Was up at 5am and in Central London around 6am to stake out a spot along the procession route. We managed to snag quite a good spot - the only people in front of me were a family who'd been camping there. I got basically the same views as them and only had to get up early - no tents and sleeping bags for me! I got an official programme of the ceremony - very nicely done, outlines the entire ceremony, the route, etc. and contains two beautiful Mario Testino portraits of the couple. (Note: this post contains less than 8% of the photos I took.) |
| Just one of the 5000 police officers on duty for the wedding. |
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| Around 6am. Sun's up already. Tents are still up. |
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| The view from my spot. The procession will go through the archway. The London Eye (ferris wheel thing) is visible in the background. |
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| Some people got all decked out. |
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| Band! |
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| Little girl all dressed up, eating a cookie for breakfast. |
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| A bit hard to see, but that's William (further) and Harry (closer) on their way to Westminster Abbey. |
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| THAT is Her Majesty the Queen. |
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| The Queen (in yellow). |
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| And THAT is Kate Middleton with her father. |
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| Guards. |
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| Guards spreading themselves out along the procession route in a very ceremonious way. |
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| The guards all spread out. Meanwhile, the ceremony was being broadcast over loudspeakers, so I heard them recite their vows and be pronounced husband and wife. |
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| The beginning of the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace. |
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| THAT is the Royal couple. Looking at each other. |
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| Will and Kate. |
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| Not a particularly good photo, but Harry is in the carriage in the back. |
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| This carriage contains Pippa, Kate's sister and bridesmaid. |
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| The start of the second part of the procession. |
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| The horses. |
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| The Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. |
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| Prince Charles and Camilla are in there. |
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| Some of the crowd heading over to Buckingham Palace after the ceremony, hoping for glimpses of the couple kissing on the balcony. Line of loos in the background. |
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| Guests (all the women in beautiful hats) being transported. |
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| Despite all the drama and chaos surrounding them, the famous pelicans of St. James's Park were quite content to sunbathe on the rocks. |
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| Trying to get to Trafalgar Square to watch the balcony scene on the screens - no such luck. |
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| Media cameras. Super high above the crowds (and the trees, for that matter). |
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| The fly-over. |
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| More of the fly-over. I didn't see it over Buckingham Palace, but seeing it over Central London was good enough. |
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| London after the wedding - BT Tower in the background. |
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| Well-wishes. |
