Royal Wedding 2011 Schedule of Events

Below is the schedule of events on Prince William and Kate
Middleton Wedding.

5:30 a.m.
Bridesmaids and pages leave
Clarence House by car. Clarence
House is the official royal
residence ofPrince Charles, his
wife, Camilla, and Princes William
and Harry.
5:35 a.m.
Queen Elizabeth II and members
of the Royal family leave
Buckingham Palace by car.
5:40 a.m.
Prince William and his best man,
Prince Harry, leave St. James’
Palace with a few close friends.
5:50 a.m.
Kate Middleton and her father,
Michael, depart Buckingham
Palace in a Rolls-Royce Phantom
VI forWestminster Abbey. They
will pass the Horse Guards
Parade, the Cenotaph war
memorial, theHouses of
Parliament and Big Ben.
6 a.m.
Kate Middleton arrives at
Westminster Abbey. The
hourlong wedding service will be
attended by about 2,000 guests.
7 a.m.
Prince William and his new wife,
now known as Princess
Catherine, leave Westminster
Abbey and travel the same route
in reverse to Buckingham Palace,
this time by horse-drawn
carriage.
The newlyweds ride in a 1902
State Landau, specifically built
forKing Edward VII in 1902. If it
rains, they will make the journey
in the Glass Coach.
The second and third carriages
will carry Prince Harry, Maid of
HonorPippa Middleton — the
bride’s sister — and the
bridesmaids.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince
Philip will be in the fourth
carriage. The fifth will carry
Prince Charles and Camilla and
the bride’s parents, Michael and
Carole Middleton.
7:30 a.m.
Queen hosts champagne
reception at Buckingham Palace
for about 660 guests. Official
wedding photographs will be
taken.
8:30 a.m.
Prince William and Princess
Catherine appear on the
Buckingham Palace balcony and
are expected to kiss for the
cameras. William'sRoyal Air
Force colleagues stage a flyover.
10:30 a.m.
Wedding reception ends.
2 p.m.
Some 300 close friends and
relatives return for an exclusive
dinner and dance at Buckingham
Palace.