Thursday, April 28, 2011

THE ROYAL WEDDING. Official PROGRAMME. The Marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton

THE ROYAL WEDDING

The Marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton
at Westminster Abbey, 29th April, 2011

The Ceremonial, the Marriage Service and the Procession

TIMETABLE

11.00 a.m. The Marriage Service

12.15 p.m. The Carriage Procession of the Bride and Bridegroom with
a Captain’s Escort of the Household Cavalry, followed by
The Queen’s Procession with a Sovereign’s Escort of the
Household Cavalry, leaves Westminster Abbey for
Buckingham Palace

1.25 p.m. The Queen and the Bride and Bridegroom with their
Families appear on the Balcony

1.30 p.m. Fly Past Arrival

THE MARRIAGE
of
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES, K.G.
with
MISS CATHERINE MIDDLETON

29th April, 2011

11.00 a.m.

The service is conducted by The Very Reverend Dr. John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

The marriage is solemnized by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr. Rowan Williams,
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan.

THE MUSIC OF THE SERVICE
Before the service, the bells of the Abbey Church are rung.
The service is sung by the Choirs of Westminster Abbey and Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, conducted by Mr. James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey.

The organ is played by Mr. Robert Quinney, Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey.

The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry are conducted by Trumpet Major Grant Sewell-Jones,
Band of The Blues and Royals.

The Central Band of the Royal Air Force is directed by Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs,
Principal Director of Music, Royal Air Force. The fanfare Valiant and Brave, after the motto of
No. 22 Squadron (Search and Rescue Helicopters), was specially composed for this service
by Wing Commander Stubbs.

Music before the service
Mr. James McVinnie, Assistant Organist, Westminster Abbey, will play.
The London Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Christopher Warren-Green, will play.

Arrival of the Bridegroom
The Bridegroom and Prince Henry of Wales will be received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and escorted to the Lantern.

Choral Procession
Beadle
The Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal
The Choir of Westminster Abbey
The Organist and Master of the Choristers
A fanfare is sounded for the entrance of THE QUEEN.

The London Chamber Orchestra plays:
March from The Birds Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918)

The procession of The Queen
The Dean’s Verger
The Dean of Westminster
The Duchess of Cornwall The Prince of Wales
The Duke of Edinburgh The Queen
The Sub-Organist plays:
Prelude on Rhosymedre Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
The procession of The CLERGY
A Verger
The Lord Bishop of London and Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal
The Primatial Cross of Canterbury
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan
A Verger
The Cross of Westminster and Taperers
The Chaplains
The Minor Canons of Westminster
The Canons’ Verger
The Canons of Westminster

THE Arrival of the Bride
The Bride, accompanied by her father, enters the Great West Door, is met by the Dean and is joined by the
Bridesmaids and Pages.

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