Royal Wedding Passes Without A Hitch As Kate And William Seal It With A Kiss -- The Guardian
Considering the huge guest list, the crowds, and the massed ranks of cameras, the royal wedding proved an intimate affair
Considering the size of the audience, the two sets of trumpeters, two choirs and several of the most senior clerics in the land, the presence of the entire British royal family, 45 crowned heads from around the world and a guest list stretching to nearly 2,000, it was quite an intimate wedding. And, confounding all the understandable fears, nerves and precautions, it went off without a hitch.
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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