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Royal Wedding – William & Catherine Ceremony

The following timings have been confirmed for the Wedding Day:

  • 8.15 -9.45am The general congregation will arrive at the Great North Door of Westminster Abbey.
  • From 9.50am Governors-General and Prime Ministers of Realm Countries, the Diplomatic Corps, and other distinguished guests arrive at the Abbey.
  • 10.10am The Bridegroom and Prince Henry of Wales leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 10.15am.
  • 10.20am Members of Foreign Royal Families arrive at Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace.
  • 10.20am Mrs. Michael (Carole) Middleton and Mr. James Middleton leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 10.27am.
  • 10.25am Members of the Royal Family (except those listed below) leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 10.30am.
  • 10.35am The following Members of the Royal Family leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 10.40am: – The Duke of York – Princess Beatrice of York – Princess Eugenie or York – The Earl and Countess of Wessex – The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence
  • 10.38am The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 10.42am.
  • 10.40am The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 10.45am.
  • 10.48am The Bridesmaids and Pages leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 10.55am.
  • 10.51am The Bride, accompanied by Mr. Michael Middleton, leaves the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey.
  • 11.00am The Marriage Service begins. The Marriage Service will be relayed by audio speakers along the Route.
  • 12.15pm The Carriage Procession of the Bride and Bridegroom with a Captain’s Escort of the Household Cavalry, followed by The Queen’s Procession with a Sovereign’s Escort of the Household Cavalry, leaves Westminster Abbey for Buckingham Palace.
  • 12.30pm The Bride’s Carriage Procession arrives at Buckingham Palace.
  • 12.40pm Members of the Royal Family and Members of Foreign Royal Families arrive at Buckingham Palace.
  • From 12.40pm Other guests for the Reception arrive at Buckingham Palace.
  • 1.25pm The Queen and the Bride and Bridegroom, together with their Families, appear on the Balcony.
  • 1.30pm Fly Past by the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
  • Miss Catherine Middleton, accompanied by her immediate family, will spend the night before the wedding at the Goring Hotel. This was the Middleton family’s personal choice.
  • All arrivals at Westminster Abbey are at the Great West Door unless otherwise indicated.

 

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