The royal wedding on TV

The royal wedding on TV

TV coverage of the wedding

Even the staid Weather Channel isn't immune from royal wedding fever.

Starting Monday, the latest forecasts and weather from London will be closely tracked. Al Roker will anchor "Wake Up With Al" from London, and The Weather Channel will take viewers on a trip to the royal couple's new home, the North Wales island of Anglesey.

The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton takes place Friday at 11 a.m. British Standard Time, which is 6 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Live coverage is as follows:
•ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox and E!, 4 a.m.

•CBS and TLC, 5 a.m.

•BBC America and Wedding Central, 3 a.m.

Virtually every network and cable channel will have coverage leading up to the wedding.

Morning news shows such as "Today," "Good Morning America" and "The Early Show," and prime-time news programs, such as "Dateline," "20/20," "Nightline" and the network evening news shows on ABC, CBS and NBC will take viewers inside the royal nuptials.

Specials such as movies, biographies, music and reruns of previous royal weddings also will air.

E! will broadcast from Buckingham Palace beginning Monday. Even the Disney Channel is showing "A Modern Fairytale: The Royal Wedding Week," a short-form series for kids, tweens and families, and prince- and princess-themed movies.

Wedding Central will air a one-hour special hosted by Perez Hilton on Friday night at 7 and at www.weddingcentral.com.

In addition, Wedding Central will stream the network's royal wedding-themed shows online Friday.

Following is a sample of what to expect; these are from cable's TLC:

•"Charles and Di: Once Upon a Time," tonight at 7. Relive the most-watched wedding of the 20th century.

•"Untold Stories of a Royal Bridesmaid," tonight at 9. India Hicks was a bridesmaid when her cousin and godfather, Prince Charles, married Lady Diana. The hour follows Hicks — model, TV host and world-renowned designer — as she recalls her bridesmaid experience.

•"Royally Astounding: 30 Defining Days of the Monarchy," tonight at 10. This documentary holds up a magnifying glass to 30 days in the life of the royal family during the past 30 years.

•"Wild About Prince Harry," Monday at 10 p.m. With his brother William about to tie the knot, Prince Harry takes the top spot on the list of the world's most eligible bachelors — and the last available British prince.

•"What the Sell?! Royal Episodes," Tuesday at 10 p.m. Features items from the United Kingdom, including Princess Diana memorabilia and an unexpected bit of royal lingerie from the era of Queen Victoria.

•"Extreme Royal Collections," Wednesday at 10 p.m. Meet the most avid royal collectors in the world.

•"The Making of a Royal Wedding," Thursday at 8 p.m. Logistics and details that go into preparing for a wedding of the century.

•"Countdown to the Royal Wedding," Thursday at 9 p.m. Royal experts and TLC hosts Clinton Kelly and Randy Fenoli conduct a round table to bring viewers up to speed on everything they need to know about the big day.

•Rebroadcast of the wedding will air 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

kate middleton without makeup

kate middleton without makeup

Kate Middleton is about to become one of the most widely known women of the world, and you’d think it wouldn’t be hard to find a picture of her without makeup. But when that woman is about to become an English princess it all makes a little more sense. But here are a few shots of Kate without makeup.

 

 

 

 

 

Prince William takes Kate Middleton to grave of Diana, Princess of Wales

Prince William takes Kate Middleton to grave of Diana, Princess of Wales

Prince William has taken Kate Middleton on an emotional visit to his mother’s grave just days ahead of their wedding. 

The pair are believed to have made the journey to the ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales, in Althorp, Northants, this month and held hands as they lay flowers in her memory.

The Prince has spoken openly of his desire to share his wedding day with his mother and knows how much it would have meant to her.

A royal source said: “It was very important for William to take Kate to visit his mum just before their wedding day.

“Diana is still a huge part of her boys’ everyday life and always will be.
“It is tragic that she won’t be there to see the wedding, and that she never got to meet his bride.

“But even though Kate never met Diana she knows what an incredible woman she was and it is very important to her she can share and understand William’s love and grief for his mum.”

The young couple strolled through the grounds of the Althorp Estate, the Spencer family seat, before rowing a boat across the lake known as The Oval to the small wooded island on which the Princess was buried 14 years ago. They paid a quiet and sombre tribute at the peaceful memorial, placing flowers on the grave.

The Prince is then understood to have shown Miss Middleton around the ancient arboretum where he and his brother, Prince Harry, planted trees as children.

Earl Spencer, the Princess’s older brother is believed to have known about the visit to his stately home.

The tiny island features a small temple as a permanent memorial to the Princess.

When the couple announced their engagement, the Prince explained that he had given his fiancée his mother’s blue sapphire ring to ensure she was a part of the celebration.

He said: “It was my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today and the excitement and the fact that we're going to spend the rest of our lives together."

Miss Middleton described the Princess as “an inspirational woman” and that that she would have loved to have met her.

Prince Harry has also acknowledged that their mother would “no doubt” be on their minds during the April 29 wedding.

Speaking during a training session for his charity trek to the North Pole earlier this month, he said: “Myself, my brother and my father, there will be all sorts of people and the rest of the family that will be no doubt be thinking about it.

"And I hope she would be very, very proud that the big day has come upon him.

"We all thought that it was never going to happen for him. But it has happened, and I think everyone's going to be very proud of him."

He said Miss Middleton was a “fantastic girl” but admitted that she was more likely to be taking him under her wing than the other way around.