Even the sun （機の）カム out to congratulate William and Kate! On the 周年記念日 of their wedding, we remember the A-Z of a touching moment and a glorious occasion
It was one of the feel-good moments of the １０年間 - the union of Prince William, handsome 相続人 to the 王位, and elegant commoner Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011.
Even the British 天候 agreed, with the clouds parting has the new husband and wife 現れるd from Westminster Abbey to 迎える／歓迎する the public - and 設立する themselves bathed in golden spring 日光.?
Many of us still have fond memories of those moments. And today, on the 周年記念日 of the Waleses' wedding, we hope to jog a few of those with this A-Z of a glorious occasion.?
A is for Aston ツバメ
Forget the pageantry: one of the most iconic moments of the 王室の wedding was the moment that Prince William drove his bride through the gates of Buckingham Palace?after their wedding 歓迎会.
A smiling Duchess of Cambridge 存在 driven out by Prince William in an Aston ツバメ
The car was gifted to Prince Charles by the Queen on his 21st birthday
?The （人が）群がる roared as the couple 現れるd in a 転換できる Aston ツバメ Volante, decorated with red, white and blue streamers and rosettes, an L plate on the 前線 and a JU5T WED number plate on the 支援する. The car was gifted to?Prince Charles?by the Queen on his 21st birthday.
< span class="mol-style-large">B - for Berkshire?
William and Kate’s wedding breakfast 含むd a nod to 王室の Berkshire, where she grew up, 同様に as her father-in-法律’s 有機の fodder.
The wedding breakfast gave a nod to 王室の Berkshire and? Kate's father-in-法律
?Guests dined on starters of South Uist salmon, Lyme Bay crab, wild Hebridean langoustines and fresh herb salad while the main course was 有機の Saddle of North Highland Mey Select lamb, spring vegetables from Highgrove, English asparagus, Jersey 王室の potatoes and sauce Windsor. However, the pi?ce de 抵抗 was the trio of puddings: Berkshire honey ice cream, sherry trifle and chocolate parfait, served with Laurent Perrier Rose.
C is for Cartier Halo Tiara
It was worn by Princess Margaret at the 載冠（式）／即位（式） of her sister Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and by Princess Anne at the 明言する／公表する 開始 of 議会 in 1967.?
The Cartier halo tiara was never worn by the late Queen and remained in the 丸天井 until she 貸付金d it to Kate for her wedding
But it was never worn by the late Queen and remained in the 王室の 丸天井 until she 貸付金d it to Kate for her wedding. 始める，決める with 739 brilliant-削減（する） diamonds and 149 baguette diamonds, its scroll 影響 was echoed by her diamond earrings, which featured an oak leaf and acorn from the Middleton family crest and were a gift from her parents. The tiara was （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限d by the Duke of York in 1936 for his wife, three weeks before he became George VI.
D is for Dress. Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen
Kate’s wedding dress became a calling card for Sarah Burton, who went の上に be 指名するd Designer of the Year and receive an OBE.
Sarah Burton arrives for the British Fashion Awards 2011
Kate was believed to be 奮起させるd by the dress worn by Princess Grace of Monaco
?によれば Burton, the dress was a 50/50 共同 between the designer and the 王室の, who is believed to have been 奮起させるd by the frock that the late actress Grace Kelly wore to her 1956 wedding to Prince Albert of Monaco.
Kate visited the ‘Grace Kelly ? Style Icon’ 展示 about the Hollywood actress at the Victoria & Albert Museum in the year before her 2011 wedding and fashion pundits noticed 平行のs between the two gowns. The dress featured a Victorian-style corset, which 狭くするd at the waist and was padded at the hips, underneath a bodice made of lace, created by the 王室の School of Needlework, which c ut individual flowers ? the rose, thistle, daffodil, and shamrock ? from antique lace and appliqued them の上に ivory silk tulle.
E is for 約束／交戦 （犯罪の）一味
It is the most iconic 約束／交戦 （犯罪の）一味 in history.
Kate's iconic 約束／交戦 （犯罪の）一味 belonged to her late mother-in-法律 Princess Diana
?When the then Prince Charles 提案するd to Lady Diana Spencer, she chose a £47,000 sapphire and diamond （犯罪の）一味 from the 栄冠を与える Jeweller Garrard, 奮起させるd by the brooch that Prince Albert gave to Queen Victoria as a wedding gift. William carried the （犯罪の）一味 around in his rucksack on holiday in Kenya before he 提案するd to Kate.
F is for Flowers
When designer Fiona Cairns created the one-metre tall, 100kg 王室の wedding cake, she made 17 individual fruit cakes, which were decorated with cream and white icing.
The wedding cake featured 900 個々に iced flowers and leaves. The 17 flowers, were all chosen by Kate and all had different meanings
?A garland design around the middle of the cake matched the architectural garlands at the 最高の，を越す of the Picture Gallery, in Buckingham Palace, where the cake was 陳列する，発揮するd, and the cake featured 900 個々に iced flowers and leaves. The 17 flowers, which were chosen by Kate, all had different meanings and 含むd the four 国家の flowers: the Rose to symbolise England, the Daffodil for むちの跡s, Thistle for Scotland and the Shamrock for Ireland
G is for 血の塊／突き刺すing Hotel
Rumoured to have had a secret tunnel to Buckingham Palace, The 血の塊／突き刺すing hotel in London was where the Duchess of Cambridge spent her last night as a 選び出す／独身 woman.
Kate Middleton stayed at the 血の塊／突き刺すing hotel with her family the night before her big day
?She stayed in the 王室の 控訴, and it was on its steps that the world first caught a glimpse of her wedding gown. The 血の塊／突き刺すing was the first hotel in London to have ensuite bathrooms when it opened in 1910 by Otto Richard 血の塊／突き刺すing - the price of rooms was 7s 6d - and was awarded the 王室の 令状 in 2013. George VI and the Queen Mother celebrated the end of World War II there with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret - they ate sausages and 緊急発進するd eggs.
H is for Honeymoon
Arriving in a 私的な jet, William and Kate spent their honeymoon on the 排除的 North Island, in the Seychelles.?
Prince William and his new wife Kate arrived on the 排除的 North Island, in the Seychelles on a 私的な jet
They are believed to have spent £9,000 a night for the honeymoon 郊外住宅, one of 11 luxurious 郊外住宅s on the island, which is also a favourite with celebrities. Both George and Amal Clooney and Salma Hayek and Fran?ois-Henri Pinault honeymooned there.
I is for 招待
It was one of the most coveted 招待s in history: 1,900 people received an 招待 from the Lord Chamberlain, adorned with the late Queen’s cypher in gold print.?
The most coveted 招待s in history
Guests were requested to RSVP to the Lord Chamberlain’s Office and wear uniform, morning coats or lounge 控訴s.
J is for Joker Michael Middleton
As father-of-the bride, Michael Middleton solemnly walked his daughter 負かす／撃墜する the aisle of marry Pri nce William in 前線 of a television audience of billions.?
?
Michael 'joker' Middleton buys a new 衣装 each year and gets a bit carried away
But, away from the cameras, is known as a joker, dressing up in fancy dress during festivities. ‘My father has developed this funny tradition of surprising us at some point by appearing in fancy dress,’ his daughter Pippa once told The 観客. ‘He buys a new 衣装 each year and typically gets a bit carried away. A couple of Christmases ago, he appeared in an inflatable sumo outfit.’
K is for Kiss
When William and Kate kissed twice on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, they became a sensation on TikTok after a ビデオ from Royalfancams 趣旨d to show the couple’s conversation.
Kate and Prince William became a sensation on TikTok? after a ビデオ 趣旨d to show the couple's conversation
?When the （人が）群がる 拍手喝采する and yelled for them to kiss again, after their first kiss, William turned to Kate and said: ‘Shall we do one more.’ Kate laughed and nodded before leaning over to give him a つつく／ペック on the lips.
L is for The Lesson
When Kate’s dyslexic brother James Middleton was asked to read an 抽出する from Romans 12 at the 王室の wedding, he knew he had to practice as it was in 前線 of a 全世界の audience of billions.?
Kate's dyslexic brother, James was 決定するd to do the reading in the Abbey
He was so 決定するd to do her proud that he retyped it phonetically ーするために learn it. ‘At the end of the day, whether it was a little church or Westminster Abbey didn't 事柄,’ he said at the time. ‘It was me, as a brother, doing a reading for my sister and her husband at their wedding and I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do it 権利.’
M is for メダル
Former footballer David Beckham made a small faux pas when he was one of the guests at the 王室の wedding.
This Beckham faux-pas will go 負かす／撃墜する in the history 調書をとる／予約するs as he was 知らせるd of the 訂正する etiquette in the Abbey and 速く switched it to his left lapel
?Looking dapper in a Ralph Lauren morning 控訴, he arrived at Westminster Abbey with his Order of the British Empire メダル on the wrong lapel. After eagle- 注目する，もくろむd commentators spotted it was on his 権利 lapel, and, after courtiers 知らせるd him of the 訂正する etiquette, he switched it to the left before the 儀式 began.
N is for Noise
When baby bridesmaid Grace 先頭 Cutsem peered over the balcony at Buckingham Palace she 逮捕（する）d the heart of the nation.
Prince William's goddaughter, Grace 先頭 Cutsem, wasn't a fan of the noisy 飛行機で行く-past
?The three-year, who is the daughter of Hugh 先頭 Cutstem and Lady Rose Astor and Prince William’s goddaughter, looked grumpy and covered her ears to try and 封鎖する out the din as the 飛行機で行く-past went by. But she became an instant 攻撃する，衝突する as her image appeared in almost every 国家の newspaper.
O is for Order of the Garter
奮起させるd by King Arthur and the Knights of the 一連の会議、交渉／完成する （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する, and 設立するd by King Edward III in 1348, the Order of the Garter is the oldest and most 上級の Order of Chivalry.?
So, as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter, William wore its 星／主役にする and blue riband for the wedding 儀式
So, as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter, William wore its 星／主役にする and blue riband for the wedding 儀式. He 大（公）使館員d his RAF wings and Golden Jubilee メダル but, luckily for Kate, didn’t wear a sword.
P is for Pretzel
Compared to a loo seat, pretzel and Turkey Twizzler, Princess Beatrice’s Philip Treacy hat was 広範囲にわたって ridiculed and even had its own Facebook page.?
Princess Beatrice's Pretzel headpiece had the last laugh as it sold for £81,000 and all the money went to charity
The designer later 明らかにする／漏らすd that he 恐れるd he would find his 長，率いる ‘on a spike outside the Tower of London’. But Beatrice had the last laugh. A month after the wedding, she sold the headpiece for £81,000 and gave the money to charity.
Q is for The Queen
There was one wedding 招待 that The Queen was always going to 受託する, that of her grandson and 相続人 Prince William.?
The late Queen Elizabeth's beautiful yellow wedding dress and matching coat were made by her dresser Angela Kelly
She wore a yellow dress and matching coat by her dresser Angela Kelly, together with a flat-topped hat, white gloves and 中立の 従犯者s. But it was her brooch that was most 重要な: she re-wore the Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot brooch that she donned for her sister Princess Margaret’s wedding.
R is for 歓迎会
Queen Elizabeth II hosted a lunchtime 歓迎会 at Buckingham Palace after the 王室の wedding for the happy couple and 650 guests, who were served 政治家 Roger NV Brut R?serve シャンペン酒.?
The 650 guests, who were served 政治家 Roger NV Brut R?serve シャンペン酒 at the lunchtime 歓迎会 at Buckingham Palace
Canap?s 含むd Cornish Crab Salad on Lemon Blini; 圧力（をかける）d Duck Terrine with Fruit Chutney; Roulade of Goats Cheese with Caramelised Walnuts; Scottish Smoked Salmon Rose on Beetroot Blini; Miniature Watercress and Asparagus Tart; Poached Asparagus spears with Hollandaise Sauce for Dipping; Scottish Langoustines with Lemon Mayonnaise; 圧力（をかける）d Confit of Pork Belly with Crayfish and Crackling; and 泡 and Squeak with C onfit Shoulder of Lamb.
S is 明言する／公表する Landau
The couple arrived at Buckingham Palace in the 1902 行う／開催する／段階 Landau.
The 明言する／公表する Landau carriage was 初めは built for the 載冠（式）／即位（式） of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria
?The largest and most-splendid horse-drawn carriage used by the 君主, it was built by Messrs Hooper for the 載冠（式）／即位（式） of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria. It is upholstered in crimson satin and laces and its door パネル盤s, 支援する and 前線 パネル盤s, 耐える the 王室の 武器.
T is for 尊敬の印
New York’s Empire 明言する／公表する Building paid a special 尊敬の印 to William and Kate on the day of their marriage 儀式.?
That evening the iconic building was illuminated in red, white and blue
That evening the iconic building was illuminated in red, white and blue, the colours of the British 旗, to honour the couple. ‘The Empire 明言する／公表する Building celebrates many cultures and 原因（となる）s in the world community with iconic lightings,’ its website said.
U is for Uniform
Both William and his best man, Prince Harry, wore uniforms for the wedding 儀式.?
Designer Russell Kashket worked with the Princes to 修正する the uniforms, choosing a special 構成要素 to 対処する with the heat of the Abbey and 直す／買収する，八百長をするing a special pocket to Harry’s uniform so that he would not lose Kate’s wedding （犯罪の）一味
William chose the 十分な-dress uniform of the Irish Guards after 存在 任命するd 陸軍大佐 two months earlier. Harry wore the uniform of a captain in the Blues and 王室のs ? the 王室の Horse Guards and 1stDragoons. Designer Russell Kashket worked with the Princes to 修正する the uniforms, choosing a special 構成要素 to 対処する with the heat of the Abbey and 直す／買収する，八百長をするing a special pocket to Harry’s uniform so that he would not lose Kate’s wedding （犯罪の）一味.
V is for Queen Victoria.
The Princess of むちの跡s 言及／関連d William’s 広大な／多数の／重要な-広大な／多数の／重要な-広大な／多数の／重要な-grandmother Queen Victoria, who was 奮起させるd by floriography ? the language of flowers ? when she chose her wedding bouquet.?
Kate's bouquet, which was designed by florist Shane Connolly, 含むd a spring of myrtle from the same 工場／植物 chosen for the late Queen Victoria's wedding bouquet
同様に as lily-of-the-valley, which signalled ‘happiness’, hyacinth, which 代表するs ‘the constancy of love’ and 甘い William, ‘gallantry’ ? a nod to her groom ? her bouquet, which was designed by florist Shane Connolly, 含むd a spring of myrtle from the same 工場／植物 chosen for the late Queen’s wedding bouquet. The tradition dates 支援する to Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter Princess Victoria, who 含むd a spring of myrtle in her bouquet when she married in 1858.
W is for Westminster Abbey
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge married at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011, they followed in illustrious footsteps: the Abbey had been the setting for every 載冠（式）／即位（式） since William I in 1066 and had hosted 16 王室の weddings 含むing those of William’s 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandfather George VI and the Queen.
Prince William followed in the footsteps of his 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandfather and got married in Westminster Abbey
?The 儀式 ran 滑らかに but there was a tiny blip ? when William struggled to place the Welsh gold wedding 禁止（する）d on his bride’s finger. The couple was pronounced man and wife at 正確に 11.20am by the 大司教 of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
X is for X-率d
One of the most X-率d scenes at the 王室の wedding was the arrival of Pippa Middleton, in her 人物／姿／数字-hugging bridesmaid’s dress, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.?
Pippa Middleton's dress lit up social マスコミ, earned her the 肩書を与える ‘Her 王室の Hotness’ and catapulted her to ‘the most 適格の woman in the world’
It lit up social マスコミ, earned her the 肩書を与える ‘Her 王室の Hotness’ and catapulted her to ‘the most 適格の woman in the world’. She later 認める at a dinner at the Savoy Hotel that ‘in retrospect maybe it fitted a little too 井戸／弁護士席’.
Y is for Your Song
When William and Kate chose the music for their first dance, they 選ぶd for the Elton John 攻撃する，衝突する Your Song.?
Ellie Goulding sang 'Your Song' by Elton John at the happy couple's wedding 歓迎会
But it was singer songwriter Ellie Goulding who serenaded the pair. ‘Talk about scary,’ she told Australian Vogue. ‘I was so nervous that my 手渡すs were shaking. The British 星／主役にする was later 再会させるd with the 王室のs backstage at William’s Earthshot Prize Awards 儀式 in Boston in 2022.
Z is for Zara Tindall
Although Zara? and マイク Tindall got engaged before Kate and William she waited until after their wedding to tie the knot herself
Almost three months to the day, after William and Kate’s wedding, another member of the 王室の family walked up the aisle: William’s cousin Zara Phillips had got engaged before William and Kate but waited until after the Cambridges to tie the knot at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, with a 歓迎会 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse - the late 君主's 公式の／役人 home in Scotland, afterwards.
