Posted on 04/28/2011 7:45:58 AM PDT by Liz
EXCERPTED FROM NY POST PRINT EDITION
4:00 AM Live media feed begins.
5:10 AM Wills and and best man Prince Harry first to leave Clarence House for Abbey. Charles and Camilla leave. Clarence House is Charles, Camilla, sons' home. Built 1825-27 for William IV. William and Kate's London home after marriage.
5:40 AM Queen and Prince leave Buckingham Palace---built in 1702 by request of Duke of Buckingham. Queen Victoria was first sovereign resident in 1837. Ballroom---site of the reception---is 120' long
5:51 AM Kate and dad leave Goring Hotel in 1950 Rolls Royce Phantom IV---auto attacked with Charles and Camilla inside. Five-star Goring Hotel is fave of Queen and Queen Mother; operated by same family since 1910.
6:00 AM Wedding begins. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams performs ceremony. Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London gives address. Services conducted by Dean of Westminster, the very Rev John Hall.Abbey has hosted 15 royal weddings including Prince William's grandmother and great grandmother.
7:15 AM Couple rides back to the palace for reception in open 1902 state landau carriage (weather permitting).
ORDER OF PROCESSION BACK TO PALACE
Kate and Wills
Price Harry and Pippa Middleton
Bridesmaids and page boys
Queen and Prince Phillip
Prince Charles, Camilla and the Middletons
8:00 AM Wedding reception at Buckingham Palace.
8:25 AM Kate and Wills appear on balcony.
8:30 AM RAF aircraft from Battle of Britain fly-by as royal family appears on balcony.
8:45 AM Lunchtime reception for 600 guests hosted by Queen --- served on solid gold dinnerware with gold cutlery. Queen makes champagne toast.
10:30 AM Couple leaves for St James Palace to change for evening reception.
2:00 AM Reception and dinner for 300 guests. Nightclub disco scene with 80's theme til dawn, planned by Pippa, Kate's sister/maid of honor.
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Victoria Beckham is wearing her hat on her forehead. David looks quite dashing.
HMMM A bunny with a pancake on her head.....Lady Bertha Dooley-Chapel signing in....Sir Ruben Rooster of Rascal is crowing already. Better go feed him and open the coop. BBL
I have been looking at the makeup on these women. They don’t look very good. So much for the English Rose look.
Lady Marie Smoky of Stoddard
I’m seeing a few of these sideways hats. Don’t like them. Just saw one woman with her hat on the right direction, but it looked like William Tell had shot an arrow thru it.
Watching CNN, dishing about lesser royal Sarah? somebody, in a blue dress and hat, and her new nose after surgery. Seems she had quite a cocaine habit.
TLC has people who know the arrivals. Fewer breaks. Spencers just arrived.
That blue had was atrocious. I was flipping between CNN and TLC and I had to laugh at Piers talking about she should have just covered her bad nose with that crazy hat...and the lady talking about the poor people behind her. It looked like a horrid blue sailboat or something.
THe funny hats on the side are called “cartwheel” hats. Designed so people behind have a better view.
Do you see the lady with the blue canoe on her forehead?
LOL, just saw that blue hat on TLC. Love the dress, though, beautiful colour.
Beckmans are a gorgeous couple
like that ... cartwheel hats.
Beautiful with greenery/trees in Westminster. Softens the hall so much!
Just got pups out & now just to get out the garbage and it will NOT be the end of the world if it carries over another week
TV and sofa about 10 feet apart.. going to spend most of time on sofa (heating pad for back)
Barbara Bush blue....Can’t watch if I’m typing. So I may disappear for awhile.
They believe it was Sarah Burton (designer) sneaking into help with Kate’s dress.
Mrs. Beckham’s hat. Yikes.
Here come Sir Elton and his husband.
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