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Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Royal Wedding: Where to Watch

So we're less than 24 hours away from the biggest wedding of the year...okay decade and it's time to put your game plan together. Where to watch, where to see what's going on and finally see what Kate's dress looks like!

Some of us will be up at the crack of dawn watching TV coverage of the event. Here's a few channels that will be broadcasting the event live as it's happening across the pond.

3:00 am - BBC live, uninterrupted coverage begins.

3:30 a.m. - TLC's live coverage of the Royal Wedding begins.

4:00 a.m. - NBC(Meredith Vieira, Brian Williams & Matt Lauer), ABC (Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters), CBS (Katie Couric), FOX, CNN (Anderson Cooper, Piers Morgan and Cat Deeley ) and E! (Giuliana Rancic) begin their live coverage.

5:45 am - BBC will begin to stream live coverage at www.bbc.com/royalwedding

And ...so you can follow along the events of the morning, below is the outline of activities and approximate timing. In case you were wondering London time is 5 hours ahead of EST.

3:15 -4:45 am The general congregation will arrive at the Great North Door of Westminster Abbey.

4:50 am Governors-General and Prime Ministers of Realm Countries, the Diplomatic Corps, and other distinguished guests arrive at the Abbey.

5:10 am The Bridegroom and Prince Henry of Wales leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:15 am.

5:20 am Members of Foreign Royal Families arrive at Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace.

5:20 am Mrs. Michael (Carole) Middleton and Mr. James Middleton leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:27 am.

5:25 am Members of the Royal Family (except those listed below) leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:30 am.

5:35 am The following Members of the Royal Family leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:40 am:

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

5:38 am The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:42 am.

5:40 am The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:45 am.

5:48 am The Bridesmaids and Pages leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:55 am.

5:51 am The Bride, accompanied by Mr. Michael Middleton, leaves the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. **note - I did hear this morning that Kate would not be getting ready at the hotel but at Buckingham Palace instead.

6:00 am The Marriage Service begins. The Marriage Service will be relayed by audio speakers along the Route.

7:15 am 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.

7:30 am The Bride’s Carriage Procession arrives at Buckingham Palace.

7:40 am Members of the Royal Family and Members of Foreign Royal Families arrive at Buckingham Palace.

7:40 am Other guests for the Reception arrive at Buckingham Palace.

8:25 am The Queen and the Bride and Bridegroom, together with their Families, appear on the Balcony.

8:30 am Fly Past by the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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