Prince William and Kate Middleton have been pronounced husband and wife at Westminister Abbey in London. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they will now be known, made their vows in front of 1,900 guests and the eyes of the world. All eyes were on the bride as she made her way towards the abbey. She showed few signs of nerves, smiling and waving at the crowds from her limousine and sat next to her father, Michael. The bride opted for a simple creation by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen with lace sleeves, a swagged train and a fine veil of chantilly lace. According to Buckingham Palace the dress "epitomises timeless British craftsmanship by drawing together talented and skilled workmanship from across the United Kingdom". Flanked by her sister and maid of honour, Pippa Middleton, who was wearing a long, cream silk gown, the bride was also accompanied by young bridesmaids Eliza Lopes, Grace van Cutsem, Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, and Margarita Armstrong-Jones, and pageboys Tom Pettifer and William Lowther-Pinkerton. Prince William stood next to his brother, Prince Harry, and as his girlfriend of 10 years joined him at the altar the heir to the throne broke into a smile. Kate's mother, Carole Middleton, wearing a fitted blue-grey Catherine Walker outfit, looked on with pride. The wedding ceremony passed without hitch, with the only moment of tension provided as Prince William struggled to put the ring, fashioned from Welsh gold given to Prince William by the Queen, on his bride's finger. After the vows Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, declared: "I pronounce that they be man and wife together, in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." In a prayer, written by the couple for the occasion, they said: "God our father, we thank you for our families; for the love that we share and for the joy of our marriage." As the couple left Westminster Abbey the crowds, some of whom had been camping for days for the moment, erupted into a fresh wave of cheers as they climbed into state landau carriages for the horse-drawn procession to Buckingham Palace. The married couple waved at crowds as they passed the crowds via Parliament Square, Whitehall, Horse Guards and the Mall. Despite fears of thundery showers, threatening grey skies produced no rain. The couple joined the Queen who is giving a lunchtime reception at Buckingham Palace for 650 guests, described by the palace as "a private gathering for guests drawn from the congregation who will represent the couple's official and private lives". At just before 1.30pm William and Kate kissed for the first time in public on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The fleeting embrace sent the already ecstatic crowds wild, and was repeated during a flypast. After more than five minutes of waving to the crowds, the couple walked hand in hand back through the doors of the palace. Earlier, stepping on to the balcony, Kate appeared to gasp "Oh my" as th

2. Union Jacks are hung along Regent Street in London in celebration of the forthcoming royal wedding. (Carl Court/Associated
Press)

3. Well wishers with flags surge along the Mall towards Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William, Duke of
Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

4. Members of the public line the streets before the wedding in central London on Friday. - Tony Gentile / Reuters

5. Spectators wave flags in Hyde Park where big screens show the royal wedding ceremony. - Tom Dulat / Getty Images

6. Guardsmen march outside Buckingham Palace before the wedding of Britain?s Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminister
Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

7. The Rt. Reverend Dr. John Hall, Dean of Westminster, shows the Order of Service to spectators at Westminster Abbey awaiting the
arrival of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The ceremony will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will be attended by
1,900 guests, including foreign royal family members and heads of state. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images

8. Royal fans gather at St Andrews University, Scotland, to watch the royal wedding. (Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

9. Kate Middleton and her father, Michael, travel in a Rolls Royce to Westminster Abbey for Kate?s marriage to Britain?s Prince
William, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

10. Britain's Prince William (R,) and his brother and best man Prince Harry, salute while travelling in a Bentley to Westminster Abbey for
Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

11. Britain's Prince William and his brother and best man Prince Harry, arrive at Westminster Abbey for Prince William's marriage to
Kate Middleton. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

12. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and second in line for the British throne, arrives at Westminster Abbey for his wedding to
Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

13. Catherine Middleton waves as she arrives at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

14. Kate Middleton arrives with her sister Philippa Middleton at the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for her wedding to
Britain's Prince William. - Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images

15. Kate Middleton arrives to
Westminster Abbey for her marriage
to Britain's Prince William in central
London April 29, 2011.
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

16. Maid of Honour Pippa Middleton (R), the sister of Kate Middleton, leaves The Goring hotel with the Bridesmainds ahead Kate's
wedding to Prince William at Westminster Abbey , in London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Joel Ryan/Pool

17. Pippa Middleton, sister of the bride arrives with the flower girls and page boys at Westmister Abbey. (Paul Rogers/WPA Pool/Getty
Images

18. Page boy Tom Petiffer looks up as he waits with bridesmaids and page boys inside the Westminster Abbey before the royal
wedding. (Suzanne Plunkett/WPA Pool/Getty Images

19. Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip return to Buckingham Palace along the procession route in a Semi-State Landau after
the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. (Reuters/Phil Noble)

20. The Dean of Westminster, John Hall, greets Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey before the royal wedding on April 29,
2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

21. Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Westminster Abbey in a bright yellow suit in this video image.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: APTN / ASSOCIATED PRESS

22. Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrive at Westminster Abbey before the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate
Middleton, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

23. Carole Middleton, the mother of Kate Middleton, arrives at the West Door of Westminster Abbey for the wedding of her daughter to
Britain's Prince William. Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images

24. Anne, the Princess Royal, arrives at the West Door of Westminster Abbey. Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images

25. Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish are directed to their
seats in Westminster Abbey. - Dominic Lipinska / PA Pool via EPA
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow,
and his wife Sally, arrive at Westminster Abbey
Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

26. Spain's Queen Sofia (C), Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia arrive at Westminster Abbey before the wedding of Britain's
Prince William and Kate Middleton, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

27. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson arrives at the royal wedding of
Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster
Abbey. - Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images
Spain's Prince Felipe is flanked by Princess Letizia and Spain's
Queen Sofia outside of Westminster Abbey. - Martin Meissner / AP

28. Britain's Princess Eugenie (L) and Princess Beatrice arrive at Westminster Abbey before the wedding of Britain's Prince William and
Kate Middleton, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

29. David Beckham and Victoria Beckham outside Westminster Abbey Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

30. Prince Harry's
sometime
girlfriend Chelsy
Davy (center),
in turquoise
Alberta Ferretti,
arrives at the
royal wedding
Jasper Juinen /
Getty Images
Britain's Labour
leader Ed Miliband
and fiancee Justine
Thornton leave
after the wedding
ceremony in
Westminster Abbey
on April 29.
Phil Noble /
Reuters

31. Britain's Deputy
Prime Minister
Nick Clegg and
his wife Miriam
Gonzalez
Durantez leave
Westminster
Abbey after the
wedding
ceremony of
Prince William
and Catherine,
Duchess of
Cambridge.
Phil Noble /
Reuters
Qatar's Emir Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa
al-Thani and
Princess Lalla
Salma of Morocco
leave after the
wedding ceremony
in Westminster
Abbey.
Phil Noble / Reuters

32. Lord Frederick and his wife, Sophie Winkleman, leave after the
wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton at
Westminster Abbey. Toby Melville / Reuters
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, the
Duke of Vastergotland, arrive at Westminster Abbey before the
wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. - Toby Melville / Reuters

33. Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall
arrive at Westminster Abbey before
the wedding of Prince William and
Kate Middleton.
Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images

34. Elton John and David Furnish arrive at the royal wedding of
Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.
- Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images
Guests arrive at Westminster Abbey in London for the
royal wedding. - Anthony Devlin / AFP - Getty Images

35. Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, right, and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal arrive at the west door of Westminster Abbey.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ODD ANDERSEN / AFP/Getty Images

36. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock make their way into Westminster Abbey.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Chris Jackson / Getty Images

37. British Prime Minister David Cameron and wife, Samantha, arrive at the royal wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at
Westminster Abbey. The ceremony will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, with 1,900 guests in attendance, including foreign
royal family members and heads of state. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

38. Crown Princess Maxima and
Crown Prince Willem Alexander
of the Netherlands leave after the
wedding ceremony in
Westminster Abbey, in central
London April 29, 2011. Britain's
Prince William married his
fiancee, Kate Middleton, in
Westminster Abbey on Friday.
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

39. Sophie, Countess of Wessex, wife of Prince Edward, arrives for the royal wedding Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

40. The daughters of Earl Spencer sit in the pews at Westminster Abbey -Pool / Reuters

41. Sir Elton John arrives at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine
Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. (Suzanne Plunkett - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

42. Father of the bride Michael Middleton, leads his daughter Catherine down the aisle to be wed to Prince William, followed by Pippa
Middleton during their wedding at Westminster Abbey. (Andrew Milligan/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

43. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leave Westminster Abbey following their marriage
ceremony. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the
Royal Wedding. (Andrew Milligan/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

44. Kate Middleton and her father Michael, arrive at Westminster Abbey, for Kate's marriage to Britain's Prince William, in central
London. (Adrian Dennis/Pool/Reuters)

45. Prince William and Catherine hold hands during their wedding service.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press

46. Prince William greets Kate Middleton as she arrives at the alter with her father Michael Middleton, prior to their marriage in London's
Westminster Abbey. (Dominic Lipinski/Associated Press)

47. Kate Middleton and Britain's Prince William hold hands during the wedding service at Westminster Abbey, conducted by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams. (Dave Thompson, Pool/Associated Press)

48. Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange rings before the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, during their
wedding ceremony In Westminster Abbey. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool/Reuters)

49. Britain's Prince William places the ring on the finger of his bride, Kate Middleton, as they stand at the altar at Westminster Abbey.
(APTN/Associated Press)

50. Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, make their way out of Westminster Abbey in London, following
their wedding ceremony. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

51. Prince William and his bride, Catherine Middleton, during their wedding service at Westminster Abbey
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Andrew Milligan / Associated Press

52. In this video image, Britain's Prince Philip, from left, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, sing during the
ceremony. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: APTN / ASSOCIATED PRESS

53. Britain's Prince William, his bride Kate Middleton, and her father Michael, sing during their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey
in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dominic Lipinski/Pool

54. Britain's Prince
William and his
bride Kate
Middleton sit during
their wedding
ceremony at
Westminster Abbey
in central London
April 29, 2011.
REUTERS/Dominic
Lipinski/Pool

55. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, prepare to leave Westminster Abbey following their
marriage ceremony. (Dave Thompson/WPA Pool/Getty Images

56. Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, walk up the aisle, followed by Prince Harry and Maid of Honour
Pippa Middleton, after their wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his
fiancee, Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool

57. Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, stand outside Westminster Abbey after their wedding.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Martin Meissner / ASSOCIATED PRES

58. Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge leave Westminster Abbey following their wedding ceremony.
(Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images

59. Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their
wedding. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Matt Dunham / ASSOCIATED PRESS

60. Britain's Prince William poses with his new wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and her maid of honor, Philippa Middleton, in front of
Westminster Abbey after the royal wedding on April 29, 2011. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

61. From left, Prince Phillip, Carole Middleton, Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall stand outside Westminster Abbey
after the royal wedding.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Martin Meissner / ASSOCIATED PRESS

62. Britain's Prince William, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge travel to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau, along the
Procession Route, after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his fiancee,
Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. REUTERS/Phil Noble

63. Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, travel on the Mall along the Procession Route to
Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince
William married his fiancee, Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. REUTERS/Darren Staples

64. Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William travel to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau along the
Procession Route, after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his fiancee,
Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

65. Britain's Prince William, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge smile as they travel to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau,
along the Procession Route, after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his
fiancee, Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

66. Britain's Prince William, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge travel to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau, along the
Procession Route, after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his fiancee,
Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

67. Best man Prince Harry rides with two of the bridesmaids and a page boy in an Ascot Landau carriage along the processional route
to Buckingham Palace after his brother's wedding ceremony. - Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Image

68. Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, look at each other as they leave the Westminster Abbey after their
wedding ceremony in central London April 29, 2011. (Reuters/Toby Melville)

69. Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge journey by carriage procession
to Buckingham Palace following their marriage at Westminster Abbey. (Warren Little/Getty Images)

70. The royal procession makes its way down the Mall to Buckingham Palace after the wedding ceremony Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

71. Onlookers wave British flags outside Buckingham Palace as Britain's Prince William marries Kate Middleton at nearby Westminster
Abbey on April 29, 2011. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)

72. Armed security guard The Mall, part of the procession route, after the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29,
2011. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)

73. Well wishers crowd outside the gates of Buckingham Palace in front of the Victoria Memorial as they celebrate the royal wedding of
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, on April 29, 2011. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

74. Prince William and his wife Catherine exit the 1902 State Landau carriage as they arrive at Buckingham Palace after their wedding
in Westminster Abbey. - Andrew Winning / Reuters

75. Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, leave the 1902 State Landau as they arrive at
Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his fiancee,
Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

76. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive at Buckingham Palace after the wedding ceremony of Britain's Prince William and Kate,
Duchess of Cambridge. - Andrew Winning / AFP - Getty Images

77. Prince William's father Prince Charles stands with Kate's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, after the wedding ceremony of
their children. - Toby Melville / Reuters

78. (L-R) Britain's Prince Philip stands next to Carole Middleton as Queen Elizabeth listens to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall,
after the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey, in central London, April 29, 2011.
REUTERS/Toby Melville

79. Fiona Cairns stands in the Picture Gallery of Buckingham Palace next to the royal wedding cake that she and her team made for the
wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011. (John Stillwell-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

80. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Bridesmaids Grace Van Cutsem and Margarita
Armstrong-Jones greet well-wishers from the balcony at Buckingham Palace. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

81. Britain's Prince William and his new wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watch with the rest of the royal family as military aircraft fly
over Buckingham Palace on Friday, April, 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

82. The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Pippa Middleton appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

83. Michael Middleton, Carole Middleton, Prince Charles – holding bridesmaid Eliza Lopes – and the Duchess of Cornwall, on the
balcony of Buckingham Palace Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

84. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge kiss as Bridesmaids Grace Van Cutsem and Margarita
Armstrong-Jones look on from the balcony at Buckingham Palace. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

85. Prince William, who has been given the title of The Duke of Cambridge, greets Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her
husband Tim Mathieson at Buckingham Palace in London after his wedding. - Ian West / AFP - Getty Images

86. Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images - His Royal Highnesses Prince William Duke of Cambridge drives his wife, Catherine Duchess
of Cambridge in a blue Aston Martin as they leave Buckingham Palace for Clarence House on April 29, in London, England. The
newlyeds took a surprise spin in the covertible decorated with balloons and ribbons to the delight of the crowd.

87. Catherine, Duchess of
Cambridge waves to
well wishers as she
and Prince William,
Duke of Cambridge
leave Buckingham
Palace.
(Christopher
Furlong/Getty Images)

88. (left) Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, left, leaves Clarence House, London,
with Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall to travel to Buckingham Palace for the
evening celebrations following her wedding to Britain's Prince William, Friday
April 29, 2011. - (right) The Prince of Wales walks with The Duke of
Cambridge followed by the Duchess of Cambridge and The Duchess of
Cornwall, as they depart Clarence House to travel to Buckingham Palace for the
evening wedding reception, 29 April 2011.
Kate changes her dress for dinner, wearing a strapless white satin gown and
angora cardigan to the black tie reception this evening at Buckingham Palace
after the wedding festivities.
This gown, along with her stunning wedding dress, was designed by Sarah
Burton for Alexander McQueen, and features diamante detailing at the waist.

89. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, walk hand in hand from Buckingham Palace the day
after their wedding to a waiting helicopter. - John Stillwell / PA / Pool via Getty Images

90. They might not be on their honeymoon yet, but the newly anointed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked pretty happy and calm
as they walked hand in hand from Buckingham Palace — the day after their wedding — to a waiting helicopter.

91. The Official Royal Wedding photographs Picture Credit: Photograph by Hugo Burnand
The Royal Wedding Group in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace on 29th April 2011 with the Bride and Groom, TRH The Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge in the centre.
Front row (left to right): Miss Grace van Cutsem, Miss Eliza Lopes, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HM The Queen, The Hon.
Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Lady Louise Windsor, Master William Lowther-Pinkerton.
Back Row (left to right): Master Tom Pettifer, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Henry of
Wales, Mr Michael Middleton, Mrs Michael Middleton, Mr James Middleton, Miss Philippa Middleton.

92. The Official Royal
Wedding photographs
The Royal Wedding at Buckingham
Palace on 29th April 2011: The
Bride and Groom, TRH The Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge in the
Throne Room.
Picture Credit: Photograph by
Hugo Burnand