From tiny villages to big cities, hundreds of thousands of Britons celebrated the royal wedding Friday with brass bands, baked goods and red, white and blue bunting at traditional neighborhood street parties.
Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne, and his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton were declared married on Friday at a service in London's Westminster Abbey.
With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton married Prince William in a union that promised to revitalize the British monarchy.
As Prince William and Catherine Middleton tie the knot just one day before China's three-day Labor Day holiday, many Chinese have chosen to celebrate the occasion by purchasing dresses, arranging their own marriages and creating handicrafts.
Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss as they stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace with other members of the Royal Family, after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011.
Britain's Prince William made sure his mother Princess Diana in his own words didn't "miss out" on the ceremony and celebrations for his wedding to Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey on Friday.
Britain's Prince William, and Kate Middleton exchange rings before the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, during their wedding ceremony In Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011.
Royal bride Kate Middleton swept down the aisle with her father to meet Prince William at Westminster Abbey as royal fans packed the streets of London Friday, hoping to snatch a glimpse of a historic royal wedding expected to revitalize British monarchy.
Celebrities and the bride, groom enter to the Westminster Abbey, ready for the final ceremony
Prince William and best man Prince Harry strode into Westminster Abbey in formal military attire Friday as royal fans packed the streets of London, hoping to snatch a glimpse of a historic royal wedding expected to revitalize British monarchy.
Guests filled London's Westminster Abbey on Friday to see Prince William marry Kate Middleton, a royal occasion of dazzling British pomp and pageantry set to attract a huge global audience.
One of Britain's biggest ever security operations was running smoothly for the royal wedding on Friday and London's often unpredictable transport network was coping well with the huge crowds, officials said.