Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge

The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton took place on Friday, 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince William, second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II, first met Catherine Middleton in 2001, while both were studying at St. Andrews University. Their engagement on 20 October 2010 was announced on 16 November 2010.

The build-up to the wedding and the occasion itself attracted much media attention, with the service broadcast live around the world, and being compared and contrasted in many ways with the 1981 marriage of William's parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. It was watched by a global television audience of over two billion. Much of the attention focused on Middleton's status as a commoner (i.e., not of royal blood or a part of the aristocracy) marrying into royalty. Hours before the service, the Queen granted Prince William the titles of Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, and Baron Carrickfergus . Upon her marriage, Middleton therefore became Her Royal Highness Princess William Arthur Philip Louis, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus, but is not styled as 'Princess Catherine'.

As William was not the heir-apparent to the throne, the wedding was not a full state occasion, with many details left to the couple themselves to decide, such as much of the the guest list of about 1,900. It was, however, a public holiday in Great Britain and featured many ceremonial aspects, including use of the state carriages and roles for the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry. It was attended by most of the Royal Family, as well as many foreign royals, diplomats, and the couple's chosen personal guests.

Miss Middleton wore a white dress with a 270-centimetre (110 in) train, by British designer Sarah Burton, as well as a tiara lent to her by the Queen. Prince William wore the uniform of his honorary rank of Colonel of the Irish Guards. William's supporter (best man) was his brother, Prince Harry, while the bride's sister, Pippa, acted as her maid of honour. The wedding ceremony began at 11:00 am BST (UTC+1). John Robert Hall, the Dean of Westminster, conducted the service, with Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, conducting the marriage ceremony itself and Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London, giving the sermon. A reading was also given by the bride's brother, James. After the ceremony, the newly married couple travelled in procession to Buckingham Palace for the traditional appearance on the balcony and a flypast before crowds assembled in The Mall. Later the Prince drove his Duchess the short distance to Clarence House in his father's classic Aston Martin volante, decorated by Prince Harry and James Middleton with a number plate "JU5T WED".

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[TheLuis126]

Excellent videos, brings to mind fond memories! Surely William with Catherine played a great job as kings! Now my biggest curiosity is, who sings that song? and his name? Someone who can inform me.

[joquanpro]

@douglasbuzzard Same here - God bless them all! :)

[douglasbuzzard]

@joquanpro

I agree with you entirely. Prince William will make an absolutely fantastic King for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth nations. He is truly his mother's son and with his beloved Catherine by his side, they will serve the nation every bit as well as Queen Elizabeth and his great grandfather King George VI. I love them both and I wish only the very best for their future.

[joquanpro]

Josh is excellent. Also, William is perhaps one of the greatest princes I've ever seen. Humble to the max, but yet he's the 2nd in line to the throne of the world's greatest nation. Son of Diana and Charles, two other great royals! Before I turned my allegiance to the UK, I was like "Who cares about the royal wedding??" every time I'd see something about it. But now, I see why so many were hyped on it. I love the UK, and I've never even stepped foot in it! ;)

[joquanpro]

@bestposted Oh shut it. Just because not everyone is as "pretty" as you, it doesn't mean you have to put others down. -.- Plus, his wife seems to think he's handsome, and he's the PRINCE, 2nd in line to the crown. Something sounds like jealousy on your part here...

[bestposted]

He looked so handsome when he was younger, what happen???

[gustavs9]

wonderful video for all monarchy's friends

[dautuk35]

you raise me up of west life

[Chapundina]

Great video! What's the name of the song?

[BearyHairy]

Beautiful....just beautiful...thanks for posting. Peace. Bear