The excitement gathering around Westminster Abbey and the Palace is already palpable and for many young royal fans this will be their first royal wedding.
But what of the thrill of the royal couples that went before them?
Here we take a look at sensational archive pictures of the royal wedding days Britain has enjoyed over the last 100 years.
Police hold back the excited crowds who throng the streets for the wedding of Princess Mary and Henry Charles George, Viscount Lascelles, in February of 1922.
The Duchess of York leaves home at 17 Bruton Street in London for her wedding on 26 April 1923.
Crowds at Westminster Abbey watch as large crowns for Princess Mary's marriage to Henry Charles George, Viscount Lascelles are held aloft in 1922.
The official wedding portrait of the Duke of York with his bride and her bridesmaids at Buckingham Palace in April 1923.
The Duke of York and his bride - the future King George VI and Queen Mother - return to Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey, England, on April 26, 1923.
A young Elizabeth beams with excitement at the wedding of Prince Henry, The Duke of Gloucester and his wife Princess Alice, in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, London on November 6 1935.
Excited crowds strain to catch the rose petals that fell upon Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester, and his new wife, Princess Alice, at Buckingham Palace in November 1935.
The happy couple - The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester - wave to the waiting crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace on November 6 1935.
A generation later, Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten pose at Buckingham Palace in September 1947 just two months before their wedding.
Louisa Sorrell, 17, prepares the silk for Princess Elizabeth's bridal train at Warner and Sons Ltd on October 10, 1947.
Desperate to bag a good spot, crowds keep warm by huddling together outside Westminster Abbey the night before the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in November 1947.
Safe at last! One eager tot is handed over the heads of spectators in Trafalgar Square, London, to avoid the crush of people trying to catch a glimpse of Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten on November 20 1947.
Here comes the bride! The royal coach makes its way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey carrying Princess Elizabeth and her father King George VI on November 20 1947.
Thousands of Londoners are snapped gathering around the Victoria Memorial at the entrance to Buckingham Palace to cheer the newly married Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on November 20 1947.
Just hours after their wedding, Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh wave to wellwishers on the balcony at Buckingham Palace surrounded by King George VI, Princess Margaret, Queen consort Elizabeth and Queen Mary.
Thousands wait to get a glimpse of the Royal Wedding procession of Princess Elizabeth, near South Africa House and St. Martin in the Fields Church in London on November 20 1947.
The bridal procession carrying Princess Elizabeth and her father King George VI head down The Mall bound for Westminster Abbey on November 20 1947.
The wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey on November 14 1973.
Princess Anne and Prince Philip during the royal wedding of November 14 1973. Anne designed her Tudor-style dress herself but it was made by Maureen Baker, chief designer for Susan Small.
Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips share a joke on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding on November 14, 1973.
A passerby looks at the window display of British Airway's New York office July 27 1981.
Crowds sleep outside St. Paul's Cathedral on July 19 1981 to get a good spot for the wedding procession of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer the next day.
And then he kissed her! Prince Charles and Princess Diana share a first smooch on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their July 1981 wedding.
Firework displays fill the sky over Hyde Park the night before the wedding of Charles and Diana in July 1981.
Royal wedding fans dance in the fountain in Trafalgar Square after watching the bride and groom process by on July 29 1981.
The newly-married couple wave to the crowds as they make their way through London to Buckingham Palace on July 29 1981.
A sombre moment as the bride and groom listen to the Archbishop of Canterbury officiate at their wedding at St Paul's Cathedral.
Showcasing a 25-foot train to her dress, the Princess of Wales makes her way out of St Paul's Cathedral with Prince Charles.
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