英国威廉王子与凯特盛大的王室婚礼记载(图)
2011年4月29日，英国伦敦，威廉王子在威斯敏斯特教堂与凯特·米德尔顿举行了盛大的王室婚礼。当地时间11时,英国威廉王子与携手相恋多年的女友凯特·米德尔顿，正式步入婚姻殿堂，举办一场新世纪的“童话婚礼”。
准王妃凯特·米德尔顿的婚纱的尾部不算太长越7.6米，算是正常的长度，但看起来想当完美。整个婚纱呈象牙白，两肩有蕾丝点缀，可看到凯特香肩。婚纱设计师是莎拉·伯顿（Sarah Burton），他就是此前有传媒透露的哪位神秘设计师，是麦昆旗下的当红人物。
在交换戒指环节，不知道是威廉紧张还是凯特的手指变粗了，居然一下子没戴进去，引发现场一片笑声。
也有糟糕的
日程安排：
4:50 a.m. EST
Foreign dignitaries arrive, followed by foreign royals at 5:20 a.m.
» 5:15 a.m. EST
Prince William and Prince Harry arrive at the abbey.
» 5:27 a.m. EST
Kate’s mother and brother arrive at the abbey.
» 5:30 a.m. EST
British royals start to arrive at Westminster Abbey, followed by senior royals at 5:40 a.m. The prince of Wales arrives at 5:42 a.m., the queen and duke of Edinburgh at 5:45 a.m.
» 5:51 a.m. EST
Kate leaves the Goring Hotel for the abbey — let’s hope there’s no traffic en route.
» 6 a.m. EST
Ceremony begins at Westminster Abbey — 1,900 guests have been invited. It will be shown on huge screens in Trafalgar Square and in Hyde Park, and relayed on speakers along the route.
» 7:15 a.m. EST
After the ceremony, the couple will travel by horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace. The route will take them through Parliament Square, to Whitehall, down Horse Guards Parade, to the Mall and then end at the palace. It took Charles at Diana about an hour to reach the Palace from St. Paul’s Cathedral along a similar route, but this time it will be just 15 minutes.
» 8:25 a.m. EST
After catching their breath at the palace, the couple, and the royal family will make an appearance on the balcony, and the couple will share a kiss.
» 8:30 a.m. EST
There will be a flyover of Buckingham Palace by the RAF.
Next, the queen will host a lunchtime reception at the palace. Six-hundred and fifty guests have been invited to the reception.
» 1 p.m. EST
Prince Charles will host a dinner at the palace to be followed by dancing for 300 guests.
和其父亲婚礼数据比较：
The big day:
C&D: July 29, 1981.
W&K: April 29, 2011.
Bride and groom’s ages on wedding day:
C&D: 32 (Charles) and 20 (Diana).
W&K: 29 (Kate) and 28 (William).
Length of courtship:
C&D: Less than a year.
W&K: Nine years.
Engagement ring:
C&D: Sapphire and diamond engagement ring from Garrard.
W&K: Princess Diana’s sapphire and diamond engagement ring.
Time between announcing engagement and wedding date:
C&D: Five months.
W&K: Five months.
Wedding dress:
C&D: The train of Diana’s dress designed by the Emmanuels was 25 feet long and it took three months to make. It was valued at £9,000, or £25,700 today.
W&K: Sarah Burton, protegee of Alexander McQueen.
Guest list:
C&D: 3,500, wedding breakfast with 120 family guests, including Nancy Reagan.
W&K: 1,900 people were invited, including members of Parliament, foreign heads of state, charity leaders and celebrities as well as the couple’s friends.
Transportation:
C&D: Horse-drawn carriage before and after the ceremony.
W&K: Kate will arrive at the wedding by Rolls-Royce.
Rings:
C&D: All recent wedding rings have been made from the same piece of Clogau Welsh gold given to the royal family in 1923.
W&K: William and Kate will use the same family gold, choosing their own design.
Visitors drawn to London:
C&D: 600,000
W&K: More than 1 million expected.
TV viewers:
C&D: Estimated 750 million.
W&K: More than 1 billion expected.
The money shot:
C&D: Kissed on balcony at Buckingham Palace.
W&K: Kiss on balcony at Buckingham Palace (expected).
