couple became engaged the previous month during a private holiday in Kenya.
- The bridal party. Miss Catherine Middleton's sister, Philippa, was chosen to be her Maid of Honour. Prince William asked his brother, Prince Harry, to be his best man.
- The carriage procession. After the service at Westminster Abbey, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled in the 1902 State Landau along the Processional Route to Buckingham Palace.
The wedding on April 29, 2011, of Prince William of Wales to his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Middleton, prompted lavish preparations in the United Kingdom. Though many of the finer details surrounding the wedding were closely guarded by the British royal family, especially so that the couple.
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Apr 29, 2024 · Catherine wore a wedding band made of traditional Welsh gold that is owned by the royal family. William, however, broke with tradition and decided to forego wearing a wedding band entirely, because of his personal distaste for jewelry.
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Apr 28, 2011 · The Official Programme includes the full Order of Service (as used by guests in Westminster Abbey), a personal message of thanks from Prince William and Miss Middleton, and a photo of the Couple taken by photographer Mario Testino at the time of the Couple’s engagement.
