ROYAL WEDDING TIMETABLE (with historic details from print edition)

NY POST (TWO PAGE PRINT EDITION) ^ | 4/28/11

[Liz]

EXCERPTED FROM NY POST PRINT EDITION

4:00 AM Live media feed begins.

5:10 AM Wills and and best man Prince Harry first to leave Clarence House for Abbey. Charles and Camilla leave. Clarence House is Charles, Camilla, sons' home. Built 1825-27 for William IV. William and Kate's London home after marriage.

5:40 AM Queen and Prince leave Buckingham Palace---built in 1702 by request of Duke of Buckingham. Queen Victoria was first sovereign resident in 1837. Ballroom---site of the reception---is 120' long

5:51 AM Kate and dad leave Goring Hotel in 1950 Rolls Royce Phantom IV---auto attacked with Charles and Camilla inside. Five-star Goring Hotel is fave of Queen and Queen Mother; operated by same family since 1910.

6:00 AM Wedding begins. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams performs ceremony. Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London gives address. Services conducted by Dean of Westminster, the very Rev John Hall.Abbey has hosted 15 royal weddings including Prince William's grandmother and great grandmother.

7:15 AM Couple rides back to the palace for reception in open 1902 state landau carriage (weather permitting).

ORDER OF PROCESSION BACK TO PALACE

Kate and Wills

Price Harry and Pippa Middleton

Bridesmaids and page boys

Queen and Prince Phillip

Prince Charles, Camilla and the Middletons

8:00 AM Wedding reception at Buckingham Palace.

8:25 AM Kate and Wills appear on balcony.

8:30 AM RAF aircraft from Battle of Britain fly-by as royal family appears on balcony.

8:45 AM Lunchtime reception for 600 guests hosted by Queen --- served on solid gold dinnerware with gold cutlery. Queen makes champagne toast.

10:30 AM Couple leaves for St James Palace to change for evening reception.

2:00 AM Reception and dinner for 300 guests. Nightclub disco scene with 80's theme til dawn, planned by Pippa, Kate's sister/maid of honor.

[maggief]

Reuters Pictures 59 minutes ago Spain's Queen Sofia, Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia arrive for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011.

Reuters Pictures 1 hour ago Britain's Princess Beatrice arrives for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011.

Reuters Pictures 19 minutes ago Britain's Prince Andrew arrives for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011.

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[NautiNurse]

Thanks much for all your work and info! Will be cooking a British breakfast for the occasion.

[maggief]

REUTERS

[maggief]

LOL!

Gorgeous dress ... but, someone get this girl a sandwich!

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0gWfae18Ln78o?__site=daylife&q=letizia

Eugenie

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0e3v2eH6FveUO?__site=daylife&q=eugenie

Duchess Horse Face of Tampon

http://www.daylife.com/photo/05UmenJd4p3kT?__site=daylife&q=duchess

[NautiNurse]

Duchess NautiNurse of Waterford

[LucyT]

Pre-wedding photos of Kate etc.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13226801

[StarFan]

Thanks so much for the timetable, Liz. Spent the better part of a half hour reading what today held for the couple; the parade route tomorrow; hymns to be sung, the vows to be exchanged, etc., but nowhere did it give a timeline for the big event. Hopefully this will be the live thread for those who may not get up in time.

[maggief]

Reuters Pictures 11 hours ago Prince Willam's fiancee Kate Middleton (L) leaves Westminster Abbey with her mother Carole and Prince Harry Hot Ginge (C), en route to Clarence House in London April 28, 2011.

[penelopesire]

Lady Penny Savannah of Lakeview checking in.

Hope I can tune in tomorrow. Thanks for the invite. Can’t think of a better group to royal watch with. It will be a welcome diversion from the destruction of our country by the liberal hordes...ponces the lot of them...lol!

[tanknetter]

8:30 AM RAF aircraft from Battle of Britain fly-by as royal family appears on balcony.

Ok, so we can expect to see Hurricanes, Spits and the Lanc ... very nice.

BUUUTTTTTT ... will the now-privately owned/operated VULCAN be there too?

[NautiNurse]

Larry the Downing Street cat gets into the spirit of the occasion
as he paces across the cabinet table at Number 10 in a union
jack bow tie.

[knews_hound]

Cheers,

knewshound

http://www.knewshound.blogspot.com/

[DollyCali]

Lady Mary Charmaine of Russell (AKA DollyCali)

[DollyCali]

thanks for pix maggie

[maggief]

Pull up a throne. :)

[onyx]

I lack imagination, so I’ll have to be HONEST and finally reveal my identity...lol.

Lady Onyx - Duchess of Oxford, [no less] checking in.

As all of you know, the University of Oxford is the oldest University in the English-speaking world.

I prefer that you, my dear friends, dispense with Duchess, and merely call me Lady Onyx, thank you very much!

Off for my tea and then a nap!

[maggief]

Reuters Pictures 31 minutes ago Britain's Princess Eugenie arrives for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011.

Reuters Pictures 29 minutes ago Edward Earl of Wessex and his wife Sophie arrive for a pre-wedding dinner ahead of the wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London April 28, 2011.

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[NautiNurse]

Here's a tiara for you from the QEII collection...

[StarFan]

Did you see the Prince William lookalike?

Uncanny.

[Yaelle]

Are you two Fluffys related?

(heavily, snobbily accented) Oh, I am sure we are! My dear, the Fluffy name and crest go back for thousands of years!