Statement by the Press Secretary on the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
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We congratulate Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on their wedding today and wish them a lifetime of happiness together. The United States has no closer friend in the world than the United Kingdom. On this occasion, the American people extend heartfelt congratulations to the peoples of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and share in their hopes for a bright future for the Royal couple.
Source:
White House
------------------------------------------------ Last Friday, 29 April
2011at
11:00 am BST (UTC+1), The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine
Middleton took place at Westminster Abbey in London. The media report shows
that about two billion people watched the wedding across the world. 24.5
million watched the event in the UK.It
was attended by most of the Royal Family, many foreign royals, diplomats, and
the couple's chosen personal guests which estimated about 1900 guest lists.
Hours before the marriage service, Catherine Middleton upon her marriage, she became her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, although it is not styled as 'Princess Catherine, the Queen of Elizabeth II conferred the titles Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, and Baron Carrickfergus upon William. Upon her marriage, Middleton therefore became Her Royal
Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.
John Robert
Hall, the Dean of Westminster, conducted the service, with Rowan Williams, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, conducting the marriage ceremony itself and Richard
Chartres, the Bishop of London, giving the sermon. A reading was given by the
bride's brother, James. After the ceremony, the newly married couple travelled
in procession to Buckingham Palace for the traditional appearance on the
balcony and a flypast before crowds assembled in The Mall. Later the Prince
drove his Duchess the short distance to Clarence House in his father's classic
Aston Martin DB6 Volante, decorated by Prince Harry and James Middleton with a
number plate "JU5T WED".
You will be able to see detail activities via photo slide which incorporated with Mozart Music Laudate Dominum (Words of
Psalm 116 or 117 in Latin) : Thomas Schulze, Boy Soprano: Mathias Strabner Boy alto Wolfgang isenharedt. Tenor: Manfred Ackermann, Bass Stutgarter Hymnus Chornaben Conductor: Gerhard Wihelm. Ave Verum Corpus by Mozart song by Lisa Otto. Soprano Berliner Mozartchor, Jupiter Symphony conducted by Erich Stetten. You may press the Auto icon provided in below to view complete photo slide:
The following movie covers complete coverage via youtube:
Congratulations and God's Blessing for the most happiness life together as what President Obama expressed that the American people extend heartfelt congratulations to the peoples of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and share in their hopes for a bright future for the Royal couple, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine
Middleton.
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Sandra Englund, April 30th, 2011, From Auburn WA, U.S.A revised during Idaho Trip, WA. Rev. May 5, 2011