Royal Wedding 2011: A Complete Guide

Royal Wedding 2011: A Complete Guide: "

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THE BASICS What's Happening?: The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will take place on Friday, April 29th, 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London, England. As a wedding involving senior members of the royal family, it is sure to generate significant national and international attention. Royal Wedding Facts: There have been 14 royal weddings in England since 1100, but there were none between 1382 and 1919. This year's royal wedding will be the first since July 23, 1986, when Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II, married Miss Sarah Ferguson. New Royal Titles: The Daily Telegraph reports that Prince William is expected to be offered a dukedom at his marriage, which would make his wife a duchess. It's believed his official title could become Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Sussex or Duke of Clarence. Official Royal Wedding Website: The Royal Wedding website offers exclusive content, photos galleries, features and videos related to the event. It also displays official social media accounts related to the royal family. Find it here.

TIMELINE OF KEY DEVELOPMENTS Oct. 20, 2010: Prince William proposes to Kate Middleton Nov. 16, 2010: The engagement is publicly announced Dec. 18, 2010: First public appearance since engagement Jan. 26, 2011: Queen Elizabeth sends out 'Save The Date' fax Feb. 21, 2011: Royal Wedding invitations sent out Feb. 24, 2011: Prince William, Kate make first 'official' appearance March 2, 2011: Official Royal Wedding website launches April 29, 2011: Date of the wedding

ON THE BLOG Yvonne Yorke: My Oscars Diary as Royal Fever Hits Hollywood! Keli Goff: 7 Reasons You Don't Care About The Royal Wedding Diane Clehane: Kate Middleton: The People's Princess 2.0? Mary Hall: Kate Engagement Photos Show Thrift Is The New Chic John Lundberg: A Poem for the Royal Wedding? Charlie Carillo: It's A Royal Free-For-All! Rome Hartman: Kate and William: 100 Days To Go

KEY PEOPLE Kate Middleton Prince William Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II Pippa Middleton Prince Harry

PHOTOS Official Engagement Photos Chelsy Davy, Pippa Middleton Hit Harry Potter Castle Wedding Sketches Of Kate Middleton Royal Wedding Shoes Kate Middleton Enters Skirt Suit Territory Royal Wedding Dresses: The Bad & The Beautiful

VIDEOS WATCH: William And Kate's First TV Interview WATCH: Report On Prince William's Bachelor Party WATCH: Diana's Wedding Dress Designer Dishes Secret WATCH: A Tour Of Kate Middleton's Hometown WATCH: Expect 'Nightmare' When Kate Reveals Wedding Dress

MORE HEADLINES Feb. 22: Sarah Ferguson NOT Invited To Royal Wedding Feb. 21: Royal Wedding Hat Designer Named Feb. 21: Royal Wedding Invitations Sent Feb. 18: Mexican Teen Hunger Striking For Royal Wedding Invite Feb. 16: Prince William, Kate To Take First Trip As Married Couple To Canada Feb. 14: Royal Wedding Maid Of Honor, Bridesmaids, Best Man & Page Boys Announced

BEST AROUND THE WEB OVERVIEWS Official Royal Wedding website Unofficial Royal Wedding Website The Telegraph's Royal Wedding page AOL's Royal Wedding page The Guardian's Royal Wedding page ANALYSIS Entertainment Weekly: Biographer On The Royal Wedding People: Kate Middleton's Surprise Wedding Guests People: On The Royal Wedding Dessert Menu...

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