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There’s nothing like a Royal Wedding to delight fans of the monarchy, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s 2011 nuptials certainly lived up to all expectations. From Kate’s exquisite lace gown by Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton, to the lavish Westminster Abbey ceremony and subsequent carriage procession, throngs of well wishers lined the streets and a further 36.7 million across the country tuned in to watch the historic day.
With Prince William and Kate celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary this month, on 29 April, ITV aired a special documentary on 7 April revisiting the event – which also offered some new details hitherto unknown to royal fans. It featured interviews with people who were directly involved with the day, like embroiderer Gemma Murray (who worked on the lace for Kate’s wedding gown), former Metropolitan Police commander Bob Broadhurst (who was tasked with overseeing security), and even Kate’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith
The baker behind Prince William and Kate Middleton s wedding cake has recalled having to remove an entrance door at Buckingham Palace to get the creation safely inside.
Appearing on ITV s new documentary, The Day Will and Kate Got Married, Fiona Cairns reveals how the Queen remarked on the dismantling of her house ahead of the couple s big day.
The programme airs tonight at 9pm to mark 10 years since the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge s wedding day on 29 April 2011, and sees the baker recall the struggles she had with the duo s eight-tiered, 3ft-tall fruit cake design. I can remember [the Queen] saying, I hear that you ve been dismantling my house , and I said to her Well, we had to take a door down from the room below for the trolley to go through with the cake, said Fiona.
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Ahead of their milestone anniversary, ITV aired new documentary
The Day Will and Kate Got Married on Wednesday evening, which saw interviews from some of the closest people involved on the day such as the cakemaker, the choristers and
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The Middletons postman and local butcher were invited to the wedding
Among the 1,900 guests were celebrities, Prime Ministers, international VIPs and of course, royals from around the world. But ordinary members of the public from Kate s upbringing were also invited to the big day. The Middletons postman Ryan Naylor, their family butchers Sue and Martin Fidler, and local pub owner of The Old Boot Inn, John Haley, were among those who mingled with the stars in the Abbey.
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