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.

[LibFreeOrDie]

The white horses are Windsor greys.

The brown horses are Cleveland Bays.

[patriot08]

A lot of the commentary afterwards was done by Randy from ‘Say Yes To The Dress’ on TLC. I like him. He’s a cutie.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Who’s the one wearing a hat that looks like a reindeer?

[defconw]

If I were Queen I would make Eugenie take that horrible hat off!

[Jemian]

Most of us do have a wedding kiss but in a very, very formal service, it just isn’t done. At least, this is what I have been told.

My hubby and I waited until we were private as we wanted a longer, more intimate and passionate kiss for our first one as husband and wife. It just was something between us and not to be shared with a group!

[maggief]

Princess Anne walks like she just got off a horse.

[Eurotwit]

You usually here the anthem during the Olympics and such when their athletes win. It’s not your fault England sucks at sports :P

Seriously though, I love both versions, but - the UK National anthem is of course iconic.

Hope you are enjoying the day :)

Cheers,

Euro.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I just got into work, but was watching the wedding before I left the house.

Did anyone catch the strange moment on the CBS coverage of guests entering the Abbey, when a man looking remarkably like Mohammed al-Fayed walked in? Katie Couric was flabbergasted, as were some of the British correspondents with her.

One of them later said it was allegedly a man who looked just like him, but I wonder?

[LibFreeOrDie]

That’s one of Fergie’s girls, Beatrice, who always wears atrocious hats.

[patriot08]

LOL.
She has nice skin and a fairly nice face,lovely white hair, but really, though, she needs a modern hairdo.

[agere_contra]

#604 nailed it. That was Eugenie wearing the 22-point stag.

[Red in Blue PA]

LOL!

[txhurl]

Thanks! I’ll go google them.

They imported horses from Ohio?

[Jemian]

Post of the day! LOL!

[LibFreeOrDie]

Nope, Clevelands are a British breed.

[agere_contra]

Oops, sorry I might have got that wrong. Beatrice or Eugenie, I don’t know.

I guess weddings are the only time where ladies can wear those extraordinary things. I guess they may as well seize the opportunity!

[STARWISE]

Kate borrows Queen's tiara

Kate Middleton was wearing a tiara today loaned to her by Prince William’s grandmother the Queen.

The little known “halo” tiara was made by Cartier in 1936 and bought by Queen’s father, then the Duke of York, for the Queen Mother, then the Duchess of York, St James’s Palace said.

It was purchased three weeks before the duke succeeded his brother – King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne – as King George VI.

The tiara was given to the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, by her mother on her 18th birthday.

Kate used the loan of the tiara, a tradition at royal weddings, to signify the time-honoured custom of wearing “something borrowed” on her wedding day.

Kate’s bridal train is exceptionally modest compared to many former royal brides, measuring just two metres and 70 centimetres.

Rest at link

This tiara belongs(ed?) to Begum Aga Khan (I'm not sure which one though).

Halo tiara, Cartier 1934.

Platinum diamond 'old'and 'baguette'. The upper part forms a range of stylized lotus flowers, while the lower part, with its zig-zag patterns, can be removed to form a bandeau. The tiara was sold to His Highness Begum Aga Khan. Credits: N. Welsh, Collection Cartier

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Awwwww

(I think that's when he told her how beautiful she looks)

I love the little twinkle in his eye and Cheshire grin when he looks at her.

[patriot08]

Well that was just magnificant.
Perfectlly executed. Nobody does a wedding like the Brits.

[DollyCali]

HA! what a loser....after so many winners! Glad she was relegated to watch on TV

Just back at computer & a lot to catchup on thread later today. I just parked in front of the TV & took it all in. Watching the only channel I have which is NBC & it was good coverage.

I know you will have have some interesting comments & info.

[Wyatt's Torch]

They are awfully good at the pomp, circumstance, pageantry, tradition and ceremony.