23/03/2005
Sons to be witnesses at Royal Wedding
Prince William and Tom Parker-Bowles are to be witnesses at the civil marriage ceremony between the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles, Clarence House has announced.
The couple's other children, Prince Harry and Laura Parker-Bowles will also attend the ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall on April 8. Other guests will include the Duke of York, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal, Rear Admiral Timothy Laurence and Major Bruce Shand.
The Queen will not be attending the civil ceremony, although she will attend the blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle and the reception.
The civil ceremony will be undertaken by the Superintendent Registrar, Clair Williams and will take place in the Ascot Room in the Guildhall. Prince Charles and Mrs Parker-Bowles will arrive and depart from the ceremony in a 1962 Rolls Royce Phantom V, which was previously used by the Queen Mother.
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The couple's other children, Prince Harry and Laura Parker-Bowles will also attend the ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall on April 8. Other guests will include the Duke of York, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal, Rear Admiral Timothy Laurence and Major Bruce Shand.
The Queen will not be attending the civil ceremony, although she will attend the blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle and the reception.
The civil ceremony will be undertaken by the Superintendent Registrar, Clair Williams and will take place in the Ascot Room in the Guildhall. Prince Charles and Mrs Parker-Bowles will arrive and depart from the ceremony in a 1962 Rolls Royce Phantom V, which was previously used by the Queen Mother.
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The media are to be banned from the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, it has been announced. Only thirty people, including Princes William and Harry, are expected to be present at the couple's civil ceremony, which will take place at Windsor Guildhall on April 8.
04 April 2005
Royal Wedding postponed due to Papal funeral
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Royal Wedding postponed due to Papal funeral
The wedding of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles is to be postponed until Saturday, due to the funeral of Pope John Paul II. The couple were due to marry at Windsor Guildhall on the afternoon of April 8, followed by a blessing at Windsor Castle. However, it ws confirmed today that the Pope's funeral would take place on Friday morning.
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Details of Royal Wedding confirmed
The wedding between the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles will take place on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 GMT. A church blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle at 14:30 GMT, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will follow the civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall. A reception will follow the church blessing.
Details of Royal Wedding confirmed
The wedding between the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles will take place on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 GMT. A church blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle at 14:30 GMT, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will follow the civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall. A reception will follow the church blessing.
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An average of 23.2 million tuned in to watch the closing ceremony of the Olympics, narrowly beating Danny Boyle’s opening event. 22.9m viewers watched the closing event on BBC1, giving the broadcaster a huge 80.7% share of the TV audience.
Closing Ceremony Narrowly Beat Opening For Viewing Figures
An average of 23.2 million tuned in to watch the closing ceremony of the Olympics, narrowly beating Danny Boyle’s opening event. 22.9m viewers watched the closing event on BBC1, giving the broadcaster a huge 80.7% share of the TV audience.
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