The Royal Wedding – online
Today is the day. Prince William and Catherine Middleton today will be wed amongst a wealth of excitement across the globe. Millions are expected to flood the capital today – an extra public holiday in the UK – with some having camped out along the route for days hoping to grab a glimpse of the newest Royal couple. Yet the online world is just as excited. Google search trends have been featuring ‘royal wedding’ for the past week or so in tens of countries across the world. It really is the buzz across the globe. If you’ve not yet set out to take your place along the route they chances are you’ve missed the opportunity so why not watch it online? Yes, TV stations will be showing back to back coverage but we like to celebrate online opportunities. If you want to sample what those in the crowd will be surrounded by Google Earth will offer a “Royals’-eye” view of the wedding procession. For those looking for live coverage though there is also no need to be disappointed. Embracing the digital world the Royal Household will be live-streaming the entire ceremony on their official YouTube channel. The live stream will begin at 10:00 BST and will follow the wedding procession, marriage ceremony at Westminster Abbey and the sealing balcony kiss. In fact, The Royal Channel will make even the best football reporting websites seem light. As well as the live stream, there will be live blog commentary of the event too. Plus if you want to leave your own best wishes for the happy couple you can leave your own message on the video guest book. For background information while you watch, you can visit the official website for the royal wedding where you can even find details of how the congregation will be seated within the Abbey. Just over 50 years since the marriage of The Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, and Antony Armstrong-Jones became the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television the marriage of William and Kate is truly set to become the first internet wedding. Hey, it’s even got its own Twitter hashtag: #rw2011. If all the excitement has you dreaming of a royal wedding of your own, why not try our Can I Marry Harry compatibility test, to see if you might be suitable for William’s unmarried younger sibling.
Can I marry Harry?
As the nation gets set to celebrate the Royal nuptials and that all-important day off work, we want to mark this special event in history! So, today we launch our Royal compatibility survey www.canimarryharry.com/. The 11 questions in the quiz are all about Prince Harry. You will be tested on how you would behave in certain situations, what you would describe to be your personal style and whether, when it comes to the affairs of the Royals, you can keep quiet or run screaming to the tabloids! In keeping with most of the news about the wedding of the century, this is just a bit of fun, and we’d love you to try the quiz for yourself and tell us what you think. There’s a chance to upload a photo of yourself and once you learn your percentage match with Harry, go ahead and share your results on Twitter and Facebook! Why not also challenge your friends to find out who is better matched? This April 29th, as you watch Kate and Wills beaming on their happy day, just think, next year that could be you and Harry? Oh and just to finish and so we’re clear – even if you score 100%, you unfortunately won’t receive Harry in the post! Sorry! Visit www.canimarryharry.com/ to view and take the quiz.