Guests began arriving at the historic Westminster Abbey for the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The first friends, celebrities and dignitaries 1,900 arrived early Friday dressed in colourful hats and formal morning coats. Girlfriend break, over a period of Prince Harry, Chelsy Davy, is among the crowd, with David Beckham, the football star and his wife, pop star Victoria Beckham.
Between 600,000 and 1 million people are expected to line the streets of London to get an overview of the royal couple and a television audience in the world of up to 2 billion persons is expected for the ceremonywhich begins within two hours.
Of the thousands of people started camping there day to secure their places along the way, that the couple will visit. Adrienne Arsenault CBC said that large crowds on the street near the ceremony can hear the event but not see anything because of the "royal neck" people.
A few hours before the ceremony, Buckingham Palace revealed that the couple receives the title of Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge.
William, 28, is due to arrive at 5: 40 pm EST, wearing the Red uniform of the colonel of the Irish guards. Its characteristics include a chassis of gold and purple.
The bride, a closely guarded secret wedding dress will be revealed when she arrives at the Abbey in a Rolls-Royce Phantom VI at approximately 6 p.m. et.
Middleton, 29, will walk up the aisle to Westminster Abbey to the sounds of I was happy, which was composed by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. The anthem has also sung in the marriage of parents of William, Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Middleton will not offer promise to obey "" her new husband in his vows, but rather "love, comfort, honor and keep" William.
Once married, the couple travels to Buckingham Palace in a carriage procession.
The newlyweds are due to appear on the balcony of the Palace at 8: 25 pm EST, where many people expect to see a long-awaited public kiss.
Prince William pleased already hundreds of supporters close to Buckingham Palace Thursday when he allowed during a bath of surprise Thursday crowd. He told them everything that he had to do was "get the right lines."
Kate and William met in 2001 in a class in the history of art at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
Weekend freshman Kate was voted the prettiest girl at St. Salvator, the residence hall where Kate and William had rooms. They would soon be eating a breakfast of muesli and fruit at the same table to eat.
In March 2002, Kate stepped forward as a model at a charity fashion show. She wore a black dress and transparency that attracts the attention of a student sitting in the front row: Prince William. William made his move to the after.
In the second year, Kate, William and two other students shared a townhouse in Fife. Kate and William had rooms on separate landings, a pretext so that they could keep their fledgling romance quiet.
The novel hit the tabloids in 2004.
The couple broke briefly this year and again in 2007, but them two times were brought together.
"At the moment where I was not very happy about it, but it does have me a stronger person," Kate said in this first interview after the announcement of the engagement. On their time apart, she added: "I really enjoyed that time for me, although I thought it at the time.".
They announced their engagement in November 2010.
Records of the CBC Daniel Schwartz and press The Associated Back to links to accessibility
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