Lady’s Royal Wedding Photos and Videos

I wasn’t invited to the Royal Wedding in London this morning. It’s okay, though. Most people weren’t.

Royal Wedding

Given I’d never met the royal couple, I didn’t take it personally that I wasn’t extended an invitation. Instead, I took it upon myself to see the Royal Wedding from an alternative location.

Last night I went to Oxford Circus to see the iconic rows of British flags flying all down Regent Street. The festive fanfare put me in the mood for the wedding and got me excited about the upcoming events.

From there I continued my pre-Royal Wedding journey at Westminster Abbey, where there were yet more flags flying in anticipation of the big day.

Choral music was playing from a loudspeaker, and all around visitors and locals were crowding the church in anticipation of the next morning’s royal nuptials.

Today I woke up and decided that instead of battling the crowds in Westminster, I’d celebrate the Royal Wedding with 100,000 others in Hyde Park.

I arrived at 10:45am to find myself in a crowded space with several huge screens showing television footage of the Royal Wedding. I was just in time to watch Kate Middleton’s car depart The Goring hotel en route to Westminster Abbey.

Everywhere I looked, there were flags. Some were British, some were Will-and-Kate, some were Canadian or Kiwi, and others were Finnish.

People wore paper crowns, felt hats with the English flag on them, full wedding dresses, veils, and masks with pictures of the Queen.

As the footage of Kate stepping out of the car at Westminster Abbey aired, flags waved, people cheered, and there was a general air of celebration and camaraderie.

Everyone smiled as Kate Middleton’s dress, which had been the subject of much speculation, was revealed to the world for the first time.

The beautiful Sarah Burton wedding dress won over the crowd, which sighed with affection as Kate and her father walked down the aisle.

Throughout the ceremony there was reverent silence punctuated by cheering as the couple said “I do” and took their vows.

There was also laughter when Prince William struggled to push the wedding ring onto Catherine’s finger.

While watching, I alternated between being glued to the screens and shooting photos and videos.

I was also interviewed over the phone several times by KNX 1070 radio in Los Angeles about the Royal Wedding scene in Hyde Park in London.

After the couple left the abbey and rode in their carriage back to Buckingham Palace for photos, I meandered over to the Pimm’s tent with my group and helped myself to my first summer Pimm’s of the season.

It felt fitting to celebrate the Royal Wedding in London with such a traditional British drink.

An hour later, I was back in front of the big screens to watch the couple make an appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

The first kiss was greeted by thousands of waving flags, as was the unexpected second kiss.

During the military flypast, everyone in the park was overwhelmed with patriotism, pride, and feelings of goodwill towards the new royal couple.

After the Queen called an end to the balcony appearance, there was a large concert in Hyde Park. I stayed until the end, then made my way to the nearby Grazing Goat pub in Marble Arch for some post-Royal Wedding lunch.

The pub had footage of the wedding on a large screen, and after a while we were able to see Will and Kate driving out the palace gates in their first excursion as newlyweds.

Although the Royal Wedding in London has now come to an end, the city is still full of bunting, and street parties are still in full-swing. In fact, it’s about time I got back outside to enjoy a last glass of Pimm’s before the day is over.

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