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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William will undoubtedly be looking forward to celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary in April. Although initially considered a “reluctant royal” due to her shy nature and fear of public speaking, Kate has blossomed into one of the key figures of the Royal Family over the last few years. She and her husband have been at the forefront of the Firm’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and have helped raise morale across the UK.
Kate Middleton Cried When a Major Royal Wedding Secret Was Leaked to the Press Jan 7, 2021 Kate had done everything she could to keep the wedding dress a secret, royal expert Katie Nicholl said.
Kate reportedly chose Burton for her her quirky elegance, discretion and low profile.
Ahead of Kate Middleton and Prince William s royal wedding on April 29, 2011, speculation ran rampant about who would design Kate s dress, and until the month before the wedding, the palace managed to keep the secret. But the identity of Kate s designer Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen was leaked to the press, with the
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It was a day to remember, and watched by millions across the globe. One of the biggest talking points when it came to the Cambridge’s wedding was Kate’s beautiful dress. Designed by Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton, the ivory gown was classic and elegant, with hand-cut Chantilly lace sleeves and a satin bodice with lace roses, thistles, daffodils and shamrocks embroidered onto the silk tulle.
It also included a 2.7 metre train, and the dress is estimated to have cost around £250,000.
people were killed in what was and is the worst attack on u.s. soil by terrorists in history. al roker, natalie morales are up in studio 1a about 30 or 40 blocks from me. folks, it s an interesting scene here. i just want to describe it. we have a lot of people gathered for the morning commute here. we have probably as many members of the media here as we do lookere lookers lookers-on and people going to work. some people gathered to celebrate the fact that osama bin laden is dead. others are stopping to share memories of loved ones they lost during the terror attacks. coming up in this half hour, matt, the entire world is reacting to the news this morning. the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks was killed and it holds special meaning for the families of those who lost loved ones that day. we ll talk to one family about their thoughts on the death of bin laden. happens to be a member of our family. exactly. lost his sister. absolutely. then we ll get a royal wedding u
good morning, everyone. welcome to a special edition of today on a monday morning, the 2nd of may. i m matt lauer down at ground zero along church street in lower manhattan. meredith vieira is back up in studio 1a. ground zero, this is where nearly 3,000 people died during the attacks on 9/11 in 2001. of course 184 more died at the pentagon in washington, d.c., 40 others died in that field when flight 93 crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. and there is a large outpouring of emotion here as you might expect, meredith. i was going to say, matt, an extremely emotional morning. obviously the headlines of every newspaper this morning, new york times, bin laden killed by u.s. forces in pakistan, obama says declaring justice has been done. headlines in other newspapers more pointed than that, the new york post, gut him, vengeance at last. and the daily news puts it this way rot in hell. president obama made the announcement in a late-night address from the white house