The nuptials were presided over by the archbishop of Canterbury, with world leaders and celebrities including Elton John and David and Victoria Beckham in attendance. Middleton’s younger sister, Pippa, served as maid of honor, while William’s brother, Prince Harry, was best man. Their engagement was publicly announced the following month, on November 16, ending years of media speculation about whether they ever would tie the knot-and immediately kicking off a new wave of speculation about the wedding details, including the guest list and the bride’s dress.Īt their Friday morning marriage ceremony on April 29, the bride wore a gown designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, a British fashion house, while the groom donned the scarlet tunic of an Irish Guards officer. READ MORE: Glorious Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Queen Elizabeth's 1947 WeddingĪfter dating for eight years, William and Kate became engaged in October 2010 while vacationing in Kenya, Africa. Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year. The couple, who publicly admitted to infidelities during their marriage, officially divorced in 1996. His parent’s lavish 1981 wedding was a media sensation witnessed by a global television estimated as high as 750 million however, in December 1992, it was announced the couple was separating. Prince William, the elder of two sons born to Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, embarked on a military career after college, eventually becoming a helicopter search-and-rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF). Andrews and went on to do a stint as an accessories buyer for a British clothing chain. Her parents, former flight attendants, became millionaires running a successful party-supply business. Middleton, the eldest of three children, was raised in the English village of Bucklebury. The 29-year-old bride and 28-year-old groom, second in line (behind his father) to the throne, met in 2001 as students at the University of St. Some 1,900 guests attended the ceremony, while another 1 million spectators lined the streets of London and an estimated 2 billion people around the world watched on television. On April 29, 2011, Great Britain’s Prince William marries his longtime girlfriend Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.
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