Kate Middleton and her father, Michael, travel in a Rolls Royce to Westminster Abbey for Kate's marriage to Britain's Prince William, in central London April 29, 2011.  

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Growing close to the big moment now. You can feel an air of anticipation. The bride and groom look slightly nervous as they sing "song here"

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The anticipation builds as the bride struggles slightly to unveil her long white Sarah Burton dress as she exits the car.

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Bride's dress still not visible as she makes the journey to Westminister Abbey. Her dress has been a much kept secret until she arrives at the church.

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Thousands wave the union jack flag and cheer as the bride makes her way along The Mall towards the church.

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The bridesmaids and pages arrive at Westminster Abbey.

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The bride, accompanied by her father Michael, leaves the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey.

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Westminster Abbey

The Queen recently celebrated her 63rd wedding anniversary on November 29. The first British Monarch to reach such a long anniversary. State trumpeters signal the Queen's arrival at the Abbey.

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey to a huge surge of cheers from the crowds outside. The Queen recently celebrated her 85th birthday.

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A trumpet salutes the Duke of York and his daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie as they arrive at the service

King and Queen of Norway arrive for the service

[Guards on horses are pictured before the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, in central London April 29, 2011.]

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The brides brother and mother are about to arrive at the Westminster Abbey

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The brides brother and mother are about to arrive at the Westminster Abbey

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Prince William and Prince Harry arrives at Westminster Abbey for the wedding service. The bells of the abbey ring out as crowds cheer

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Prince William is dressed in his colonel’s uniform of the Irish Guards

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Fans outside Westminster Abbey are chanting “we want Will” as Prince William and Harry arrive at the church

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Prince William and his brother and best man Prince Harry leave their father's residence Clarence House.

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Jennie Bond, one of Britain's foremost experts on the royal family said there was a hint that Prince William was going to be named the Duke of Cambridge.

"The queen went to visit Cambridge the day before yesterday so a lot of people thought that was how it was going to be."

Bond called the title "a personal gift from the queen, a mark of her esteem for her grandson."

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BREAKING: Royal wedding guests have begun entering Westminster Abbey.

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It's titles aplenty for Prince William. The queen has named him the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.

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Big news on wedding garb! Well, small news. It's not about the dress.

Prince William will be wearing the scarlet tunic of an Irish Guards officer. Royal experts are saying his choice of ceremonial military dress signals his desire to reinforce his image as a dedicated military man, rather than the club-hopping party boy he was once characterized as.

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BREAKING: Buckingham Palace says Prince William and Kate Middleton will receive the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

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Some headlines from the British newspapers:

- The Times of London: "To marry her prince"

- Daily Mirror: "Happiest day of our lives"

- The Guardian: "Two people will marry today - with 2 billion people watching"

- Daily Express: "Today William and Kate invite the nation to ... celebrate our happy day"

- The Sun: "Mum would be so proud"

- Daily Mail: "Smile that says the waiting's over" - Financial Times: "Hand in marriage: Farewell to single life"

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Here's some of what people are saying near Buckingham Palace and along the Mall.

- Ingen Elise Kolste, consultant from Norway: "I love them. I think they are very good. When I saw William shaking hands with all of the people, he seems so like his mother and this is a good thing to be."

- Julie Lischer, visiting from Atlanta: "We have celebrities. Hollywood, that is kind of our royal family and it is not the same and we are just so happy for Will and Kate and having followed them from growing up, it's just very exciting."

- Anna Jones, who works in a shop in Straffordshire, England: "We are so excited to be here - we think we got one of the best spaces."

07:37 am

Forget about the dress (for now). Let's start with accessories:

Kate's wedding ring was made out of Welsh gold by the Wartski company, which has long ties to the royal family.

Welsh gold, which is valued for its quality and scarcity, has been used in royal weddings since 1923. It has been worn by Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the late Princess Diana.

As you may have heard by now, that's the only ring in the ceremony - William has decided not to wear one. At least he'll never have to worry about losing it.

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A 1902 State Landau - one of the royal carriages - will be carrying William and Kate from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, the palace said Friday morning. That means they'll have the top down - actually, it doesn't have a top - so they may catch a raindrop or two if the weather turns south.

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Is it too early to talk about beer? Not on royal wedding day. AP's Fergus Bell, who's roaming Trafalgar Square, says he saw people wheeling crates of beer to the bar tent.

Cheers, wedding watchers.

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It's cool and cloudy in London at the moment, but the Met Office, Britain's national weather service, says there will be "sunny spells developing." But scattered showers are possible, so if you're in town, bring your brolly.

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