ROYAL WEDDING TIMETABLE (with historic details from print edition)

NY POST (TWO PAGE PRINT EDITION) ^ | 4/28/11

[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.

[hoagy62]

Sir Elton looks like he’s gained some ‘post-baby’ weight. :)

[stylecouncilor]

Elton is looking a little puffy. Good morning, all!

[maggief]

Chelsy Davy, Prince (Hot Ginge) Harry GF, with pancake on head.

[Explorer89]

Beckham is sooo easy on the eyes.

So, I was in Westminster Abbey last month, and it is kind of split in the middle, and if you are in the back, I don’t think you can see the high altar. I thought they might take down that partition, but it doesn’t look like it. I am not sure that most of the guests will be able to see the ceremony?

[Republic]

Got my English breakfast tea and off to fam room to join the grumpy crew-LOL! Loving this entire thing!!!!

[hoagy62]

They actually thought of that and have provided video monitors all over the Abbey. No one will miss a thing, no matter where they’re sitting.

[Oztrich Boy]

Can a Royal, not in line of succession..marry someone who isn’t British

Duke of Windsor did, Prince Michael of Kent did.

For the matter. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (who as senior member of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, is in the line of succession - 20^th, right after 12yr old Master Arthur Chatto) married Birgitte van Deurs, daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. (Danish)

[MayflowerMadam]

Lady Eva Snowball of Eden.

[stylecouncilor]

[maggief]

The blue canoe, (and her new nose).

Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

[Eurotwit]

[mfccinsd]

It would make me mad to spend the entire day wearing a hat that way - heck, five minutes would probably do it - feeling like it would always be falling off or else constantly in your line of sight!

[StarFan]

What I find amusing is watching the men try desperately to avoid the hats as they greet the women by kissing both cheeks. Some hats are stunning but many are so hideously worn.

Morning Nutmeg. So happy the weather is holding. Shep is the last person I wanted to hear this morning so I tuned in to CNN and there's Cooper very much at home as he comments on fluff and style. Refuse to listen to Mika or Joe so I may just stay with Barbara Walter and Diane Sawyer and pray Tina Brown doesn't dominate.

[Explorer89]

Marrying non-British, it was done all the time earlier....Henry VIII’s first unfortunate wife was from Spain, Queen Mary married Philip from Spain, Queen Victoria’s husband was German(??) etc. I think they draw the line at American divorcees, though :)

[MayflowerMadam]

Eeewww... Camilla. When Michelle O. didn’t get an invite I figured it was because livestock wasn’t permitted in the Abby. But if Camilla will be there, I must’ve been wrong about that.

[mfccinsd]

I think that’s true!

I’m not sure if anyone can post the image from the bottom of this article, but there’s a layout of who’s sitting where in the Abbey and it was quite interesting and I think took into mind the sight issues. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1381795/Royal-wedding-Wills-Kate-Duke-Duchess-Cambridge.html

And the trees/greenery while softening things, I’m afraid is going to also add to the viewing challenges for some.

[stylecouncilor]

I’m stuck with Baba Wawa & Diane-we cut our cable to the bare minimum. LOL. The coverage seems decent so far.

[maggief]

[geege]

I love that hat!!!!

[stylecouncilor]

Here's Kate out & about yesterday looking soooo happy!