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A man rests in St James Park during the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey, in central London on April 29.
The party is over for some. Time for a nap.
You can find more royal wedding coverage on our blog, The Windsor Knot.
And more photo coverage in our slideshows:
Royal fans flock the streets of London.
Royal security.
Preparations for the royal wedding.
Wacky royal wedding memorabilia.
The royal guestlist - who's coming to the wedding?
A royal courtship.
History of British royal weddings.
Kate Middleton's style.
Crown jewels.
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Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace on April 29 in London, England. The marriage of the second in line to the British throne was led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and was attended by 1900 guests, including foreign Royal family members and heads of state. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have also flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding.
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Well wishers with flags surge along the Mall towards Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey on April 29 in London, England.
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Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wave as they travel in the 1902 State Landau carriage along the Processional Route to Buckingham Palace, in London on April 29.
You can find more royal wedding coverage on our blog, The Windsor Knot.
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Royal fans flock the streets of London.
Royal security.
Preparations for the royal wedding.
Wacky royal wedding memorabilia.
The royal guestlist - who's coming to the wedding?
A royal courtship.
History of British royal weddings.
Kate Middleton's style.
Crown jewels.
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Prince William salutes and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, bows her head, as they approach the Cenotaph, the memorial to Britain's war dead, following their wedding in Westminster Abbey.
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Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge smile as they travel to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau, along the Procession Route, after their wedding in Westminster Abbey.
You can find more royal wedding coverage on our blog, The Windsor Knot.
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Royal fans flock the streets of London.
Royal security.
Preparations for the royal wedding.
Wacky royal wedding memorabilia.
The royal guestlist - who's coming to the wedding?
A royal courtship.
History of British royal weddings.
Kate Middleton's style.
Crown jewels.
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A Royal fan puts on a decorated hat as she waits along the Procession Route in London April 29. Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry at Westminster Abbey on Friday.
You can find more royal wedding coverage on our blog, The Windsor Knot.
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Royal fans flock the streets of London.
Royal security.
Preparations for the royal wedding.
Wacky royal wedding memorabilia.
The royal guestlist - who's coming to the wedding?
A royal courtship.
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Prince William, and Kate Middleton exchange rings before the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, during their wedding ceremony.
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Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with the Dean of Westminster as she arrives at the West Door of Westminster Abbey.
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Kate Middleton leaves the Goring Hotel to attend her wedding.
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Kate Middleton arrives with her sister, Maid of Honour Philippa Middleton at the West Door of Westminster Abbey.
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Maid of honour Pippa Middleton arrives with page boys and ring bearers at Westminster Abbey.
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Prince William looks at his bride Kate Middleton, as she holds her father Michael Middleton's hand during the royal wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Prince William and Kate Middleton were pronounced husband and wife at Westminster Abbey Friday in a royal occasion of dazzling pomp and pageantry that has attracted a huge global audience.
They took their vows at about 11:15 a.m. with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, officiating.
The prince, 28, dressed in the resplendent red tunic of the Irish Guards, appeared to initially struggle to get the ring, made of Welsh gold, onto Middleton's finger.
As Middleton, 29, arrived at the abbey, Buckingham Palace issued details of what she was wearing: a long-sleeved lace gown and veil, designed by Sarah Burton, creative director for Alexander McQueen.
Continue reading the story or find more royal wedding coverage on our blog, The Windsor Knot.
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Royal fans flock the streets of London.
Royal security.
Preparations for the royal wedding.
Wacky royal wedding memorabilia.
The royal guestlist - who's coming to the wedding?
A royal courtship.
History of British royal weddings.
Kate Middleton's style.
Crown jewels.
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Kate Middleton travels in a Rolls Royce Phantom VI, accompanied by her father Michael Middleton to Westminster Abbey in London for her wedding to Britain's Prince William, on April 29.
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Prince William waves as he arrives with his brother Prince Harry at the West Door of Westminster Abbey for his wedding.
You can find more royal wedding coverage on our blog, The Windsor Knot.
And more photo coverage in our slideshows:
Royal fans flock the streets of London.
Royal security.
Preparations for the royal wedding.
Wacky royal wedding memorabilia.
The royal guestlist - who's coming to the wedding?
A royal courtship.
History of British royal weddings.
Kate Middleton's style.
Crown jewels.
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Workers gesture after completing a pair of colored brick murals featuring the faces of Britain's Prince William and Catherine Middleton near Sydney on Thursday, April 28. The two 100 meter square brick murals, which contain 8,300 bricks and 7,500 half bricks of different shades, will stay in place for three months to celebrate the royal wedding in London.
See more royal wedding-related pictures on PhotoBlog here.
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Farrier Lance Corporal of Horse Chris McCabe fashions a horse shoe during a media event at the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment's Hyde Park barracks in London, Friday, April, 15. The mounted regiment will provide close the escort for the major members of the British Royal family during the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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A farrier fits a horse shoe in the forge as the Household Cavalry prepares for the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, at Hyde Park Barracks in central London, on April 15.
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Corporal of Horse Andy Radford prepares to mount his horse in the parade square at Hyde Park Barracks on April 15 in London, England. Members of the Household Cavalry gave a behind the scenes tour of many of the duties performed as part of their daily routine, including special preparation ahead of the forthcoming Royal Wedding. The Household Cavalry will perform several ceremonial duties during the summer, including the Royal Wedding on April 29, and the Queen's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) in June.
For more images of the preparations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton click here.
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A Lego model depicting an imaginary scene from the forthcoming Royal Wedding on March 30 in Windsor, England. The scene in the front of Buckingham Palace includes models of the wedded couple, HRH Prince William and wife to be Kate Middleton. Lego models of distinguished guests include the Beckhams, Sir Elton John, and Sir Paul McCartney.
Prince William has been meeting some of those affected by two disasters in New Zealand. In Greymouth on the South Island the Prince met with the families of 29 men killed in an explosion at the Pike River coal mine on Nov. 19.
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Prince William receives a hong, a Maori greeting, from a tribal leader before meeting with officials of the Pike River company in Greymouth, New Zealand on March 17. Prince William is scheduled to hold a private meeting with the grieving families of the miners, whose bodies are still entombed in the sealed-off pit, which remains too dangerous to enter.
In Christchurch, the Prince got a firsthand look at the destruction wrought by last month's earthquake, praising the work search teams had done and adding that he wished he'd been able to help. William was escorted through the city, where the wreckage of collapsed buildings still lies piled up in areas. The downtown is still sealed off as workers dismantle unstable rubble and shore up weakened and wobbly buildings after a 6.3-magnitude quake on Feb. 22 that toppled or badly damaged thousands of buildings and killed at least 166 people.
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Prince William, center, puts on a hat as he poses for a photo with members of the Urban Search and Rescue team in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 17. Christchurch was hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Feb. 22, causing major damage to the central city and surrounding suburbs.
"The scale of it is unbelievable," the prince said while visiting Latimer Square, a park in the center of town that became an emergency medical depot immediately after the quake. Read the full story.
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Prince William looks at the destruction at Christchurch Cathedral on March 17 in Christchurch, New Zealand. His Royal Highness is in New Zealand for two days to tour areas devastated by the Christchurch Earthquake and to visit families who lost loved ones at the Pike River Mine in Greymouth. Prince William will then travel to Australia on Saturday for three days where he will visit regions affected by floods and Hurricane Yasi in Queensland, as well as flood-affected parts of Australia.
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Workers produce replicas of Princess Diana's engagement ring at Yiwu Mingwang Jewellery Co in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on March 16. As the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is fast approaching, more replicas are being produced in China. Although being far from the quality of the original, with rhine stones instead of sapphires, these rings sell only for US $3 in Yiwu and around US $30 overseas.
Back in 1981 it cost a reported $60,000. But if you should find yourself in Yiwu, China, you can pick up a replica of Princess Diana and Kate Middleton's engagement ring for just $3. Discover the story of the real ring in this video:
In 1981, Prince William's mother, Princess Diana, caused a stir when she picked out the 18-carat sapphire ring for her engagement. Now, her son's wedding announcement adds more lore to the ring. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.
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Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton wave during a visit to St. Andrews University in Fife, Scotland on February 25, 2011. The couple made their second official visit together since announcing their engagement in November, to St. Andrews University to launch its 600th anniversary celebrations.
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Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton greets members of the public during a visit to the University of St Andrews in Scotland on February 25, 2011. During the visit they viewed the surviving Papal Bull (the university's founding document), unveiled a plaque, and met a selection of the University's current staff and students to mark the start of the Anniversary. Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the university as students from 2001 to 2005 and began their romance there.
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Kate Middleton is surrounded by media and security as she meets the public during a visit to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland on February 25, 2011.
I imagine its good to practice and get used to doing public appearances ahead of their big day. Full story on their visit. More on the royals from the Windsor Knot blog.
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