Royal Guests and Relatives from around the globe joined the British Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in Westminster Abbey on this day in 2011, 15 years ago, which was the ‘Wedding of the Century’!
Prince William arrived with his best man, Prince Harry, from Clarence House, while Catherine Middleton arrived at the Abbey with her father, Michael Middleton, from the Goring Hotel.
The Church of England Ceremony was officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Dean of Westminster and the Bishop of London. Afterwards, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge signed of the register and then walked down the aisle, pausing briefly to bow and curtsey to the Queen.
After the ceremony, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, followed by the Bridal Party, rode in a Carriage Procession through London, in the 1902 State Landau, to Buckingham Palace.
The Queen held a lunchtime wedding reception for 650 guests at Buckingham Palace, following the Official Photoshoot, and later the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their families appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, where the couple kissed for the crowds.
Later, the Duke and Duchess drove in the Prince of Wales’ Aston Martin to Clarence House, before attending the evening reception hosted by Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
The new Duchess of Cambridge wore a Sarah Burton by Alexander McQueen gown of satin that featured an overlaid lace bodice and appliquéd skirt, with the Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara and her Wedding Earrings, a gift from her parents. Prince William wore the Irish Guards mounted officer’s uniform in Guard of Honour Order with a forage cap, with the Sash and Star of the Order of the Garter.
Miss Middleton’s wedding dress was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. The lace appliqué for the bodice and skirt was hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace.
Individual flowers were hand-cut from lace and hand-engineered onto ivory silk tulle to create a design which incorporates the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock.
Miss Middleton wore a Cartier ‘halo’ tiara, lent by The Queen. The ‘halo’ tiara was made by Cartier in 1936 and presented to Princess Elizabeth (now The Queen) by her mother on the occasion of her 18th birthday.
Seven Kings and Nine Queens led the Royal Guests and Relatives who joined the British Royal Family for the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
The Queen (wearing Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Brooch) and Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (in her Danish Diamond Daisy Brooch)
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
The Yang di Pertain Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha of Brunei
Queen Sofia of Spain with the Prince and Princess of Asturias
King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece with Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal as well as Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece
King Michael and Crown Princess Margareta of Romania (wearing the Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch)
Tsar Simeon II and Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria
The King and Queen of Swaziland
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco
The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden
The Duke of Brabant and Princess Mathilde of Belgium (in her Laurel Wreath Necklace)
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand
Moritz, the Landgrave of Hesse with the Margrave of Baden and Archduchess Valerie, Margravine of Baden
The Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
The Aga Khan IV
Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia
Prince Seeiso and Princess Mabereng of Lesotho
Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud and Princess Ameera al-Taweel of Saudi Arabia
Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman, the Crown Prince of Dubai, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani and Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al Thani of Qatar, and Sheikh Ahmad Hamoud Al-Sabah of Kuwait
Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten
Lady Brabourne and the Hon. Alexandra Knatchbull
Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
King George VI Festoon Necklace
The Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker
The Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace
The Greville Ruby and Diamond Floral Bandeau Necklace
Queen Mary’s Art Deco Emerald Choker
Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace
Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Suite
Greville Diamond Chandelier Earrings 
Queen’s Silver Jubilee Earrings
Princess Diana’s Sapphire Earrings
The Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch
