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William to wed on April 29 at London's Westminster Abbey
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November 24, 2010, Wednesday
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PRINCE William and Kate Middleton will marry on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, the historic London church where Princess Diana's funeral was held.
Royal officials said yesterday that the couple chose the venue for its beauty, intimacy and historic royal connections, and the date because they wanted a spring wedding. It is also the feast day of St Catherine of Siena, whose name Middleton shares - though that is a coincidence.
The government said the day, a Friday, would be a public holiday.
Prince William's private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, said the couple chose the 1,000-year-old abbey in central London because despite its size - it holds 2,200 people - it has a sense of intimacy.
"Even at the altar, it seems like a parish church."
It also has centuries of royal history. William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and her mother both married at the abbey, where British kings and queens are crowned and where 17 monarchs are buried. William and Kate decided against celebrating their nuptials at St Paul's Cathedral, where William's parents married in 1981.
The palace said the royal family and the Middletons would cover the costs of the wedding, reception and honeymoon, apart from security. There have been grumbles about the propriety of holding a lavish royal bash in the midst of economic austerity.
"All parties involved in the wedding, not least Prince William and Miss Middleton, want to ensure that a balance is struck between an enjoyable day and the current economic situation," Lowther-Pinkerton said.
He said the guest list had not been finalized, but that "we will have a full church."
He said William and Kate were playing "a very active role" in planning the day.
"The couple are completely over the moon," Lowther-Pinkerton added. "They are on cloud nine."
Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed that the wedding day would be a public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland's government was also expected to announce a public holiday.
"The wedding of Kate and William will be a happy and momentous occasion. We want to mark the day as one of national celebration, a public holiday will ensure the most people possible will have a chance to celebrate on the day," he said in a statement.
William was 15 when he walked behind his mother's coffin at Diana's funeral in the abbey in September 1997.
Several members of his family have wed there, including the queen's sister, Princess Margaret in 1960, William's aunt Princess Anne in 1973 and his uncle Prince Andrew in 1986. All three marriages ended in divorce.
Royal officials said yesterday that the couple chose the venue for its beauty, intimacy and historic royal connections, and the date because they wanted a spring wedding. It is also the feast day of St Catherine of Siena, whose name Middleton shares - though that is a coincidence.
The government said the day, a Friday, would be a public holiday.
Prince William's private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, said the couple chose the 1,000-year-old abbey in central London because despite its size - it holds 2,200 people - it has a sense of intimacy.
"Even at the altar, it seems like a parish church."
It also has centuries of royal history. William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and her mother both married at the abbey, where British kings and queens are crowned and where 17 monarchs are buried. William and Kate decided against celebrating their nuptials at St Paul's Cathedral, where William's parents married in 1981.
The palace said the royal family and the Middletons would cover the costs of the wedding, reception and honeymoon, apart from security. There have been grumbles about the propriety of holding a lavish royal bash in the midst of economic austerity.
"All parties involved in the wedding, not least Prince William and Miss Middleton, want to ensure that a balance is struck between an enjoyable day and the current economic situation," Lowther-Pinkerton said.
He said the guest list had not been finalized, but that "we will have a full church."
He said William and Kate were playing "a very active role" in planning the day.
"The couple are completely over the moon," Lowther-Pinkerton added. "They are on cloud nine."
Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed that the wedding day would be a public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland's government was also expected to announce a public holiday.
"The wedding of Kate and William will be a happy and momentous occasion. We want to mark the day as one of national celebration, a public holiday will ensure the most people possible will have a chance to celebrate on the day," he said in a statement.
William was 15 when he walked behind his mother's coffin at Diana's funeral in the abbey in September 1997.
Several members of his family have wed there, including the queen's sister, Princess Margaret in 1960, William's aunt Princess Anne in 1973 and his uncle Prince Andrew in 1986. All three marriages ended in divorce.
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