The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, held on April 29, 2011, is rightly considered one of the most beautiful and high-profile weddings of the decade, and perhaps the whole century.
Organization of wedding and wedding
The engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton, his longtime companion, was announced on November 16, 2010, and the offer was made by the prince in October 2010 during a holiday in pairs in Kenya. Prior to this, the young people met a year when both the Prince and Kate studied at St. Andrews University and lived in hostels, and then the lovers spent two more years together in the city. However, the date of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton during the announcement of the engagement was not yet appointed, it was said only that they would marry in the spring or summer of 2011. The exact date of the wedding was April 29, 2011.
Since Prince William is not a direct heir to the throne (preceded by his father, the Prince of Wales Charles), his wedding with Kate was less formal than usual, and many questions were given to the newlyweds themselves. In particular, they were the majority of the list of 1900 guests invited to the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William guests. In addition, when organizing the wedding, it was emphasized that Kate - not aristocratic blood, that is, the royal family is trying to be closer to the people.
On the day of the wedding, the royal family and members of the Middleton family arrived at Westminster Abbey on the rare Rolls Royce from the royal garage. The bride appeared before the guests and numerous spectators in a dress from the creative director of the fashion house Alexander McQueen Sarah Burton in a classic style with a closed lace bodice and a lush skirt. The head of the bride was decorated with a tiara from Cartier , made in 1936 and borrowed from Queen Elizabeth II. Complemented with a handmade veil, lace shoes and a bouquet of lily of the valley varieties "Sweet William". The prince was dressed in the uniform of the Irish guard.
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (who received the title of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge) passed in Westminster Abbey and lasted about an hour. During the ceremony, the prince put on a finger to his wife an engagement ring made of an ingot of Welsh gold. The prince himself decided not to receive the ring.
Festive events on the occasion of the wedding
After the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the newlyweds, groom's best friend Prince Harry and bridesmaid Sister Keith Pippa, members of the royal family, the Middleton family and numerous guests in carriages headed to Buckingham Palace for the continuation of the wedding celebrations. Conduct a wedding motorcade came out about a million residents and tourists in London, and watching the ceremony on television beat all records on the ratings. Before retiring to the wedding party with the selected 650 guests, Kate Middleton and Prince William appeared before all gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and fastened the marriage union with a kiss before the lenses of the body and cameras, as well as a crowd of thousands of spectators. After that, an air parade was held for all comers and a solemn reception and a concert for young people was held for the elected guests. For the holiday on the occasion of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, two wedding cakes were made: one - according to the wishes and tastes of the bride, the other - based on the fiance's preferences. Kate treated the guests to a traditional English cake with fruit candied fruits, which complemented the flowers and ornaments from the cream. It was prepared for the ceremony by the family firm of Fiona Cairns. Prince William ordered the confectioners a chocolate cake based on the biscuit "Makvitis" according to a special recipe from the royal family.
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After the holiday the couple went to the place of service of Prince William on the island of Anglesey. There, the couple spent the first 10 days after the wedding, and then went on a trip to a secluded island in the Seychelles. Their honeymoon lasted also 10 days.
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