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- DRIVING MISS KATE. En route to Westminster Abbey, the world got their first glimpse of Kate Middleton's Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wedding dress, while the Duchess-to-be enjoyed some one-on-one time with her proud father, Michael.
- MEN OF HONOR. Earlier that morning, Prince William and best man Prince Harry made their way to Westminster Abbey. The brothers paid their respects with a salute to their fallen comrades as they pass London's historic Cenotaph.
- TOP IT OFF. The fascinators that launched 1,000 memes. Even seven years later, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie's statement-making hats are the royal wedding accessories to remember.
- HELLO M'AM. For a cheery occasion like her grandson's wedding, Queen Elizabeth wore a pale yellow dress and hat (as well as her signature handbag).
Updated Mar 28, 2023. Over a decade has passed since Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding on April 29, 2011, but we remember this royal celebration like it was just yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (now known as the Prince and Princess of Wales) exchanged vows before a congregation of 1,900 guests at Westminster Abbey in ...
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- The Baker
- The Flavor
- The Size
- The Decoration
- The Cost
- The Groom's Cake
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First thing’s first, there would be no elaborate wedding cake on display for Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding if it weren’t for the incredibly talented baker who pulled it off. Fiona Cairns was approached to bake the royal wedding cakejust a few months before the big day. But luckily, Cairns had years of experience putting together incre...
There’s a longstanding tradition of fruit cakes being given as gifts around the holidays, but there’s also a royal wedding traditionof celebrating with fruit cake. And no, we’re not referring to the drab, dry fruit cakes we all love to throw away. Traditionally, a fruit cake is baked with plenty of dried fruit, chopped walnuts, and chopped dates to...
Past royal weddings have certainly featured elaborate cakes. And for many, the grandeur was all about height. An astonishing nine-foot-tall cake stood on display at Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s weddingin 1947. The wedding of Charles and Diana featured a five-foot stunning cake. But the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chose to keep things a bit...
The multi-tiered cake featured the couple’s monogram front and center in beautiful detailing. But the décor went much further than that. Each tier of the cake featured different floral designs, and each of the 900-plus details were crafted by hand out of sugar. Cairns told People that 17 different flowers and leaves were incorporated into the desig...
It’s hard to put a price on a perfect wedding confection. Of course, a smaller, single-tier cake with a single bold bloom won’t quite hit the budget the way a five-tier elaborately decorated cake might. Either way, it’s nothing compared to the cake bill of $80,000for the royal wedding cake. But of course, with the incredible amount of work that goe...
While Cairns’ incredible cake was certainly the show-stopper of the day, we’d be remiss if Prince William’s cakewasn’t recognized as well. Prince William grew up enjoying a chocolate biscuit cake known as the classic Tiffin cake, and that’s exactly what was enjoyed on his wedding day. Master chocolatier Barry Colenso, in partnership with The McViti...
While plenty of cake was certainly consumed on the royal wedding day, several of the eight incredible tiers were reserved for another purpose. Following tradition, the top tiers from the celebratory confection were preserved so the cake could be served for the christening of the Duke and Duchess’s first child. And it was indeed. Both Prince George ...
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- The Celebrity Guests. Guests—including the couple's friends from university, Prince William's air force buddies, and celebs like David and Victoria Beckham, Elton John, Guy Ritchie (who went stag), and Joss Stone—arrived between 8:15 a.m.
- Prince William. The groom showed up promptly at 10:10 a.m and headed inside Westminster Abbey to wait for his bride.
- The Queen Arrives. Queen Elizabeth II wore a butter yellow dress and coat by Angela Kelly to her grandson's nuptials.
- The Best Man and Bridal Party. Prince Harry served as Prince William's best man, wearing the Blues and Royals ceremonial uniform and hitching a ride with some of the pint-sized members of the wedding party.
- 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.
Mar 17, 2011 · According to the Associated Press, the prince's own parents had a more typical wedding registry, if you can count wedding presents like a set of gourmet barbecuing tools and a pair of...
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Oct 12, 2023 · Queen Camilla hosted a reception at Clarence House on October 12, 2023, and she put a wedding photo from Kate Middleton and Prince William’s big day on display. Here are the details, including ...
