William, Kate to wed April 29 at Westminster Abbey

I smell a reality special coming. William and Kate, plus 8



William, Kate to wed April 29 at Westminster Abbey

LONDON – Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry April 29 in Westminster Abbey, the historic London church where Princess Diana's funeral was held.

Royal officials said Tuesday that the couple chose the venue for its beauty, intimacy and historic royal connections, and the date because they wanted a spring wedding. It also the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, whose name Middleton shares — though that is a coincidence.

The government said the day, a Friday, would be a public holiday.

Prince William's private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, said the couple chose the 1,000-year-old abbey in central London because despite its size — it holds 2,200 people — it has a sense of intimacy.

"Even at the altar, it seems like a parish church," he said.

It also has centuries of royal history. William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and her mother both married at the abbey, where British kings and queens are crowned and where 17 monarchs are buried.

William and Kate decided against celebrating their nuptials at St. Paul's Cathedral, where William's parents married in 1981.


The palace said the royal family and the Middletons would cover the costs of the wedding, Just where does the roaly family get their money from? reception and honeymoon, apart from security. There have been grumbles about the propriety of holding a lavish royal bash in the midst of economic austerity.

"All parties involved in the wedding, not least Prince William and Miss Middleton, want to ensure that a balance is struck between an enjoyable day and the current economic situation," Lowther-Pinkerton said.

He said the guest list had not been finalized, but that "we will have a full church."

He said William and Kate were playing "a very active role" in planning the day.


"We know that the world will be watching on the 29th of April, and the couple are very, very keen indeed that the spectacle should be a classic example of what Britain does best," he said.

"The couple are completely over the moon," Lowther-Pinkerton added. "They are on cloud nine."

"I've never seen two happier people."


Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed that the wedding day would be a public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. What about southern Ireland? Scotland's government was also expected to announce a public holiday.

"The wedding of Kate and William will be a happy and momentous occasion. We want to mark the day as one of national celebration, a public holiday will ensure the most people possible will have a chance to celebrate on the day," Cameron said in a statement.

William was 15 when he walked behind his mother's coffin at Diana's funeral in the abbey in September 1997.

Several members of his family have wed there, including the queen's sister. Princess Margaret in 1960, William's aunt Princess Anne in 1973 and his uncle Prince Andrew in 1986. All three marriages ended in divorce.

They announced this while I was in Wales. You would have thought it was a Royal proclamation or something. THey even offered congrats on the score board during the Wales v South Africa game.

i'll take interest when one of them has an affair

I just wanna see the dress and the price tag for the whole thing

The dress and the cake..it takes days to make cakes like those..

Who is picking up the tab?

Bride's Dad, Grooms Mom, or the taxpaying public..

My guess...the taxpaying public!

Angelica wrote:

Who is picking up the tab?

Bride's Dad, Grooms Mom, or the taxpaying public..

My guess...the taxpaying public!

Lady Snipe Dragon wrote:

Angelica wrote:

Who is picking up the tab?

Bride's Dad, Grooms Mom, or the taxpaying public..

My guess...the taxpaying public!

they could televise it on pay-per-view

The taxpayers will pay, of course, don't they always?

a lil repost...

"...yet the world loves a love story, as I have seen again by the excited responses to the news of the upcoming royal wedding here in the UK and across forumland as the girl gets her prince and the soap opera begins, a timely distraction to reality then..."

Jats wrote:

a lil repost...

"...yet the world loves a love story, as I have seen again by the excited responses to the news of the upcoming royal wedding here in the UK and across forumland as the girl gets her prince and the soap opera begins, a timely distraction to reality then..."

as long as it brings us world peace i'm cool wit hit. it will bring us world peace right?