Royal Wedding Facts

Things you have to know on the Royal Wedding about Prince William and Kate Middleton are:

1. When Kate walks down the aisle she will be the oldest Royal bride to get married.
2. At the Royal Couple’s press conference Kate indicated that she would like to be called by her given name ‘Catherine’, rather than Kate.
3. Prince William’s nickname in college was “P-Willy”.
4. If Prince William had chosen to marry before his 25^thbirthday he would have required the consent of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
5. The Wedding Service will be relayed by audio speakers along the Wedding Route.
6. A total of 1,900 guests have been invited to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, including 50 members of the Royal Family and a futher 40 guests from Foreign Royal Families.
7. The only Heads of State that have been invited to the wedding are members of Foreign Royal Families in accordance with standard protocol.
8. The British Royal Family will be, as protocol always dictates, the last to arrive at Westminster Abbey, just ahead of the Bride.
9. The Royal Family, with a private contribution from the Middleton Family, will pay for all those aspects of the day that constitute the wedding, including the cost of the Abbey service, flowers, dresses, carriage procession, reception and dinner.
10. The 1902 State Landau – which will carry Prince William and his new bride from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace - was specifically built for King Edward VII in 1902. It is normally used open, and drawn by six horses.
11. The Glass Coach – which will be used to carry the Royal Couple in the case of wet weather was built in 1881 and was purchased for use at King George V’s Coronation in 1911.
12. Eighteen horses will be involved in the Carriage Procession.
13. Trumpeters from the Central Band of the Royal Air Force will accolade Prince William and Catherine once they have signed the register making them husband and wife.
14. The Ballroom of Buckingham Palace – where the wedding celebrations will take place – is 120 feet long.
15. The fly-past planned as part of the wedding celebrations will include an RAF aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Typhoons and Tornados.
16. In 1981, Prime Minster David Cameron camped out on the Mall the night before the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
17. The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine is anticipated to attract a global audience of 2 billion viewers.
18. Prince William and Catherine have set up a charitable gift fund, supporting 26 charities, for those who very generously may wish to donate to charity to help the Royal Couple celebrate their wedding.