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Friday, 29 April 2011


William and Kate are man and wife

William and Kate are man and wife

Britain, and much of the world, watched Prince William marry Kate Middleton today in Westminster Abbey.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have become man and wife at Westminster Abbey.

Miss Middleton wore an ivory and lace gown designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.

Nearly 2,000 guests watched the couple exchange their vows, with billions around the world watching on TV.

Buckingham Palace said that Prince William has been made Duke of Cambridge and his wife will be the Duchess of Cambridge after their wedding,

The prince was given the titles by the Queen to mark his marriage. Catherine has become her royal highness.





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  • cookie360 (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 08:31

    Me and my friends are having a bbq. I hope it goes smothly and I can't wait to see Kate's dress.

  • rhianna9 (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 09:06

    I am excitidly watching the preperations as i type! :)

  • redhorse10 (Age 14) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 11:44

    I watched this for the procession - I wasn't that bothered about the wedding itself but I wanted to see what the building was like and what Kate was wearing. They're doing prayers at the moment, but I stopped watching a while ago... First News got this up fast! :)

  • CandyEllz (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 11:55

    Wow! Congrats! Her Royal Highness is very lucky - she is now a royal!

  • CandyEllz (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 11:55

    Wow! Congrats! Her Royal Highness is very lucky - she is now a royal!

  • pixie2605 (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 11:59

    congrats

  • samz (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 13:09

    Are there so (what's the word?) coooy

  • minxymoo (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 13:09

    Kate looked sooooooo pretty! And so did her sister, Pippa! :) x

  • Ellie-mo (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 14:00

    My mum made me watch it!! :)

  • pearl (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 15:26

    i watched the wedding on tv , Kate`s dress is lovely

  • Mirri04 (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 17:51

    What a day!I love Catherine's dress,it's really stunning.The ceremony was really long,but it was still interesting to watch.:)

  • Cat44 (Age 14) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 18:12

    congradulations!!!!

  • nicpick (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 20:37

    i think they did well at the wedding

  • sneha (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 21:06

    I watched it on tv

  • RainbowRae (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 21:20

    i watched it on telly

  • EJP (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 29 April 2011 @ 22:16

    hi cool

  • cool-cow (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 08:03

    i watched it all day and it was fabulous!!!!

  • cookie360 (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 08:07

    She looked beautiful. I thought that the wedding was amazing couldn't take my eyes of the telly!

  • Babycard (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 09:50

    Watched it live. So cool! Congrats to both Prince William and Kate... What's her last name now?

  • PeaceLove (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 11:18

    Congratulations!! Kate looked stunning! :)

  • renfield (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 11:45

    Three cheers for Kate and Wills.

  • honeybun00 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 16:43

    It was amazing

  • frules (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 18:07

    I watched it all!I LOVED Catherine's dress!

  • Beaniebob (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 1 May 2011 @ 07:40

    Her dress was great! The service was a bit too long for me, so I popped onto the computer!

  • dancecrazy (Age 15) wrote on Sunday, 1 May 2011 @ 11:55

    Ahh, it was so emotiional and Kate looked beautiful x

  • 09AhmedA (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 1 May 2011 @ 16:37

    The wedding was great and her dress was BEAUTIFUL.

  • funnybest1 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 1 May 2011 @ 18:58

    Was the wedding cake good?

  • rhianna9 (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 2 May 2011 @ 08:58

    They are husband and wife now!

  • bubbles123 (Age 14) wrote on Monday, 2 May 2011 @ 10:13

    i was in norway but i watched it there i loved her dress

  • chocolate8 (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 2 May 2011 @ 16:20

    the dress was amazing her train was eight foot long!

  • Puppypaws3 (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 2 May 2011 @ 18:06

    I watched it at school.We had to go in that day.

  • samz (Age 13) wrote on Monday, 2 May 2011 @ 19:29

    i dress was really pretty i ike little grumpy grace she was so cute

  • funkygirl (Age 9) wrote on Tuesday, 3 May 2011 @ 16:57

    i watched at home. coooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • betsy (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 3 May 2011 @ 17:57

    soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • dancecrazy (Age 15) wrote on Thursday, 5 May 2011 @ 20:07

    Puppypaws3, i feel so sorry for you. I was really happy that i got a day of school. Although, there wasn't really much point going to school if you were just going to watch the royal wedding anyway x

  • dasher7 (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 6 May 2011 @ 16:47

    It was lovley and so romantic

  • miagrace1 (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 6 May 2011 @ 20:25

    Nearly everyone in England watched it and i hope somemthing will happen with Pippa(Kate's Sister)and Prince Harry(Prince Williams Brother) It would be great

  • lollipop8 (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 7 May 2011 @ 18:45

    pippa should be harrys wife.i dont like chelsea

  • ultraneed (Age 12) wrote on Sunday, 8 May 2011 @ 19:37

    totaly

  • redhorse10 (Age 14) wrote on Monday, 9 May 2011 @ 16:12

    That's his decision, not ours. :)

  • star123 (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 @ 07:49

    i feel so happy for william and kate especialy kate she is now roalty. y watched the wedding at home wiked,cool,awsome and supper

  • Lewzoid (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 @ 19:54

    Woo! I loved every minute and I loved Kate's dress.

  • fizzee (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 @ 18:10

    kate's dress was amazing! I liked Pippa's too! x

  • HollyMae (Age 14) wrote on Sunday, 22 May 2011 @ 13:06

    the dresses were AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was all great

  • Frany (Age 10) wrote on Thursday, 9 June 2011 @ 14:23

    Kate Middleton will be so famous! Imagine if you married a prince...

  • PinkBoden (Age 14) wrote on Sunday, 26 June 2011 @ 15:13

    Babycard, it will be Windsor :)

  • Bannanalol (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 1 July 2011 @ 10:53

    Awesome good luck for them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • SuperStar9 (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 @ 16:35

    g

  • Zorua101 (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 @ 11:40

    :)

  • Zorua101 (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 @ 11:41

    What's 'g' meant to mean, SuperStar9? If it's some text thingy, I'm not that familiar with it! :§

  • fizzy21 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 6 August 2011 @ 13:39

    I saw the royal wedding on holiday on the TV!

  • haselnusse (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 13 August 2011 @ 12:33

    i went to the palace last weekend and saw the s dress in Buckingham palace it waseven more amazing than seeing it on the tv during the wedding

  • sambarose (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 18 August 2011 @ 19:04

    I think everyone, especially kate, looked fab! I got tickets to see it live at my local cinema!

  • Hajra444 (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 26 August 2011 @ 17:45

    it was ok

  • nps99 (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 4 September 2011 @ 09:54

    I LOVED IT THEY WERE SO SWEET!

  • redhorse10 (Age 14) wrote on Monday, 5 September 2011 @ 20:26

    Zorua101: probbaly either meaning great (gr8) or it's a typo. Probably a type. :)

  • sharkster (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 11 September 2011 @ 16:05

    i was there in london and watched kate and will in the carriage on the way back about five metres away and got a great pic! i got a great pic of queen too! i was right at the front of the crowd! i also saw them all at the balcony and took some pics! it was amazing

  • Hajra444 (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 24 September 2011 @ 18:47

    congradulations!!!! i think they did well at the wedding I watched it on tv i watched it on telly i watched it all day and it was fabulous!!!! She looked beautiful. I thought that the wedding was amazing couldn't take my eyes of the telly! PeaceLove (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 11:18 Congratulations!! Kate looked stunning! :)

  • Mirri04 (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 30 September 2011 @ 15:59

    Everyones expecting Pippa to get married now!

  • greenmango (Age 12) wrote on Sunday, 2 October 2011 @ 15:43

    i loved her dress

  • Honor (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 @ 19:00

    yay

  • fizzy21 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 12 November 2011 @ 17:29

    I adored her dress!!!!!!!:,) :,)

  • sunbeam (Age 9) wrote on Monday, 12 December 2011 @ 16:36

    shes prity

  • Prunnie (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 16 January 2012 @ 16:11

    I know it was ages ago, but me and my friend are angry that we got a day off school/work, because they're not exactly more important than any of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :/

  • footycrazy (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 21 January 2012 @ 17:59

    Aww... It was well cute! My birthday was on the same day is well! So I got 2 stay home for my birthday! :)

  • Sam121 (Age 7) wrote on Thursday, 9 February 2012 @ 15:56

    So awesome right? I got to miss of sch-o-o-ol!!! Lol right?[laugh out loud] But I feel quite happy for that royal beautiful couple!

  • mabli (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 24 March 2012 @ 11:08

    yyyyukkk!

  • bongdalucy (Age 12) wrote on Thursday, 5 April 2012 @ 17:29

    MY FAVOURITE DAY EVER

  • Gerty (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 11 April 2012 @ 09:23

    It was really cool! Kate looked really nice!

  • pandapops (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 11 April 2012 @ 12:34

    i think kates dress was GORGEOUS and i want one like that when i get married. imagine being a duchess she is so lucky

  • violets (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 @ 15:41

    is there more people there then dianas funeral??? surely not................. We had a party at our house and we live in france so it shows that is was such a global event!