We charted events as they happened throughout the day. Re-live the magic with our minute-by-minute account of the Royal Wedding, including pictures galore and live Tweets on events as they occurred. By Peggy Nuttall
29 April: The Kiss
13:33: 'Make it stooop!' cries the poor little flower girl to the left of the now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge having their first public smooch.
29 April: Crowds on the Mall
13:06: No room to swing a cat on The Mall as crowds gather to witness the kiss.
29 April: The dress
So let's take a closer look at the dress.
29 April: The bit where they get jaw-ache from smiling too much
12:14: The cheery newly weds make their way from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, waving and smiling the whole way to
29 April: They did it!
11:20: 'I now pronounce you husband and wife' says the Archbishop after a series of dramatic pauses which confused both Kate and Wills into saying 'I will
29 April: The couple exchange rings
11:18: Altogether now....'aaaaaaahhhh!'
29 April: Here comes the bride
11:03: And she certainly ain't fat and wide. She is thin and beautiful.
Kate (and designer Sarah Burton): we LOVE the dress!
29 April: The Queen arrives
10:45: "Lovely to be here. And what do you do?"
29 April: Mischief personified
They're up to something.
29 April: You like me?
10:45: 'Come along dear' says Prince Charles to his wife Camilla as she laps up the frenzy of adoration for the Royal family before heading into West
29 April: Erm....what? #2
It's a sight to behold.
29 April: Mother of the Bride
10:16: The bride's mum Carole Middleton follows the boys.
29 April: The Management
10:05: Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and leader of the opposition Ed Miliband arrive at Westminster Abbey.
29 April: Everyone wave!
10:00: More guests arrive at Westminster Abbey including Elton John and husband David Furnish,
29 April: Erm...what?
08:50: How does one distract onlookers from one's collapsed septum? Blind them with an electric blue outfit originally made for space travel.
29 April: Working the crowd
08:20: An over-excited clergy man has his moment in the limelight showing off the order of service to the crowd.
What a tease.
29 April: The colourful congregation
08:20: Guests are still arriving at Westminster Abbey.
29 April: Guests begin to arrive
08:45: The general congregation begin to gather at Westminster Abbey as Kate's little brother James Middleton sets off from the Goring Hotel in Belgravi
29 April: Early morning crowds
07:30: No chance of a Bank Holiday lie-in for these die-hard royalists who are forming a colourful but orderly queue by Westminster Abbey ahead of the ceremon
28 April: Feeding the 5,000
While most enthusiasts are hanging around outside Westminster Abbey to nab their spots ahead of the big day, some canny fans have chosen Kate Middleton's cur
28 April: Cool Kate
Kate arrives at Westminster Abbey for a final run-through a day before the main event.
28 April: Preparations in the capital
Sometimes it takes a big event like, I don't know, a Royal Wedding for example, to make you get all those jobs done that you've been putting of
27 April: The Royal rehearsal
Here's the boys! Wills and Harry drive to Westminter Abbey for a private dress rehearsal at 19:30, leaving again shortly after 21:00.
27 April: All the Queen's men
It's an early start for the hundreds of soldiers, sailors and airmen who had a full run-through of events at 04:50 and
27 April: Fans starts to gather
Royal enthusiasts grab their places to get the best view, including 75 year old Terry Hutt, who's been camping outside Westminster Abbey since Tuesday.
26 April: The plants are out
Workers hoist 20ft maples across to Westminster Abbey to add a splash of green to the ancient ornately decorated building which, by the way, is over 500 yea
26 April: Heavy showers predicted
That's right, after record-breakingly warm temperatures over the Easter weekend, things are set to take a dramatic turn for the worse on the day of the
25 April: Carole Middleton sacks her hat maker
She's an indecisive so-and-so, that Carole.
23 April: It's a London thing
Statistics released this day show that London plans to get into the spirit of things in a major way with a whopping 800 street parties planned.
23 April: Who's sitting where?
Westminster Abbey reveal the seating plan for the wedding ceremony where 2,000 guests shall be squished into a space only big enough for 1,000.
21 April: The day when lots of stuff happened
First the cetificate that shows that the Queen is officially OK with her grandson marrying Kate is made publically viewable - which no doubt co
19 April: Kate goes honeymoon shopping...
...we think. Either that or she's stocking up on her summer wardrobe.
19 April: Wedding schedule released
It's an early start at 08:15 when the general congregation gather, and includes dangerously specific timings like Kate and her father leaving The Gor
19 April: Kate gets her coat
Kate: 'Daddy daddy, please can I have a coat of arms? All the posh people have got one. Pleeeeaaase...'
18 April: The Middletons show the money
News gets out that Kate's parents are putting £100,000 towards the wedding which is estimated to cost anything between £10million to
13 April: Kate's confirmed
Seeing as her husband-to-be will become Supreme Governor of the Church of England when he succeeds to the throne, it seems only fair that Kate Middleton shows
11 April: Last days of singledom
Prince William and Kate Middleton visit local youth projects in Darwen in Lancashire in their final public engagement before they get married.
