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>> a now "bbc rldews. >> aled with kss. prin william and his wife katherin middleton lebrean traordinary day aer t speccle of the rol wedding. the world watched asthe second in lin to the brish throne rried his sweheart at westminsr aby. from carriage to convertible the ral cple are tkey figus driving a ancient monarchy uil t 21s century. swep up in a de of emotions an millions well wishs on the streets ofondon and many more attending stre pares across the k. the pay continues into th night at buckingha palaces willm and kathene, w the duke and duchess of cambridge, begin their married les geth.

>> wcome to "bbc news" broadcast it our viewers onpbs in america and aroun the globe. while weddingelebrations have been continuing buckingha pala intthe night aft a day inhic the royaloman thategan a deck aidgo cuivated into e ronce o prin wilam and katherine mileton. we havthe ws sft wedding, crowd and,of course, the dress. >>o one talks aut iry taleat a raledding anymore. that among many things s changed since wliam's mother stepped ono is lcony on her weddinday. but this was a day when a young couple displaye their obviou ve and aoung woman was taken to many pele'searts.

she emerged carefullyrom e hotewherehe h bn stayg,iven the worldits firsglime ofhat oh, so secret dress. a go of lace and silk with a ara nt by theueen at stmiter abbey, the husband to be was waiting. sprung his o surprise, dressed not in the iform he serves buts a colonel of the irish guards. therid showedarely a flicr oferves when she arrived at the abbey. she stoodnsid the great wes door. r dressdjusted, she too a deep breath and th it began. ♪ >> she walked 100 yards of rd rpetn the arm of her paner. peaps couldn't entirely

hide the emotions of aather giving aay hisdauger in rria. the bride thgh, was nothing but composure itself. at tltar, rry, brothe and best man was offering reassurance. william preferre complimen. "y look beautiful" he ids kate took her place beside him >> dearl beloved, were ther here in theight of god an in the face of this ngretion tjoin together this man andhis won in holy lttraa mony. >> t maiageeremony was perfmed the chbishop of

nterry. >> i, william arthur phil louis, tak the katheri elizabeth, to be my wedded fe, havand to hold fromhis daforwd for better fo worse. i katherinelizath -- >> i katherine elizath -- >> de theyilliarth phip lis, to m wdded husband, to have and t hol om this day forrd. >> t have and to ld from this day forward. >>for better, fo woe. >> for better, fororse >> for rher, for poer. >> for rivener for poorer. >> in ckness and inealth. >> inickns and in heth. to love and to cherish. >> to love and cherish. >>o death dos part. >> according to god ho law. according to god's holy w. >> and therefore i give you my troth. >> tre w one moment of

anxiy. the ring appeared be too all. wiiam rsevered d on it went. moment ler the couple kne by the high alt an the arbishop pronounced tm maied. >> ironoce that theye man and fe togetherin the name of e faer and of the s and o the ly gst. >> withinhebbey, the ches of the crds ouide could cleay beeard. katherine middleto smiled briefly. but of crse om that moment, e wa noonge katherine middleton. e queen had oed for tradition an made william the duke of cambridge. and so she joins the royal familys h royal highness, the duchess of cbridge. the marriage gist sns, prince willi andis wif the duess cambridge, went

forwarto p tir respects to thueen whe makingnywre way from abbeyo th royal anem crown imperial. and with t forlity is over, it w a chance forome of the otheprinpal players, best man and maid of hor, father of the grooand ther othe bride,o exange views ohow it all hadone. that's ctain something all of the guests wi have ben discsings they took thr tales o the wedding home wh them for williamand katrine oughit was time to ce the wider wld. agn, there was a ight pause and a deep breh and th wer outo fe the waiting crowds fo the ceremonial carrie re ba to buckingham palac

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buckingh palace. >> many wholocked inentr london for festivities h been caing l night, all trying to grab the very best spots. our ecia crespondence riard builten ent the day wi the crowds. >> thechee and fls still 234 lace the endf passingherehat involved hala mlion people. rly the hay oernighters packed away theirentsnd waited f peoe to arri. the ze qckly became 1 de, telescopesappeing and tien. withvery maring band and soldr in place,he ecitement shted up a notch. and soon all of the waiting was

over a the wedngpresession d begun. the family a guts derted thecheers grewouder, the biggest for the bride to be. >> i surprised it was such crowd >> o very special. >> the cereny waplay live. hundreds of thousands sang alg with the hymns and waited f the big moment. >> i prounce that theye man d wife together ithe name of the father and ofhe sun a of thholyhost. [applause] >>hat people wanted now was newlyweds andithin an hour, a wa of roarin rolle down. >> t experience is jus azing. it'sust ke buzzing do here d stozz much to se

>> whenhe procession psed, it was handed er to e crowd. they're organid an ceery b hundds a maring and al they wt i prime pitio in frt ofuckingham palace. a chorus and meras, and the menthe royal wdding dream dended, a baony kiss. the st crowd gt wh i waed, thespeccle,the fairy talend aoment of history. the on thescreen behind me is the best-kept secret of the enre wding. of course, the dss wch was fullyevead when katrine middlen emged from her liusine frontf westmster abbey wearing the ivoryown with lg-la slvesnd deep

neckine. e creator is sarah burton, head design at the alexaria fashiohousat mcqen and she said the whole experienchad been a incribleonor. our correspondent hamore >>t was a momenthe secret was t. thhand made hmpton court lace, the ivy and white san, the fittedilhotte, inspiration and oping flower, forany,today wasll about the dress. it couldn't have ben more peect. was verylassic. grace klly, simple elegance. >> whe she was waing down, it looked as if as floing midair. brily seen adsting the train here, w saw the design sarah buon, theoman who n leads the alexandri mcqueen fashion house. the inspatio -- hav a look at this, anoth mddle class

girl w became a princess. >> grace kly will bemehe bride rainr, princef monaco. >>s so as you look at h, you can i actualactee styling from grace kelly. you can see it completel that wonderful yle the high ne, lo sleeve. itas a total breath taker. >> wasn't just mcqueen. this was for a ht of british designers, extradinay gbal avert an as soon as th dress apared sketching began. susie briggs wl havher in the shops by esday. thisress will tvel far. >> for a profilef sarah burt, the designerf th dress, do head tohebc news website. ere u will find ao what faionias here in london d arnd t world have been saying about that dres in t united states, although

he wn't interviewed,resent obama nt h best wishesto the roya couple. t it's not clear if he w up at the crack of dawn to ne in tohe ceremony. many n yorrs were. the bbc fou that out asaura nt to brooklyn. >> with the londontaxi and top hats, eenwh viage d manhattan markhe royal wedding. the new wor adopting the aditions of the old fo a d, escially fancy head gear >> weove weddings. we love po and circstan. th is a special wedng for us >> ihinkusthe romancef the monarch just thlongevity, wha they stand for. i thinkt's amazing. >>ith e bunting and union, thisould be a streeparty in itai but th 3 1/2,0 mes away in e het ofnew york city, wherhavi a kneesl to celebrate theroyal wedding.

the real-li pearly kin and qun, sbols ofondon serenading new york part goers. whlies behind ameca's fascatio wihis royal uple? >>hey seem very much in tou wi the way things are i society. i don't think they will he kind o uple that wilbe o of touch and waited o hand a ot a the tim it just smed very down t earth. >> the organizers of the weing stivities is remotely surpriseby t number of americans tning out. >> it's an ang nation and thinkhe agedy of prcess diana, i tnk erybody wou really like toee this fairy le f free this te. >> thashe hope in ahupt on rebelled agast le by british king, th partingf lliam and katherine.

>>his is c ns, the headlines. the second in lineto t british throne, prince wilam and his longtime sweetheart married in a glitteringeremy at weminster abbey. e couple kissed not once, but twe, wchedby a million wl wishs onhe streets of central london. frombangk tooston, people joined in the celebratis ad watched the cemon unfold. our rerter taka lo at the international acti. >> a marriage mde in london and exported aund the world. the wedding was headline news across the glo. >> thissa special editioof "good morninamera." >> abo alln america. >> historyn th making. where theppreciatehe jestof the btish monarchy.

in times squar nework, cocatouples even ed the knot at the same te. >> this is the wedding of the centurand st to be able to share -- i woun'tay shar but to be able to he -- partake ithe same day, it's just asome absotelymazing. >> iydne the ti diffenceas certainly n baier toavin a good party. >> we ara pa of the mmonwealth, whether weike or t. i just think wnot brace it, enjoy it. joy ing a part of the royal family. >> and the was similar enes of celebraon o alst every continent. brish power and influce in thworld may not be the same was when the green herself wa mared but there'still a global fascination with th pomp and ceremony which briin does so well. >> the royal wedding has been a hugelyopul eventin t

united stes audiences ningn at home, throwing celebroryreakfasts and also watching i on big screens all er the country. we've alady seenara's report from new yorbut patorrin is the crespdent for "t l.a. times newspaper on the other coast. i put it to her, even tseltown uldn't have done a betr job. >> absutely. we're used toelebty re. even get a little blase about it b thiblew it al aw, i thin >> it was morthanjust the occasion. it w als the emotion. i'm jst wondering if american got thsame feegood feelings that t u.kgot? >> for yot was quite a mily wedding, wast it? and forus, think we vacillat beten over-the-top enthiasm and kind of aggresve iifference to what was going on. at theeartf it, though, ople thought it was vely they think a rol faly is a wonderful idea but they don't understand the idea of a constition monarchy andthey say yes yeshat' pretty but what is it all about?

>> tell us about thethree main networks in the uted states, thr coverage and how is now? >> ty have wallpapere the vera. therwas moment about o weeks beforehe wedng wre therwa thinking, we'reoing sca it back. people aren't thipette but as you saw the r-up tthe wedding the fortnigh bore, opleere absutel enthralled by this. ky not imagine that the coverage britain was any more tense th whawe saw here. we saw occasnal break-in t thnewsith updat of eathless importance >>ow autyour paper, "the l.a. times," how many pagesave you ben devoting to it in turday's edition? >> the advantage othe b is you can tow in anything. course, i've written ogs about this, writing aboutthe histy of the roya maiage as we have a pto gallery, immee phot gallery. think people cursity can be satisfied b what the found. if not, th's at the web i for. >> what'yourtop line, pat on thwholday?

is it possible to have one tp ne? >> don't know whher it's possibility havone but think whout a hitch would obably suggest itsf to me. >> yes >> just like the re tops. >> absolely. les talk about the hay cole, let's talkbout kte, first of all. she lked ftastic. she'the nwest additiono th royal family. ofours the man she married, his mother w an icon. coulshe become asbig as prince dia do you think? >> think becausehe's an orde woman, i don't know hw much thayoutand appeal is gog to work butate is the mode of aollywood star. she's fit, gorge our glamous, e can wear clothes and she has a great sense of se-possession. peop talked about the gce key dress. i think she aso has a great kelly presence to r, someone who knows hself and undetands herself very wel >> h has interest in this ddin william and ke,

compared to interesin the uned stes 30 yearsgo when ana marrdrince charles? well, 30 yrs ago i thinkwe ly h television, of cours and dio and nwspapers. now youave twitter and fabook my goodns, the engagementring s it own facebook page. you can find almostnythg and have apps seto your phone, news alert every secondf t day d i think people are so absoed by the multimedia aspect ofhis and ting to understand this i acommer, this is something that sonas with amecans, onef t pele w becomes o of e exald. >> do you thin the u.s.edia will sutine them as muc a they d dia? >> you ow, adn, i thi t american med are muc more revereial out the royals and certainly the tabloids in britain have bn inhe past. anything they do, aything they say, is etty much methg at t american mea would love t covernd oh,f they were to ce to the united states, you coul't hd back

e crowd. >> h is prince wilameen? he seen as a young ma dog his duty, and he my not ve the mineelook of his ther, but the fa he wl be the kingne d can orcome anything, incdingis hair. >>it is, quite ofte ral rriages are byrraement but this was sdiffent. >> the fact this was a very realistic young couple. ey snt years geth. prince crles line thehad a t of praice reay rangrue tomericans. it's reasticnd at the same me it has the glamo and peal of an royaleddi. other new now, colonel qaddafcall for negotiaons with natootryo stop th air strikes ains libya. a tv address plr qaddafi said hwas ready for a ceasfire provided it was acpted by all sides. previous sh ofrs by the libyan government thou hav not bn plemented orere

soon bken. more tha 60 prosterhave been kled ring another day of ai-government demonstrationscrosyria hun ritsampaners said many who died werehot bhe security forces as ty tried t reach th southern cy of sata. the lebanese presents going to si an agreement turd relinquiing power in a month. he will step dow after3 years offe. opsition will sign the papers in the saudcapil sunday. thnumber of killed w risen to 17 a you child was lled in the blast. th saithe bomb attk bore all of the hall mark ofl qaed president oba habeen visiting the areaorst aected by stms which killed more tn 300 in the southern united ates. in alabama, where 2 had died, mr. obama said he had never seen

ch devastation it's expect to cost insuranc mpans up to $5 billion. so as yal weddi celebraon dawes to a close, theew duke d duchess ofambrge are thout toe spending the night buckingham pale before leaving for their honeymoonn the moing. although that destinationas not beenevead. here a some ofhe iges of the day --

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