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Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange vows in the glamour event of the century. Access Hollywood takes you inside the Royal Wedding!TRANSCRIPT
The Royal Wedding
Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange vows in the glamour event of the century.
Access Hollywood takes you inside the Royal Wedding!
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The spectacular Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton was, without question, the glamour event of our lifetime. It was a true spectacle of passion and pizzazz, fashion and fairy tale, and this book allows you to feel like you were right in the middle of all the glitz, glamour, style, star power, romance and fantasy that came to life on April 29, 2011 in front of the whole world’s eyes.
From the incredible excitement and preparation as the day drew near, up to the magical moment where the future King and Queen exchanged vows for the world to see, Access Hollywood Presents The Royal Wedding takes you inside Westminster Abbey, throughout London, and provides you a history book of memories you can cherish for a lifetime.
Loaded with the most stunning and dramatic photos capturing each breath-taking moment, the most interesting and entertaining information and back stories of how it all came together, and leveraging the full force of Access Hollywood’s team of experts who were on the scene and had access to all the key spots the entire week of the wedding, you can relive the event of the century for years to come.
Lights. Cameras. Access Hollywood Presents The Royal Wedding!
Access Hollywood presents: The Royal Wedding
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Chairman of the Board: DR. ROGER HERRIN President: PHIL SARAN Editor-in-Chief: TOM ZENNER Chief Designer: CARL BEZUIDENHOUT Designer: KELLEY ELLERT Senior Writer: BRAD BOTKIN Editorial Assistant: CORY WILLIAMS Contributing Editor: GRANT WOODS VP Sales & Distribution: DON KAPRAL Business Development: JON KELLEY Publicity: DAVID COOPER Research: SHONDASHA VANA Operations Director: RYAN SARAN Executive Assistant: CATHY EHRHARDT Librarian: BEATRICE SARAN Web Master: MARIA LEMAIRE Photo Editors: LINDSAY SARAN, BRENT HERRIN Photos Provided By: AP IMAGES
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ForewordTOM ZENNEREditor-in-Chief
What happens when you take the Super Bowl, mix it with the Oscars®, wrap it in Mardi Gras, sprinkle it with the Olympics, marinate it in New Years Eve, multiply the excitement by a thousand, and have every major media entity in the world congregate on Westminster Abbey to cover it? You get a televised phenomenon that on paper would have almost no chance of living up to the billing.
But thankfully, the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton wasn’t a fantasy, and it didn’t take place on paper. It was a fairy tale that sprang to life, and somehow it managed to live up to the pressure of being the most hyped and anticipated event any of us will likely witness in our lifetime.
Why was it such a big deal? Well, for one thing, this couple is likeable, fun, sexy and easy to root for. And the larger-than-life grandeur surrounding the spectacle is exactly what we all needed after a four-year barrage of bad news and gloom and doom. Plus, let’s face it: A-list mega celebrities in America run and hide from this sort of attention, but in England, it’s a Royal tradition to throw back the curtain and package it as a gift for the entire world to see and experience.
Cheers to the husband and wife, to the Prince and Princess destined to become King and Queen. Thank you for showing us all that over-the-top dreams can come true, and we hope your married life will be as exciting, fulfi lling, passionate and real as your amazing wedding.
It’s my pleasure to allow you to forever relive this momentous day through the pages of this book. Special thanks to Access Hollywood for its incredible and unparalleled access into the inner sanctum of celebrity spectacles. Because of Access Hollywood, we can all feel like we received one of the coveted invitations and actually saw the wedding in person.
What a day! Enjoy this look back at a magical moment.
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Archbishop:
Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?
Prince William:
I Will
Kate Middleton:
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The Family
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The Engagement
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The Countdown Begins!How do you plan an event that over a million people from around the world will fl y in to London to experience, who don’t even have an invitation to attend? What’s the formula for producing an extravagant affair that upwards of two billion people could reportedly watch on television?
Luckily, the Royal Family has been staging and carrying out weddings for centuries, and they are experts in all aspects. But that said, it takes thousands of people with no royal blood running through their veins to assist, participate in, and help make the magic happen.
The world gushed with anticipation and gasped with delight on November 16, 2010, when Prince William and Catherine Middleton announced their engagement. The countdown began in earnest as the historic day of April 29, 2011 drew near.
There was a lot to do. In a short period of time. And residents of all nations could not wait to join in the celebration, and in some special way, feel like they were part of something grand.
This is a look at the preparations, details and moments that led up to the ceremony, and it’s easy to know something once-in-a-lifetime was about to unfold.
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Ring of HonorWhen Princess Diana passed away, Prince William and Prince Harry were allowed to pick something very personal of their mum’s to keep. William chose his mother’s watch. Harry chose the engagement ring that Diana was given by the boys’ father. And so, the act of giving Princess Diana’s engagement ring to Kate Middleton concerned not only Prince William, but Prince Harry too. This was his choice of keepsakes.
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It is very special to me. It was a way to make sure my mother did not miss out on the excitement that (Kate and I) are going to spend the rest of our lives together. – Prince William on proposing to Kate Middleton with the ring
his mother, Princess Diana, wore.
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When Prince Charles proposed to Princess Diana, he did so without a ring. Only after she accepted his proposal did she pick out the ring that Prince William would eventually give to Kate Middleton. It was originally available for purchase by the public, and therefore not made exclusively for Princess Diana. When Prince Charles purchased the ring in 1981 from Garrard Jewelers, it was priced at roughly 28,000 pounds, about $45,000 by today’s exchange rate.
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All I’ve got to do is get the lines right. – Prince William to well wishers outside Buckingham Palace
the day before the wedding.
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Scene: Access Hollywood Live SetLondon, EnglandApril 26, 2011
Billy Bush and Kit Hoover provided some of the best coverage on the Royal Wedding the entire week leading up to the big day on Access Hollywood Live. This is the defi nition of true Access-the actual words off the scripts Billy and Kit read from during the show. The photos of Billy and Kit are a special treat to Access Hollywood Presents The Royal Wedding, and as you can see, Billy and Kit had a blast on and off the set while in England, and their energy, excitement and insight came through on every show.
Billy Bush:Today On Access Holly—make that London Live!!
Kit Hoover:Cheerio? We’re off and running for the Royal wedding. Straight from England.
Billy Bush:And Kit, we’ve got our fi rst two controversies. A wild Will photo that everyone is talking about! And nobody can fi gure out how Guy Ritchie got an invite?
Kit Hoover:Plus Kate Middleton’s London! With Royal Wizard Neil Sean as your guide.
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A pre-dawn military walk-through of the Royal Wedding route took place ahead of the actual wedding. Up to 1,000 members of the armed forces — wearing full ceremonial uniform - left Wellington Barracks in Westminster to take part shortly before 0500 BST. Carriages took part in the full-scale procession to Westminster Abbey, although the first to arrive were two royal fleet cars at around 0450 BST. The Army, Navy and Royal Air Force all took part. Soldiers lined the route to the Cenotaph, outside the entrance to Downing Street. From there the RAF lined the road to Horse Guards Parade. Members of the Army lined Parliament Street and several companies of the Royal Navy lined the conclusion of the route. The Abbey closed its doors to the public on the Tuesday prior to the wedding so that preparations could get under way.
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Thanks Prince William for crushing every girl in the world’s dream of ever becoming a princess! – A tweet following the news of Prince William’s engagement to
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• Westminster Abbey became a popular venue for Royal Weddings when Princess Patricia of Connaught chose it for her marriage to the Honourable Alexander Ramsay in 1919 (the Ceremony marked the first time in 650 years that the Abbey had been used for a Royal Wedding).
• More than a million people visit Westminster Abbey every year.
• Westminster Abbey is neither a cathedral nor a parish church; Westminster Abbey was established as a ‘Royal Peculiar’ in 1560 by Queen Elizabeth I (this means that the Abbey is outside the jurisdiction and responsibility of the Church of England and that the Abbey receives no regular funding from the Crown, the Church of England or the government).
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Royal Blooms• London-based floral designer Shane Connolly
created the floral displays for the wedding. Mr. Connolly directed a team of florists, includ-ing Westminster Abbey’s and Buckingham Palace’s florists, as well as florists individu-ally chosen by the Couple, to create the floral displays at the Abbey and for Buckingham Palace.
• The flowers and plants included blossoms, azaleas, rhododendron, euphorbias, beech, wisteria and lilac.
• The floral displays in the Abbey included eight 20 feet-high trees along with six English Field Maple and two Hornbeam. All the trees were growing in planters, which were also de-signed by Mr. Connolly and which were made by craftsmen at Highgrove, The Prince of Wales’s Residence in Gloucestershire.
• Many of the cut plants and flowers and all the growing plants were to be donated to charities or re-planted after the wedding.
• The trees, plants and flowers were sourced from the Saville Gardens and Valley Gardens in Windsor Great Park, Sandringham Estate and other English growers.
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• The vast majority of guests were drawn from Prince William and Miss Middleton’s Family and Friends – over 1,000
• Over 50 Members of the Royal Family• Over 40 Members of Foreign Royal
Families• Over 200 Members of Government,
Parliament and Diplomatic Corps• Approximately 80 guests were drawn
from Prince William’s charities, including some individuals who were not in senior positions but whom the Prince has known for some time
• 60 Governors-General and Realm Prime Ministers
• 30 Members of the Defense Services
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We’re all ready for tomorrow, it’s wonderful and all very exciting! There’s a great atmosphere out here and it’s so nice to meet people and see how the celebrations are getting underway.– The Dutchess of
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The economy was set to experience a hefty boom due to amount of consumers spending on celebration products such as bunting, decorations, alcohol and party equipment. It was estimated to generate an extra £480 million to retailers across the UK.
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Both Prince William and Miss Middleton have taken a great deal of interest and care in choosing the music for their Service, which will include a number of well-known hymns and choral works as well as some specially commissioned pieces. – A statement from the Palace
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Fifteen Royal Weddings have taken place in Westminster Abbey since King Henry I and Princess Matilda of Scotland married on 11 November 1100.
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Westminster Abbey is neither a cathedral nor a parish church; Westminster Abbey was established as a ‘Royal Peculiar’ in 1560 by Queen Elizabeth I (this means that the Abbey is outside the jurisdiction and responsibility of the Church of England and that the Abbey receives no regular funding from the Crown, the Church of England or the government).
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With a private contribution from the Middleton Family, the Royal Family paid for all aspects of the day that constituted the wedding (e.g. the Abbey service, fl owers, dresses, carriage procession, reception and dinner). The Government and other bodies paid for costs that were consequential to the wedding.
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Spectators heading to central London to watch the Royal Wedding unfold on giant screens were encouraged to “dress up.”
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Amidst the pageantry and tradition, the whole world will experience why London is the greatest city to live, work and visit.– London Mayor, Boris Johnson
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• The Princess Diana wedding dress (July 29, 1981) included a 25-foot train. Diana endured over fi ve months of fi ttings, including plenty of time to learn to walk with such a heavy train behind her.
• From the time that David and Elizabeth Emanuel were chosen to design the Princess Diana wedding dress, secrecy was king. Blinds covered the windows so that passersby could not sneak a peek. Security guards were hired to guard the shop round the clock.
• One copy of Princess Di’s wedding dress was sold in 2005 for around $100,000.
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Prince Charles announced the engagement with a post to Twitter: “The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton-” Minutes later, the Queen “tweeted” her congratulations. Charles debuted his Twitter account only days before this announcement, which was just his seventh tweet overall, raising suspicions that the account may have been created for this specific purpose.
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He wishes. No, I had the Levi’s guy on my wall, not a picture of William, sorry. —Kate
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• Born to Michael and Carole Middleton at the Royal Berkshire Hospital on January 9th, 1982, Kate is the eldest of three children.
• Kate was christened at the parish church of St Andrew’s Bradfield in Berkshire on June 20th, 1982.
• In May 1984, at the age of two, Kate moved with her family to Amman in Jordan, where her father worked for two and a half years.
• In September 1986 the Middleton’s returned to their home in West Berkshire, and Kate started at St Andrew’s School in Pangbourne, where she remained until July 1995.
• Her father, Michael, worked as a pilot and her mother, Carole, was an airline stewardess before setting up a mail-order business selling party supplies.
• Kate also took part in sport on behalf of the school, playing tennis, hockey and netball, while also participating in athletics, particularly high jump.
• Leaving Marlborough College in July of 2000, Kate undertook a gap year in which she studied at the British Institute in Florence, undertook a Raleigh International programme in Chile, and crewed on Round the World Challenge boats in the Solent.
• In 2001, Kate enrolled at the University of St Andrews, Fife, from where she graduated in 2005 with a degree in History of Art.
• Kate continued with her interest in sport at the University of St Andrews, playing hockey for the University team.
• Kate first met Prince William when studying at the University.
• Since completing her degree, Kate has worked for Party Pieces, a company owned and run by her parents.
• While working for the family business, Kate also worked in London as a part-time buyer for the clothing company Jigsaw Junior.
• In 2008, Kate launched First Birthdays, a junior brand to Party Pieces.
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She’s got a very approachable beauty. And I think that’s something that really appeals to the British public, and clearly she’s really connected with everybody.– Paula Reed, style director for
“Grazia” magazine, on Kate Middleton.
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When Middleton wears something and sleuths reveal its brand, the results are tangible and immediate. A Burberry trench coat last month sold out in two hours. In January, Holt Renfrew managed to bring in every remaining unit available of the sapphire blue Issa silk jersey dress from Middleton’s engagement press conference; the $535 dress sold out across Canada within two days.
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The Early Arrivals
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The VIPs
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The Royal DayFinally. The countdown clocks had all run out. The rehearsals
had been completed. The speculation, predictions and hunches were no longer needed because April 29, 2011 had arrived!
While thousands slept outside Westminster Abbey the night before in hopes of catching a glimpse, or maybe more, of the Royal Couple on the magical day, throughout London the pomp and circumstance of a truly remarkable event was taking place.
Prince William and Kate Middleton began the day engaged, and as midday passed and rolled into the night they had offi -cially become the future King and Queen. And most likely ex-hausted as well.
This section showcases the arrivals of the dignitaries and guests, the prelude, the excitement in the crowds, and all the last-minute maneuvering before the event the entire world had been waiting for would begin.
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Many arriving days in advance and camping out in the middle of the night, crowds continued to swell in anticipation of the Royal Wedding, bringing traffi c and even pedestrians to a near standstill outside the Abbey.
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Friends and family of the Royal Couple accounted for roughly half of the some 2,000 guests, and they were given some of the best seats in the house.
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Elton John and partner David Furnish were among the latecomers to theAbbey, but gladly took their front-row seats. John was a very close friend ofthe late Princess Diana.
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The affection shown to us by so many people during our engagement has been incredibly moving, and has touched us both deeply. – The Royal Couple in their official wedding programme
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I think a Royal Wedding, it is amazing. It really is amazing. Our country needs it. Our country wants it. The British public loves the Royal Family. – David Beckham
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The Royal DayFinally. The countdown clocks had all run out. The rehearsals had been completed. The speculation, predictions and hunches were no longer needed because April 29, 2011 had arrived!
While thousands slept outside Westminster Abbey the night before in hopes of catching a glimpse, or maybe more, of the Royal Couple on the magical day, throughout London the pomp and circumstance of a truly remarkable event was taking place.
Prince William and Kate Middleton began the day engaged, and as midday passed and rolled into the night they had offi cially become the future King and Queen. And most likely exhausted as well.
This section showcases the arrivals of the dignitaries and guests, the prelude, the excitement in the crowds, and all the last-minute maneuvering before the event the entire world had been waiting for would begin.
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The Dress• Kate Middleton’s “Something Borrowed” was the little-known
1936 Cartier “halo,” which was loaned to her by the Queen, a tradition for Royal Weddings.
• For her “Something Blue,” a blue ribbon was sewn into the interior of her dress, while her “something old” was the traditional Carrickmacross craftsmanship used to create the bridal gown.
• Kate Middleton’s earrings, which were her “Something New,” were a wedding day gift from her parents. They were diamond-set stylized oak leaves with a pear-shaped diamond set drop and a pave set diamond acorn suspended in the centre, and were inspired by the Middleton family’s new coat of arms, which includes acorns and oak leaves.
• Moments after she appeared at the entrance of Westminster Abbey, the BBC tweeted: “Kate Middleton’s wedding dress is an ivory gown with lace applique fl oral detail.”
• The dress design pays tribute to the Arts and Crafts tradition, which advocated truth to materials and traditional craftsmanship using simple forms and often Romantic styles of decoration. Ms Burton’s design draws on this heritage, additionally giving the cut and the intricate embellishment a distinctive, contemporary and feminine character.
• While Princess Diana’s dress included a massive 25-foot train, Kate Middleton’s ivory and white satin gazar had a train of just over six feet.
• The veil is made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered fl owers, which was embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework.
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Miss Middleton chose British brand Alexander McQueen for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for traditional workmanship and the technical construction of clothing. – A statement posted on the offi cial Royal Wedding website.
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Scene: Access Hollywood SetLondon, EnglandApril 29, 2011
Billy Bush provided some of the best coverage on the Royal Wedding the entire week leading up to the big day on Access Hollywood. Once the ball started rolling the excitement reached a fever pitch, everything happened in a blur and like usual, Billy was right on top of it all, garnering his trademark access to make all the Royal Wedding magic come to lfe. The photo on this page was taken in London, the morning of the Royal Wedding, in up-close proximity to the Royal Couple and hundreds of thousands of Londoners celebrating a magical day.
Royal WitNessBilly Bushon location
Lights, camera, access…
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Two dream kisses then the ultimate joy ride for the newlyweds! I’m Billy Bush in London with spectacular access to the Royal Wedding. What you did NOT see!
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And wedding whispers! We tell all about what you couldn’t hear!!
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A perfect Royal Day ended with a celebration unlike anything the Brits had seen in three decades. With Prince William and Catherine Middleton offi cially husband and wife, and future King and Queen, it was time to show the world that not only could the grandest Royal Wedding of all-time be carried out with aplomb, but an entire nation could show its love, joy and pride in electrifying fashion.
The procession of the Royal Couple was a sight to behold, as revelers followed the fairy tale couple from the Abbey to Buckingham Palace. There would be more traditions to follow, specifi cally a kiss, and by the end of the day one thing was quite certain: dreams, and fairy tales, can come true.
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The Royal Couple requested that their guests donate to a choice of 26 charities rather than bearing gifts to them.
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Two roses named after Prince William and Kate Middleton have been planted in Windsor Great Park alongside other royal blossoms. Savill Garden has been closely associated with the Royal Family after its creation by Sir Eric Savill in the early 1930s under the patronage of King George V. It is 35 acres (14 hectares) of trees, shrubbery, ponds and streams, lawns, meadows and formal beds.
• Mark Flanagan, keeper of the Savill Garden, said the Catherine rose is peachy pink and sweet-scented. The Royal William, previously Rose of the Year in 1987, is a vibrant red.
• The roses were planted in separate beds to avoid a “kaleidoscope effect.”• The Royal William is bedded close to the Queen Elizabeth rose.• The Catherine was released in April 2011 and is a limited edition rose.• The roses did not flower in time for the wedding, but will blossom from
mid-June to September.• The roses are the newest addition to the royal-themed garden, which
was opened in 2010 by the Queen. The first two additions to the collection were the “Queen Mother” and the “Princess of Wales” roses.
In keeping with a longstanding royal custom, the Bride’s wedding bouquet was sent back to Westminster Abbey the day after the wedding and placed on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. The Queen Mother, in memory of her brother Fergus, who died during the First World War, started this tradition.
• The Duchess of Cornwall was to plant a special tree to mark the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It was to be planted on May 3rd at St. Mary’s Church in Tetbury.
• The tree is nicknamed Wedding Cake due to its horizontal, tiered branches and star-shaped white flowers in the summer.
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Philip Treacy designed the hats worn by Victoria Beckham as well as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie (cousins to Prince William and Prince Harry). Treacy is known more in the United States for hats designed for the Harry Potter fi lms, and most notably, Sarah Jessica Parker’s hat for the premiere of Sex and the City in 2008.
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If Prince William didn’t already know how beautiful his Bride was, Prince Harry gave it away, by sneaking a peak and revealing a smile that the whole world saw as Kate walked down the aisle.
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The Royal Wedding was truly a media frenzy, as over 8,000 journalists from around the world covered it.
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To be continued…
The Royal Wedding
Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange vows in the glamour event of the century.
Access Hollywood takes you inside the Royal Wedding!
presents
The spectacular Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton was, without question, the glamour event of our lifetime. It was a true spectacle of passion and pizzazz, fashion and fairy tale, and this book allows you to feel like you were right in the middle of all the glitz, glamour, style, star power, romance and fantasy that came to life on April 29, 2011 in front of the whole world’s eyes.
From the incredible excitement and preparation as the day drew near, up to the magical moment where the future King and Queen exchanged vows for the world to see, Access Hollywood Presents The Royal Wedding takes you inside Westminster Abbey, throughout London, and provides you a history book of memories you can cherish for a lifetime.
Loaded with the most stunning and dramatic photos capturing each breath-taking moment, the most interesting and entertaining information and back stories of how it all came together, and leveraging the full force of Access Hollywood’s team of experts who were on the scene and had access to all the key spots the entire week of the wedding, you can relive the event of the century for years to come.
Lights. Cameras. Access Hollywood Presents The Royal Wedding!
Access Hollywood presents: The Royal Wedding