Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, says he and his wife “could not be happier” after the duchess gave birth to a baby boy, at 16:30 UK time at St Mary’s Hospital, west London.
William was present at St Mary’s for the birth. The young parents spent time with their son before telling the news to their families and the world. (Continued)
The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, St James’s Palace has confirmed. All the Members of the Royal Family and the duchess’s family, the Middletons, are delighted: “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news.”
The baby will be third in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince William. (Continued)
Only six weeks after it went on display at the Buckingham Palace, more than 350.000 Visitors have come to see the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding gown, famously designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. More than 500.000 Visitors are expected until October 3rd, when the exhibition will close down.
For the Royal Collection at the Buckingham Palace this summer looks to be a record year. This will also benefit the Royal Wedding Charitable Gift Fund, which receives part of the admission and gives it to charities chosen by Prince William and Kate. (Continued)
Still tanned from their Seychelles honeymoon, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge helped welcome Barack Obama to Buckingham Palace. Kates first official duty as a Royal also gave a glimpse of her new role as a style icon: Her £175 dress from High Street chain “Reiss” became an instant hit – within minutes the massive demand crashed the stores servers for more than two hours. The dress sold out immediately and is now traded on ebay for more than double the price. (Continued)
Last night, ten days after their wedding, and right after Prince William finished a 24-hour shift as an RAF search and rescue pilot, the royal couple left their Welsh farmhouse for an unknown destination – Rumor has it that even Kate didn’t know where they were going. (Continued)
The German news magazine “Der Spiegel” simply called it
“the perfect Wedding”.
Watch a collection of Online Videos summarizing todays big event in London. (Continued)
Today is the big day, thousands are already gathering in central London allong the route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. Watch the wedding Live right here.
(Update: The Live-Broadcast has ended, watch Recaps of the Ceremony here or the full Event below.) (Continued)
The Queen has given the title of the Duke of Cambridge to Prince William, his wife Kate Middleton will be Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Media speculates, that this title was chosen because the last Duke of Cambridge also married a commoner for love. Prince William will be the 3rd Duke of Cambridge. (Continued)
If you dont have access to a TV-Set during the ceremony you dont have to worry: The Royal Couple has just greenlit plans to broadcast the whole ceremony live to the internet via YouTube. (Continued)
Celebrity pals, family members from around the world, and a total of six ex-partners have been chosen to be among exclusive group who will be invited to the Royal Wedding. A total of 650 people were chosen to celebrate at the Palace: 50 guests received their invite directly from the Queen, 250 were invited by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, and 100 by the Middleton Family. William and Kate themselves have invited 250 of their friends and family. Only 300 of the guests will stay for the evening reception hosted by Prince Charles. (Continued)
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