Party all day and night

The iconic abbey was airy and calm,the long aisle leading to the altar lined with maple and hornbeam trees as light streamed in through the high arched windows

Trees for setting

The iconic abbey was airy and calm,the long aisle leading to the altar lined with maple and hornbeam trees as light streamed in through the high arched windows. The soft green trees framed the couple against the red carpet as they walked down the aisle,having recited their vows. Plumage of Amazonian variety filled the cavernous abbey.

Parties at the palace

The palace was holding two parties,one hosted by the queen and an evening dinner dance for 300 close friends. The queen and her husband have promised to go away for the evening,leaving the younger royals free to party the night away and Harry to make his best mans speech away from his octogenarian grandparents ears. British singer Ellie Goulding,24,is reportedly going to perform. Prince Harry has reportedly converted three rooms at the Buckingham Palace into a nightclub for VIP guests to party through the wedding night.

London celebrates

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LONDON: Giant screens have been put up in Hyde Park,London,and many public places across the country,while over 5,000 street parties heralded what observers said a higher level of fervour than was evident during the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Global television channels broadcasting live switched from the Westminster village to Bucklebury,the village of the royal bride,where local residents pulled out all stops. A wedding breakfast,in the hamlet of Chapel Row where the Middletons live,marked the start of the day.

Not everybody happy

British police arrested 52 people in London on Friday for a range of mostly minor offences. Around 5,000 officers were on duty to control the huge flag-waving crowds,alongside around 1,000 soldiers lining the route from Westminster Abbey to Queen Elizabeths London residence,Buckingham Palace. Police said they were aware of about 10 protesters in Soho Square,central London,from the Right Royal Orgy Group. There were also 70 demonstrators in Red Lion Square from the Republican Tea Party another anti-monarchy group.