Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge tied the knot a year ago this weekend.
The April 29, 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.Happy first anniversary William and Kate. Prince William and former Catherine Middleton tied the knot during a lavish ceremony on April 29, 2011. Here are five facts you may not know about the wedding.
While the cost of the wedding was estimated at 20 million pounds, it was offset by the estimated 620 million pounds in tourism and merchandising it generated.
The Westminster Abbey bells rang for three hours after the royal wedding.
The global audience estimates for the wedding range anywhere from 300 million to 2 billion viewers.
According to lip readers, William joked at the altar, ““We’re supposed to have just a small family affair.”
The couple honeymooned at private isle in the Seychelles, an island chain in the Indian Ocean.