24 April 2011

Royal wedding: the lessons and comforts that can be gleaned from previous marriages

The royal wedding is the perfect fairytale ending not just for the Prince and his princess-in-waiting but also for the monarchy and the British nation, says the historian Amanda Foreman

Royal wedding: Elf 'n' safety silences gun salute to Prince William and Kate Middleton

A proposed 21-gun salute in London to mark the union of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been abandoned because of health and safety red-tape.

Royal wedding: Kate Middleton will let her hair down, unlike her 'stuffy' in-laws

Kate Middleton's hairdresser has disclosed that she will wear her hair 'down' at her wedding, unlike many women members of the Royal family.

Royal wedding: Will the Bishop of London be amused by wedding stunt?

A controversial priest, the Rev Martin Dudley, has allowed T-mobile to use his church for a spoof royal wedding video.

The Closet Thinker: The ultimate style queen

Justine Picardie on the real fashion star of the royal wedding - Queen Elizabeth II.

BY Justine Picardie | 24 April 2011

Royal wedding: Guest list offers a glimpse of the court of King William

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s official wedding guest list offers a fascinating glimpse into the court of the future king and queen.

Royal wedding: Anarchists planning to mar Prince William and Kate Middleton's happy day

Anarchists are planning to hijack peaceful protests against the royal wedding to launch violent attacks in central London.

Royal wedding: How Labour's PMs were never quite in the royal inner circle

Sunday Telegraph Political Editor Patrick Hennessy analyses the relationship between the royal family and the two architects of New Labour.

The royal wedding will be positively drenched in politics

This kind of ceremony carries a dauntingly heavy payload of messages and symbols about where we are as a nation, says Matthew d'Ancona.

Royal wedding: No place for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

The royal wedding has suffered its first major controversy after it was confirmed that neither Tony Blair nor Gordon Brown had been invited to Friday’s ceremony.

Royal wedding offers interest rate cheer for mortgage holders

Prince William and Kate Middleton look set to dispense an unusual wedding favour to any loyal subjects sitting on tracker mortgages – a delay in the execution of an interest rate rise.

David Cameron should smarten up his act

Knowing when to get dressed up is a valuable skill - but it's an increasingly rare one, laments Terry Wogan.

Royal Family: I forecast a great deal of reign

Prince William will probably have to wait until his seventies to get a crack at the top job, says Jemima Lewis.

Friends: The One with Dave's Visit to Moss Bros

The royal wedding means a sartorial moral maze for Dave in the latest episode of our Westminster sitcom, by Iain Hollingshead.

Royal wedding: by numbers

Facts, with figures, for everything from the number of horses on parade to the number of Rich Tea biscuits expected to be used to make the royal wedding cake for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Royal wedding live

Full coverage of the aftermath of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, as newlywed couple depart by helicopter for a short stay in Britain.

Royal wedding: music to get the party started

Just line up the right playlist, avoid Mamma Mia - and get on down at your Royal wedding party says Neil McCormick

Royal wedding: Kate Middleton to leave bridal bouquet at grave of Unknown Warrior

Kate Middleton is to leave her bridal bouquet at one of Westminster Abbey's most poignant memorials – the grave of the Unknown Warrior.

Prince William and Kate marry

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton marry at Westminster Abbey

Royal Family at Westminster Abbey

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: the Royal Family arrive at Westminster Abbey

William has RAF wings on tunic

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Prince William wears RAF wings on Irish Guards tunic

Prince William arrived at Westminster Abbey resplendent in the red tunic of the Irish Guards but also wearing his RAF wings as a “nod” to the Air Force in which he serves.

By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent 29 Apr 2011

Huge cheer for Prince William

29 Apr 2011

Huge cheer as Prince William arrives for royal wedding

Crowds cheer their approval as the Prince William and best man Prince Harry head to Westminster Abbey ahead of Kate Middleton's arrival.

11:03AM BST 29 Apr 2011

Queen in primrose dress

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Queen wears primrose as Duchess of Cornwall selects champagne silk dress

The Queen looked resplendent for her grandson's wedding in a primrose dress with matching hat.T 29 Apr 2011

Kate Middleton wears McQueen

Kate Middleton wedding dress is Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

Kate Middleton chooses a Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen royal wedding dress fit for a queen to be.

BY HILARY ALEXANDER | 29 APRIL 2011

'Suspect vehicle' outside Goring Hotel

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: 'suspect vehicle' outside Goring Hotel

The area around the Goring Hotel where Kate Middleton is preparing for her wedding to Prince William was evacuated after police discovered a suspicious vehicle.

By Heidi Blake, and Mark Hughes 29 Apr 2011

Elton John at the royal wedding

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Elton John arrives at Westminster Abbey

The singer Elton John and his partner David Furnish arrive Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William.29 Apr 2011

Cameron: wedding is 'best of Britain'

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding is 'best of Britain' says David Cameron

David Cameron said the royal wedding represents "the best of Britain", as he recalled sleeping on the Mall in 1981 ahead of the Prince of Wales' marriage to Diana.

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding fashion: David and Victoria Beckham scrub up well for the Abbey

The royal wedding gets off to a stylish start as the Beckhams arrive at Westminster Abbey.

BY BELINDA WHITE | 29 APRIL 2011

Royal wedding: Kate Middleton's grocer looking forward to 'mind-blowing' day

Buckleberry shopkeepers Chan and Hash Shingadia arrive at the Abbey.29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: first look inside Westminster Abbey

The first guests have started arriving at Westminster Abbey which is decorated with flowers and trees for the royal wedding. 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Queen to miss evening reception and Prince Harry's best man speech

The Queen will not attend the evening reception following Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding, leaving the younger members of the family to party late into the night.

By Caroline Gammell29 Apr 2011

William to be Duke of Cambridge

Prince William and Kate Middleton's new titles revealed

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been given the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to mark their wedding today. By Martin Beckford 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Carole and Michael Middleton will be understandably emotional

Royal wedding: Carole and Michael Middleton will be understandably emotional

After watching their eldest daughter walk up the aisle of Westminster Abbey to begin life as a royal, Carole and Michael Middleton will be understandably emotional.

By Martin Evans 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: David Cameron reveals Anglesey-themed wedding gift 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: David Cameron reveals Anglesey-themed wedding gift

David Cameron has revealed his wedding gift to Prince William and Kate Middleton is a book about Anglesey.

A motorbike is the perfect way for Prince William to get away from it all

Royal wedding: A motorbike is the perfect way for Prince William to get away from it all

You don’t have to be a disaffected Hell’s Angel to appreciate life on two wheels , writes Stephen Bayley.

By Stephen Bayley 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Archbishop backs William and Kate's decision to live together before marriage

Royal wedding: Archbishop backs William and Kate's decision to live together before marriage

The Archbishop of York has given his backing to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s decision to live together before marriage.

By Tim Ross, Jonathan Wynne-Jones and Gordon Rayner 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Downing Street dresses up for the big celebration

Downing Street will see a Royal wedding street party today, hosted by Baroness Warsi.

By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Tony Blair not offended by lack of invite

Tony Blair was “absolutely not” offended about being omitted from the guest list for the royal wedding, he insisted yesterday. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding Twitter frenzy

The royal wedding sparked a Twitter and Facebook frenzy yesterday as millions joined in the celebrations online.

By Christopher Williams 29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: the view from the north

It’s prim up t’north, if Manchester’s love of a great state occasion is any gauge, says Oliver Brown in Manchester.

29 Apr 2011

Mick Brown: a matchless act of high theatre

Royal wedding: an occasion of high majesty tempered by delightful sense of informality.

At 11.28am in a splendid and joyous display of pageantry, grandeur and high spectacle not seen in Britain for a generation, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married before a congregation of 1,900 people in Westminster Abbey and the rapt gaze of a global television audience.

By Mick Brown 29 Apr 2011

Pippa Middleton, the bridesmaid who turned heads at the Abbey

Royal wedding fashion: Pippa Middleton, the bridesmaid who turned heads at the Abbey

Proud maid of honour, Pippa Middleton, stepped out of the shadow of sister Catherine at Westminster Abbey today.

BY Belinda White