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Where will you be when Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange vows on Friday, 29 April 2011? MSN India brings you live the proceedings of the much-talked about nuptials in recent times.
Prince William is to marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton on Friday 29 April 2011. The ceremony will take place in Westminster Abbey. Prime Minister David Cameron said it would be "a happy and momentous occasion" and would be marked by a public holiday.
In pictures: Prince William to marry on 29 April
In this picture the couple pose during a photocall at the State Apartments of St James's Palace in London to mark their engagement. Click through the images below to capture the euphoria that accompanied the couple's engagement in October.
The engagement ring
Prince William has given Kate Middleton his mother's engagement ring. According to William, the sapphire and diamond engagement ring was "my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on... the excitement".
The venue
Prince William will marry Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey. The abbey was the location for the weddings of the Queen and Queen Mother and was the venue for Princess Diana's funeral in 1997.
The merchandise
China-maker Aynsley has already produced a commemorative mug and plans to sell other bone china memorabilia, including a two-handled "loving cup"“ of the couple.
Royal mug
A commemorative mug from china-maker Aynsley, showing Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The groom's father
Prince Charles said he was "thrilled" by the engagement of his son Prince William and Kate Middleton. Speaking at his Poundbury model village in Dorset, the Prince joked: "They have been practising long enough."
The bride's parents
The parents of Kate Middleton, Michael and Carole, make a statement on the engagement of their daughter to Prince William, outside their home near the Berkshire village of Bucklebury.
RAF graduation
In this picture, William is accompanied by Kate at a ceremony at RAF Cranwell in April 2008, after the prince received his RAF wings from his father the Prince of Wales.
Friends' wedding, 2010
Prince William and Kate Middleton leave the wedding of their friends Harry Mead and Rosie Bradford in the village of Northleach, Gloucestershire in October 2010.
Knight of the Garter, 2008
Kate Middleton, left, and the Duchess of Cornwall, watch from the Galilee Porch entrance at St George's Chapel, Windsor as Prince William joined other members of the Royal family as a Knight of the Garter in June 2008
Knight of the Garter, 2008
Kate Middleton at Prince William's Knight of the Garter ceremony in June 2008. William was formally appointed to the most senior British order of chivalry by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, in a ceremony at St George's Chapel. He became a Royal Knight Companion and the 1,000th knight in the register.
Cheltenham Festival, 2007
Prince William and Kate Middleton arrive for the first day of the Cheltenham Festival in March 2007.
The thimbles
A set of Kate Middleton thimbles that were up for auction on eBay at the time of the announcement of Prince William's engagement
The headlines
A selection of British national newspapers from the day after Prince William's engagement was announced.
The fan
Royal watcher Margaret Tyler toasts to engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton in the Princess Diana room of her home in Wembley, north London.
Mrs Tyler's home is filled to the brim with royal memorabilia collected over the years and she hopes to add to this with mementos from the forthcoming wedding.
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