Royal wedding at Westminster
April 29, 2011
Prince William married Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey before two billion television viewers and the assembled crowned heads of Europe. The dress was Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, the kiss on the Buckingham Palace balcony was twice. A monarchy that had wobbled after Diana's death suddenly looked, briefly, like it might survive the century.
In context
Also in 2011 (6 other events on record)
- Tōhoku earthquake and Fukushima · East Asia · Disaster
- Tahrir Square fills · Africa · Politics
- Syria's civil war begins · Middle East · War
- Bin Laden killed in Abbottabad · South Asia · War
- Gaddafi killed in Sirte · Africa · War
- U.S. troops leave Iraq · Middle East · War
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