Prince William & Kate Middleton give crowds a drive-past

The Prince drove out of Buckingham Palace with his new wife at his side in the convertible with the number plate 'JUST WED'.

The couple left their reception and headed to Clarence House in the open-top car ? decorated with heart-shaped balloons and an 'L' plate.

The beaming couple smiled as those still lining the Mall let off a roar as they went past in the dark blue sports car.

It is the same Aston Martin that 28-year-old Wills' father Prince Charles had driven Princess Diana in in 1982.

MARRIED couple leave Palace in Aston Martin with "JU5T WED" registration

William drove Kate, 29, the short distance to Clarence House as his colleagues from the RAF flew overhead in a yellow rescue helicopter.

Best man Prince Harry, 26, and other family and friends had tied the balloons to the back of the Prince of Wales's car.

A St James's Palace spokesman said: "It was Prince William's idea to drive his new bride away from the official reception on their first journey as a married couple to his family home."

The Seychelles blue Aston Martin was decorated with patriotic red, white and blue ribbons tied from the windscreen to the bonnet.

RAF pilots from 'B' Flight 22 Squadron, of which William is a member flew overhead in the Sea King helicopter as a special surprise for the bride and groom.

It was in honour of William's job as a RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot.

The new Duke of Cambridge - who had switched from his scarlet wedding ceremony attire in to a black frock coat of the Irish Guards- smiled broadly as he drove his wife, still in her bridal gown, through the Privy Purse.

Wills and Kate emerged from the palace at 3.35pm in the Aston Martin Volante DB6 MKII.

The convertible was a gift to the Prince of Wales from the Queen in 1969 for his 21st birthday.

A St James's Palace spokeswoman said: "The Prince of Wales was more than happy to loan the car to the couple for this special journey."

In 2008, at the request of environmentally-friendly Charles, the car was converted to run on E85 Bio-ethanol which is made from English wine wastage.

Well-wishers lining the route reacted to the choice of car with delight and disbelief.

Claire Bull, 52, from Flimwell, East Sussex, said: "It was quite a surprise, I thought it would be another carriage or something.

"They both looked very happy and relaxed."

Pamela Anderson, 66, from Bridgend, South Wales, said the car was "a real surprise" and was "wonderful".

She said: "I was expecting a Rolls-Royce."

She added the choice showed they were "at one" with the people and the country had "taken them to their hearts".

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Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry just wouldn't work

Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton

ONE THING you don’t want on your wedding day is to be upstaged by your sister. That’s why in pantomimes the lead actress always insists on ugly sisters.

I knew a pantomime actress whose husband was cheating on her behind her back.

In fairness I and several members of the audience did try to warn her.

Just one day after Kate and William’s wedding and there’s a Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society page set up on Facebook which has amassed more than 130,000 followers.

It makes you wonder whose backsides these people are now neglecting.William Hill are speculating on whether Prince Harry, the world’s most eligible bachelor (in the royal family), will marry his sister-in-law Pippa after complimenting her during the nuptials.

Hills are offering 25-1 on an unlikely Prince/Middleton double.

I can’t see Harry and Pippa working as a couple. Pippa is smart, hard-working, and attractive. She undermines everything the royal family stands for.

Besides Harry is still with on-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy, a woman who looks two parts regality, three parts Readers’ Wives.

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Kate Middleton wedding dress replica to be rolled out by Faviana

A copy of Kate Middleton's wedding dress

Now every bride can have a fairytale wedding and get married like a princess thanks to a New York fashion house.

Two knockoffs of the wedding gown worn by Kate Middleton have been completed by Faviana and are ready for production, bringing royal fashion to the high street.

Called the Princess Kate, the gown is made of satin with chiffon French lace and available in ivory and satin shades.

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Royal wedding: New Testino photo of Prince William and Kate Middleton is incredibly poignant

Prince William and Kate Middleton

THE photo used in Wills and Kate’s official wedding programme seems familiar... and incredibly poignant.

Mario Testino’s portrait invokes the memory of his mum Diana.

Testino’s iconic images of Diana were published in July 1997, just before she died.

Princess Diana by Mario Testino

He said: “Two people in love have a glow and a presence more powerful than anything else, and I wanted that to be the subject of the picture.

“William is a very photogenic person... self-confident, relaxed, impressive – and so much like his mother.”

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Royal Wedding wishes for Prince William and Kate Middleton: Send us your good luck messages and marriage advice

Kate Middleton and Prince William (Pic:Getty Images)

Send us your good luck messages for Prince William and Kate Middleton - or offer some words of advice on how to have a happy, long-lasting marriage.

Email us at web@mirror.co.uk or tweet us @DailyMirror.

Here are some of our readers' messages...

Well done and have a long and happy marriage.... x Shirley Byrnes

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Dear William and Kate,
We would like to wish you “Best Wishes” from Mudcat Lane, Plainfield, Ontario, Canada! We hope for a beautiful sunny day for the two of you.We just love the Royal Family and all the things they do for the world! God Bless The Royal Family.We love you.
Sincerely,
Sheila & Robert Smith

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William and Kate, all the best, Jackie in South Yorkshire

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Here's to a lifetime full of love & happiness as you begin your lives as one.  May the beauty of your individuality shine & unfold before you.

William, I never knew your mother Diana.  She seemed so beautiful & I believe that she is smiling & will be with you & your wife.  She would be proud of you & the person you have become!

Kate, you look like a breath of fresh air for the royalty of England.  You seem to be a strong & beautiful woman.  Keep your head held high & remember, you are you.  Be proud of who you are & the woman you are still becoming.

God Bless you both!  With much best wishes & admiration for you both

Christina Melendrez
Las Cruces, New Mexico
United States

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Congratulations William and Kate on your marriage and Best Wishes for a life to be  lived happily ever after.  Disney should make a remake of the movie "Cinderella", based on you, the Royal Couple. 

Karen Stevens, California

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All the best to Prince William and Catherine Middleton! We wish you every happiness for the rest of your wonderful lives together! From Lisa and family in Ontario, Canada

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Dear William and Kate,
I  would like to wish you “Best Wishes” from Vilas from derby united kingdom!...originally from India.  I hope for a beautiful sunny day for the two of you.I just love the Royal Family and all the things they do for the world! God Bless The Royal Family.We love you.
Sincerely,
Vilas Mhatre

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Dear William & Catherine:

May God bless, keep & guide both of you for the rest of your lives. Additionally,  I pray that both of you have a long lifetime of good health, complete peace, transcending tranquility & mutual happiness. Also I wish that you have lots of attractive, intelligent, affectionate &  obedient children.

Regards,
Norma Lisk Barron
Inglewood, CA USA

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To the Bride & Groom
From the bonnie banks of the Clyde.
We wish you all the very best for your future together.
May all your troubles be “little ones”
If you are reading this before your big day our advice is for you both to try and relax and enjoy yourselves as hopefully you will both only do this once.
The whole country is wishing you both a lifetime of health and happiness.
So from sunny Scotland Good Luck – and Haste Ye Back.
Ps Best Regards To your auntie Anne with Zara’s wedding.  We are well chuffed that it will be in Scotland!
Long live the Queen!

Marjory Smith

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Dearest William and Kate both My wife and I wish you our heartfelt Congratulations. May your relationship blossom and grow ever stronger.
God bless x

Peter and Denise Cendrecourt

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Hello William and Kate we wanna wishes you Good LOve and if YOU want we can ski together where you want !
Good Wishes from Marcello Barillaro and Milly Ascoli from Naples ,Italy

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Being In Australia  - sending finest wishes and wishing you the very best . Being a music buff  I wondered  what I would play if I were a dj  there. Friday On My Mind. The World Is  Your Party. Enjoy it  for a long , long time. Peter  Rowe-  Brisbane Australia  ( PS Pieces of  cake welcome) .

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Best Wishes and all the Best for Your Future Happiness Together……McLean Family Leeton NSW Australia
We have an English connection thru and thru, so will be watching all the days events.

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Dear Prince William of Wales and Kate Middelton, 
I congratulate the happy royal couple on behalf of the Sudanese Community and information centre in London. We are all contented and happy for you. Seeing this, it seems fitting that the monarchy has long to live.
Mubarak Abdalla - Chairman
Mohamed Elaniem  - General Secretary
On Behalf of the Executive Committee

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To Kate and William,
Have a fantastic day, enjoy, relax and remember to communicate always.
Hope you have a fantastic and long marriage.
With love from Sydney Australia
Lisa A.

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May your lives be blessed with deepening love. May you grow together in spirit, in understanding, and in responsibility for yourselves and for others. May you know yourselves well, so the slings and arrows of others can be compassionately understood for what they are. May your love grow with time to support one another in all concerns: defensiveness, anger, grief, ambivalence, feelings of overwhelm. May your support of one another give each of you a more certain understanding of who you are as a symbol to others, as a partner, and as a human being. May you remember the gift of humility.

With regard...Susan

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Wishing you, Prince William and Catherine, every happiness in your lives together always.
With love,
Anne Jardine
Perth
Western Australia

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Best wishes and God Bless
To William Wales and Kate Middleton
on your very special day
May you and your families be blessed
Love Gill from Cardiffx

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William and Kate,
May God richly bless your marriage.
Keep Him the center of your life and you will indeed be blessed!
Jeremiah 29:11
God bless:)
Donalyn Knight
Sanford, Fl USA

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Dear William and Kate,
I wish you a joyous wedding day and even a more joyous, loving and meaningful life together!  Always be your beautiful, dear, individual selves.   I thank you for the inspiration, hope and incredible generosity you show as a couple.  We celebrate with you around the world.   Thank you for sharing your wedding day with the world.  May you love for one another always grow, and may the beauty and poetry of this day, as you allow us to watch and share, be yours, as a couple, forever!
Warmest Regards,
Trina Ruth, US 

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Dear Wills & Kate,
Best wishes from South India for a happy married life.God Bless.
-Prabhakar Family

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Dear William and Catherine ~ I wish you a lifetime of love and happiness.  I believe that you already know the work that goes into a relationship and as long as continue to put in the time and effort you will be able to work through anything life will throw your way. Both of your families should be proud. Congratulations ~ Cindy Swaim, Woodbury, MN, USA.

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Wishing you both a life of happiness and joy.  I remember the day your Mum got married to your Dad, Prince William and it was a wonderful event.  I know she would be happy for you.  Kate - you will make a beautiful Princess in your own right - stay true to yourself - you are a lovely young lady.

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Much congrats on your wonderful day.
Julie Brown
Australia

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hello, Marcello Barillaro and Emilia Ascoli , want wishes you a happy family and good luck; if you want, we can ski with you, on Dolomiti Superski or in switzerland!
Marcello "GAVIA" Barillaro and Emilia Ascoli

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From: Tampa, Fl, USA~
~Best wishes to William and Catherine~
We are so happy for you! We will be watching  you both as you take your vows on this monumental day in history. Only a few  more hours to go! To share this happy day with you is so exciting! Wish we could be there in person, but we are in spirit! We want the best for you and remember that God will help you through, I am praying for you!
Hugs, Your USA friends~

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Kate &Williams
May God bless, keep & guide both of you for the rest of your lives.
Regards
Viji

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We wish you a very  happy, peaceful and prosperous marriage.
With Best Regards,
Srividhya Srinivasanvishal, Srinivasanvishal and Pavithra.

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Dear William & Kate,
We would like to send your our very Best Wishes for your wedding day and future life together.
Take some time out to enjoy your special day and hope it is as perfect as ours was last month.
Sarah Arnold x

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Dearest William and Kate,
Best Wishes on this your wedding day.  We have been so excited for this day and just can't wait to see it all.  I am sure the streets in South Africa  and business will be all at a standstill. 
Every woman in South Africa is interested in this as its everybodys fairytale.
Years ago William we watched your mother and father and my daughters were so intrigued with how beautiful your mother looked.
Today we look forward to seeing you with your beautiful bride.  With all that has gone on in the world lately it is wonderful to watch something as nice as this.  Everybody loves a wedding especially a Royal Wedding.
I hope you have a wonderful life together and remember marriage is the hardest career.  You have to work at it and fix things if things go wrong. 
Gods Blessings and South Africa will be watching today.
GOOD LUCK
NANETTE MIRANDA  -  JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

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Dear William and Catherine,
We extend warm thoughts and best wishes on this your wedding day!  Many blessings to you both.
Anglican Church Women
St. David's Church
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
X0E 0N0
Canada

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We had our 30th Anniversary this month and are still very much in love. We wish the same happiness for you two. Kiss each other goodnight, EVERY night.
W.and S. Shaw, Aurora, Ontario, Canada

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May the road rise with you
May the wind be always at your back
And may the good Lord hold you
in the palm of His hand.

But even more than this:
It isn't how you survive the storm
-   it's how you dance in the rain.

God bless and keep you both forever!

Judy, Andy, Briana & Andrea
Surrey BC Canada

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Dear William and Kate
Would like to wish you all the best for today and God's richest blessings for your marriage. May you have health, wealth and happiness always.
From East London, South Africa. Kind regards, Gina and Marius Nel

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Royal wedding: International Space Station astronauts send good luck message to Prince William and Kate Middleton

Messages of good luck to the Duke of Cambridge and his bride have streamed in from countless far-flung spots across the globe - and beyond.

Even astronauts from the International Space Station sent greetings to the couple, ahead of their marriage.

In their interstellar message, broadcast on the BBC, Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli, Ron Garan and Cady Coleman offered their congratulations, shortly after the station passed over the UK in orbit.

"From space, the Expedition 27 crew at the International Space Station would like to offer their congratulations and best wishes," they said.

"We will be watching and waiting."

The group, who said they had been following wedding developments with "great interest", expect to have a "great view" of the big day.

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Royal wedding: Daily Mirror wishes good luck to Prince William and Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton and Prince William

WEDDING days are a nerve-jangling moment for any happy couple. But for Prince William and Catherine Middleton, today is an especially daunting prospect.

Few newlyweds share this most intimate of moments with a million people on the streets of London and two billion more watching on TV around the world.

But Wills and Kate have conducted their courtship and preparations for the big day with grace and modesty. Part out of seeking to avoid the three-ring circus that surrounded other royal weddings. Part out of the realisation that the country’s relationship with the monarchy as an institution has changed irrevocably.

The Royal Family are no longer at the centre of public life. And for “The Firm” to survive, it needs to make further changes to reflect how Britain has changed.

In 1923 the BBC were asked not to broadcast the marriage of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later the Queen Mother) and the Duke of York in case men “might hear the service, perhaps even some of them sitting in public houses, with their hats on”. How times have changed.

While wedding fever has gripped the United States, our own interest has been as relatively low-key as the couple themselves. It reflects not only a change in our regard for the monarchy, but also a reflection of these difficult economic times.

One day Wills and Kate will be King and Queen. But from the moment they become husband and wife, the responsibility for taking the monarchy to its next, more modest, stage rests on their shoulders. But that is a debate for another time.

Today, even the cynical among us should enjoy the pomp and circumstance, the colour and majesty, and cheer two young people who are declaring their love in time-honoured tradition.

Good luck to them both.

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Advice for Kate Middleton: If anything goes wrong, style it out...

T-Mobile Royal Wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton

The eyes of the whole world will be on her throughout the internationally televised ceremony, and for some reason this has made Kate Middleton a bit nervous.

Having appeared on TV in front of similar sized audiences (Big Brother’s Little Brother) I feel I’m the perfect person to offer some advice.

So here’s what Kate (who is obviously reading this over breakfast) should do today if anything does go wrong…

Emergency: One trips while being taken up the aisle.

Solution: Style it out. Turn that tumble into a dance move, and keep it up all the way to the altar. Sister/bridesmaid Pippa to then start Chinese whisper round the abbey that the couple, giving a nod to the YouTube craze of dancing up the aisle, shows how modern and unstuffy they are. This will make everyone decide it’s Diana’s influence and thus Kate’s You’ve Been Framed moment is instantly rebranded A Moving Tribute/What She Would Have Wanted.

Emergency: Half-way up the aisle one clocks a guest wearing the exact same dress as one. 

Solution: Unlikely, yes – but still possible. Bear in mind, Posh is going. Just in case, Kate should wear a wedding dress underneath her wedding dress, so she can quickly take the top one off (maybe it could have Bucks Fizz-esque velcro?) if this nightmare situation occurs. If it doesn’t happen she’ll have to get married in two dresses, which will look a little bulky – but everyone’s been saying she’s too thin recently so it could be a blessing in disguise.

Emergency: Any of Wills’ multiple-barrelled exes pipe up when The AB of C does the “If anyone has any reason to object” bit.

Solution: Object right back. Which is the signal for Pippa to rugby tackle the guilty party and drag her out of the abbey by her hair.

Emergency: One forgets to curtsy to the Queen post-ceremony. 

Solution: Protocol dictates Kate must do this, and apparently it’s the thing she’s most scared of not remembering. The answer’s obvious and old school – she needs to write it on her hand in biro. The actual words would be noticed but if she simply draws a crown to symbolise Her Maj and an arrow pointing down that should work. Luckily, there is no way that message could be misconstrued by anyone.

Emergency: One’s hot mess uncle shows one up. 

Solution: Those bodyguards one’s not allowed to go anywhere without? They wouldn’t just TAKE a bullet for one, if one gets my drift.

Emergency: One slips the tongue in during The Balcony Kiss, one’s new hubby doesn’t.

Solution: Preparation is key. Kate needs to discuss this in advance with Wills and agree on whether they’re doing the kiss British-style or French.

She could always agree on tongue then, at the last minute, change her mind so he’s immortalised as a letchy idiot on commemorative plates for the rest of time. It depends on whether she wants the popularity contest to start right away or after the honeymoon…

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The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton celebrated with a Google Doodle

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the Royal wedding

Google is celebrating today's Royal wedding with a Doodle.

The colourful illustration has replaced the search engine's homepage logo.

Entitled 'The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton', the image shows a horse-drawn carriage carrying the married couple through the streets of London.

Westminster Abbey features at one end of the image and a Disney-esque castle at the other.

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Royal wedding: Carol Ann Duffy's poetry present for Prince William and Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton and Prince William

ONE of William and Kate’s wedding presents is a unique artwork to go alongside a verse by Britain’s poet laureate.

Carol Ann Duffy felt that the Royal Wedding was the perfect time to celebrate the unbreakable relationship between love and poetry.

She sees her own poem as inclusive of “everyone in love” and has produced a 46 line poem as part of Britain’s “national art”.

Rings imagines the types of rings – mostly found in nature – that a lover would give to their partner.

The poet laureate produced the verse with Stephen Raw, a textual artist who drew maps based on JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, copies of which were purchased by the British Library.

A copy of the artwork – No 1 – signed by the artist and poet has been sent to William and Kate as a wedding gift. The poet laureate also ­commissioned work from 20 other poets, with the theme of vows, to be used at weddings and civil partnerships in the UK. “Poetry is our national art and this is a part of that, this is a celebration of the whole country and for all couples and everyone.”

Prints will be signed by Carol Ann Duffy and Stephen Raw and strictly limited to 500 copies.

The poem’s images range from “the ring surrounding the moon”, a “lipstick ring on a cheek” to the “ring of a slow dance”.

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Kate Middleton updated Sun Apr 24 2011 7:18 pm CDT

The British babe who might be a princess some day. 

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Royal wedding: Kate Middleton follows in footsteps of Princess Diana and will not vow to 'obey'

Prince William and Kate Middleton (Pic:PA)

Kate Middleton will not promise to "obey" Prince William when she says her vows. Instead, modern-thinking Miss Middleton will pledge to "love, comfort, honour and keep" him, the Order of Service revealed.

The soon-to-be royal is following in the footsteps of Diana, Princess of Wales, who also opted not to "obey" the Prince of Wales during their wedding ceremony in 1981.

The Queen, Princess Margaret and the Princess Royal all said they would obey their husbands.

William and his fiancee have selected the Series One (1966) Book of Common Prayer ceremony which allows the bride to drop "obey him" and "serve him" from the religious proceedings.

With William choosing not to wear a wedding ring, only the prince will say "With this ring I thee wed" as he places the golden band on Kate's finger.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams will conduct the vows, before pronouncing them "man and wife".

Here is the full Solemnization of Marriage conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury from the Order of Service:

THE MARRIAGE

The Archbishop says to Prince William:

WILLIAM Arthur Philip Louis, wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together according to God's law in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live? He answers: I will.

The Archbishop says to Catherine:

CATHERINE Elizabeth, wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's law in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love him, comfort him, honour and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live? She answers: I will.

The Archbishop continues:

Who giveth this woman to be married to this man? The Archbishop receives Catherine from her father's hand.

Taking Catherine's right hand, Prince William says after the Archbishop:

I, WILLIAM Arthur Philip Louis, take thee, Catherine Elizabeth to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth.

They loose hands.

Catherine, taking Prince William by his right hand, says after the Archbishop:

I, CATHERINE Elizabeth, take thee, William Arthur Philip Louis, to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth.

They loose hands.

The Archbishop blesses the ring:

BLESS, O Lord, this ring, and grant that he who gives it and she who shall wear it may remain faithful to each other, and abide in thy peace and favour, and live together in love until their lives' end. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prince William takes the ring and places it upon the fourth finger of Catherine's left hand.

Prince William says after the Archbishop:

WITH this ring I thee wed; with my body I thee honour; and all my worldly goods with thee I share: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. The Congregation remains standing as the Couple kneels.

The Archbishop says:

Let us pray.

O ETERNAL God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author of everlasting life: send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this man and this woman, whom we bless in thy name; that, living faithfully together, they may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them made, whereof this ring given and received is a token and pledge; and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together, and live according to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Archbishop joins their right hands together and says:

Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder.

The Archbishop addresses the Congregation:

FORASMUCH as William and Catherine have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have given and pledged their troth either to other, and have declared the same by giving and receiving of a ring, and by joining of hands; I pronounce that they be man and wife together, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

The Archbishop blesses the Couple:

GOD the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you; and so fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace, that ye may so live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen.

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Royal Wedding: Britons get behind Prince William and Kate Middleton and get the party started

With less than 24 hours to go until the big day, Britons got the party started early today.

A nation of royal well-wishers got behind Prince William and Kate Middleton today in all manner of ways.

Union Jacks and bunting were the order of the day as the UK got itself dressed up for the wedding.

See pictures of Britain getting ready below.

The media and well-wishers have gathered in their thousands outside Westminster Abbey ahead of the Royal Wedding

The scene outside the Abbey was one of excitement as the makeshift tent village steadily increased in size

More than 50 tents lined the cobbled pavement with some dedicated royalists deciding to brave the weather despite having no tent or protection from the cold wind

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Armed police officers patrol near The Goring hotel while (right) TV presenter Phil Spencer helps put up bunting in Winchester

A man holds a souvenir bag with a picture of Prince William and his soon-to-be bride Kate Middleton

Pupils of Kirby Hill school take part in a mock wedding ceremony

A street vendor sells royal wedding souvenirs outside Westminster Abbey

Kamlesh the lion enjoys a Royal Wedding cake made by the keepers at Edinburgh Zoo. While (right) Union flags fly in front Big Ben

Bunting hangs across 10 Downing Street in London in readiness for a street party

While inside number 10, Larry the cat, sits on the cabinet table wearing a Union Jack bow tie

The Queen's Guard march out of Buckingham Palace

Two women drape themselves in Union jack flags as they wait outside Westminster Abbey while a doorman sweeps the road at The Goring hotel

Asda employees get into the royal wedding spirit with a 'wear your wedding dress to work' day

Mirror reader Shelley Marshall sent in this picture of her jumping for joy outside Westmisnter Abbey

Send in your pictures to pics@mirror.co.uk and we will use the best on the mirror.co.uk tomorrow.

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Kate Middleton waves to the crowds outside the Goring Hotel ahead of royal wedding - pictures

A beaming Kate Middleton waves to the crowds

Kate Middleton waved to the crowds outside The Goring hotel as she made what was expected to be her final appearance before tomorrow's wedding.

She was greeted by hotel owner Jeremy Goring as she stepped from a black Jaguar outside the entrance at 5.45pm.

Kate will spend the night at the Goring Hotel with her parents and sister Pippa 

Dressed in a black and white spotted dress, she was accompanied by sister Pippa and mother Carole.

They were welcomed by a large crowd of enthusiasts who had waited outside the central London hotel all day for a glimpse of the bride-to-be.

The hotel had been the scene of frenetic activity all day as final preparations were made for Miss Middleton's arrival.

She is staying at the five-star Belgravia establishment, on Beeston Place, with her sister, brother James, her mother, and father Michael the night before she marries Prince William.

To ensure no-one catches a glimpse of her in her wedding dress before she arrives at Westminster Abbey tomorrow, a canopy has been erected over the front of the hotel.

It covers even the pavement outside to make sure she can enter the Rolls-Royce Phantom VI in which she will travel to the abbey with her father without any photographs being taken of her dress.

Beeston Place was closed to members of the public at 8am today. Large black bollards have been placed at either end of the road to prevent vehicles getting through without permission.

There has been a large police presence at the hotel during the day, with armed officers patrolling outside and sniffer dogs being led into the building.

The bride-to-be was greeted with cheers as she stepped out of her car

Gardeners also worked on the front of the hotel, watering plants and tweaking the foliage outside.

Bay trees were seen being delivered to the hotel, as well as several large wooden and cardboard boxes.

The short street near Victoria station has become a focus for the world's media and royal fans alike.

Olivia Wofford, 22, and her mother Christine, 58, had travelled from Michigan, in the United States, to be in London for the royal wedding. They brought their own W and K signs, adorned with American flags, to The Goring.

Mrs Wofford, an accountant, said: "I've been planning this since William was born.

"I've been following the royals for years but couldn't make it to Diana's wedding, which is when I decided to come to her son's instead."

Kate spent several minutes talking to hotel owner Jeremy Goring

Mr and Mrs Middleton were inside The Goring hotel and other guests had also started to arrive.

The waiting crowds cheered when chefs brought out afternoon tea for them. Treats including lavender cupcakes, carrot cake and sandwiches were delivered, with the help of waitresses.

Cups of coffee and tea were also handed round.

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Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton 'blocking out the terror' of global audience

Kate Middleton and Prince William (Pic:Getty Images)

The journalist entrusted with conducting Prince William and Kate Middleton's official engagement interview today said the pair were attempting to "block out the terror of having two billion people" watching them tomorrow.

Tom Bradby, ITN political editor and William's friend, told ITV's Daybreak: "I think there has been a really concerted attempt to block it out and just concentrate on their marriage.

"The church is going to be full of many, many people, a lot of whom they've never met, and they just want to think about themselves and what it means to them."

Mr Bradby, a former royal correspondent, will attend the wedding as a guest.

Mr Bradby said William was determined to protect his fiancee from intrusion into their lives.

"I have really been struck over the last 10 years about how determined he has been to protect," he said.

"He looked at his mother and what happened to her and it didn't take a genius to draw the lessons that he's obviously drawn from it - which is he doesn't want that sort of chaos in his life.

"He's tried to effectively create this iron wall around his friends and his girlfriend.

"You kind of worry for them that this is the moment the world gets let in."

Discussing their engagement interview, "part of the historical record", he said the content was discussed beforehand to avoid it being a repeat of the tense Charles and Diana interview. "I'd forgotten how bad it was, actually. It was absolutely agonisingly awful," he said of it.

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Royal wedding in numbers: Kate Middleton and Prince William's big day stat attack!

Kate Middleton and Prince William

Here are some of the numbers associated with the royal wedding.

:: 1,900 - The number of people who will be in Westminster Abbey for the wedding service, including more than 1,000 drawn from Prince William and Kate Middleton's family and friends

:: 3 - The number of hymns during the service - Guide me, O thou great redeemer, Jerusalem and Love divine all loves excelling. Three is also the age of bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem, goddaughter of Prince William, while another bridesmaid, the Duchess of Cornwall's granddaughter, Eliza Lopes, is also three

:: 29 - Tomorrow's date is April 29, and 29 is the age of Kate Middleton who was born on January 9 1982. William will be 29 on June 21 this year

:: 1245 - The date the present Westminster Abbey was started by Henry III, although places of worship on the site go back many years before that

:: 530 - The exterior length of the abbey is 530ft, with the nave being almost 102ft high and the west towers being more than 225ft high

:: 650 - The number of people invited to the post-wedding lunchtime reception given by the Queen at Buckingham Palace

:: 89 - The age of the Duke of Edinburgh, who will be 90 on June 10. The Queen is 85, while the Prince of Wales is 62 and Prince Harry, William's best man, is 26

:: 132 - The Rt Rev Dr Richard Chartres who gives the address at the wedding, is the 132nd Bishop of London. Educated at Hertford Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1973 and has been Bishop of London since 1995

:: 2,000 million - An estimated two billion people in more than 180 countries around the world are expected to receive reports, photos and TV pictures of the wedding. More than 8,500 journalists, photographers, and technical staff are in London to cover the event

:: 20 - William is president or patron of more than 20 organisations, including being president of the Football Association and vice royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union

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Royal wedding: Kate Middleton to walk down the aisle to coronation anthem - listen to I Was Glad

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All eyes will be on Kate Middleton as she marries Prince William tomorrow

Future Queen Kate Middleton will walk up the aisle to the dramatic sounds of a coronation anthem.

Royal wedding music: Listen to Prince William and Kate Middleton's picks for Westminster Abbey service

Her bridal processional music will be the soaring choral masterpiece "I was glad" by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry from Psalm 122.

It was composed for the crowning of Prince William's great-great-great grandfather Edward VII at Westminster Abbey in 1902, but is also popular at weddings.

Its instrumental introduction will allow the bride to take her place at the Great West Door on the green marble memorial stone to Sir Winston Churchill.

As the choir begins to sing, she will begin her three and a half minute procession through the Nave and Quire to meet her Prince on her father's arm.

St Paul's Cathedral choir sing I Was Glad at the Queen's Golden Jubilee

Before Miss Middleton will be an "avenue of trees" made up of six English Field Maples and two Hornbeams - some 20ft tall - with the abbey decorated in white, green and cream foliage.

A St James's Palace spokesman said: "The music will build up before the words begin. It will be quite dramatic. A lot of these pieces have been chosen for their theatre.

"They are stunning pieces of music that fill the Abbey and give a sense of grandeur to the occasion."

The spokesman said The Introit will not be the version used at Coronations, where it is sung as an entrance anthem with additional "Vivat" proclamations.

It was used as The Anthem for the 1981 wedding of Prince William's parents the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, but Diana walked up the aisle to The Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke.

Parry's version was revised in 1911 for the coronation of King George V, when the introduction was added.

It also featured in the Queen's coronation in 1953 as she processed through the Nave and Quire to her Chair of Estate.

Parry, said to have composed some of the most moving choral pieces of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, also wrote the music for William Blake's popular hymn Jerusalem and John Milton's Blest Pair of Sirens - both of which feature in William and Kate's ceremony.

The words of "I Was Glad" from Psalm 122: 1-3, 6-7 read: "I was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord.

"Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem.

"Jerusalem is builded as a city: that is at unity in itself.

"O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

"Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces."

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Bishop confirms Kate Middleton

The bride-to-be, 29, had been baptised but was not confirmed, which sees Christians make a firm commitment to their faith.

Kate's service was led by the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, who will oversee her big day on April 29.

William and Kate's family were at the private service in St James's Palace.

A royal spokesman added: "Miss Middleton decided to be confirmed as part of her marriage preparations."

Wills, who will be Supreme Governor of the Church of England when he is king, had his confirmation in 1997 when he was 14.

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Kate Middleton is Queen of King's Rd

She chose a ?55 lace-trim blouse, a ?45 feather print off-the-shoulder dress, a ?65 bird print frock and a ?60 bandeau dress at Warehouse in the trendy London shopping street.

A source in the store said: "There was a real buzz around when she came in. We're chuffed she chose these for such a special time."

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Kate Middleton snaps up discount panties for honeymoon with Prince William

The half-price "Brazilian-style" lacy briefs were part of another pre-wedding shopping trip for the thrifty bride-to-be.

The Sun has posed a model in the sexy knickers, below, to give Prince William a sneak preview.

Kate, 29, also bought two bikinis at the same shop - pointing to a sun-drenched honeymoon.

One shopper said: "I certainly didn't expect her to be browsing at the bottom end of the range."

A shop assistant said: "She was much more beautiful than I imagined and really lovely."

Kate's red-faced Royal protection officers waited outside as she browsed for smalls at lingerie store Goldenpoint in London's King's Road on Tuesday.

Yesterday she returned to the street in West London's Chelsea, for MORE underwear, just nine days before her wedding on April 29.

She trawled the lingerie department of Sloane favourite Peter Jones and picked up two Calvin Klein bras for around ?30 each - one black and one nude.

In the department store she also bagged a pair of sunglasses for her trip - even though they were the tester pair tried on by hundreds of people before her.

A source said: "Kate fell in love with the sunglasses but they were the last pair and had been sitting on the rack for ages.

"She said it didn't matter if people had worn them before, she liked them too much.

At High Street chain Whistles Kate had to swap a pair of ?150 blue-and-while spotty trousers in her usual size 10 - because she has dropped to a tiny size 8 in her pre-wedding weeks.

While paying for the trousers and two tops at the till she told staff they were for her honeymoon.

One assistant said: "She's so skinny, she's lost so much weight. But she's so lovely and was very polite. Wow, it's not every day the future queen of England pops in."

As well as all her new purchases, Kate will need something old for her wedding - and The Sun can reveal the bride will be wearing her late grandmother Dorothy's diamond-and-pearl earrings for the ceremony.

Party-loving best man Prince Harry has vowed he will not touch a drink until the evening of the wedding.

A royal source said: "Harry is taking his role extremely seriously. Everyone knows he loves a party but he has said he won't drink at all during the dinner to make sure his speech is perfect."

Harry will make up for it with one final night out with Wills and pals before the big day.

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DAVID Cameron WILL wear a morning suit to the wedding after claims he would buck tradition in a lounge suit to look less of a toff.

THE 600,000 spectators expected at the Mall will be treated to show tunes, pop songs and sing-a-longs by the Band Of The Coldstream Guards.

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