Details of William and Kate’s wedding day revealed by palace

PRINCE William and fiancée Kate Middleton have revealed eagerly awaited details of their forthcoming wedding.

The pair will have the eyes of the world on them on Friday, April 29, when they tie the knot at Westminster Abbey.

St James’s Palace released a series of details about the day, which has been designated an official public holiday.

Information released included the route by which the bride will travel to the Abbey and confirmation that Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will marry the couple.

Middleton will travel to the Abbey along a route including The Mall, Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall and Parliament Square.

A royal spokesman could not confirm the bride would depart for the ceremony from Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, St James’s Palace or a private address.

The wedding service will began at 11am. Dean of Westminster the Very Rev Dr John Hall will conduct the service.

The Archbishop of Canterbury will marry Prince William and Middleton, and the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, will give the address.

The newlyweds will return to Buckingham Palace in a carriage procession along a route including Parliament Square, Whitehall, Horse Guards Parade and The Mall, St James’s Palace said. Once inside the Palace, the Queen will hold a reception for the couple and guests drawn from the congregation representing the couple’s official and private lives.

The Prince of Wales will give a private dinner, followed by dancing, at Buckingham Palace in the evening, for the couple and close friends and family.

St James’s Palace issued the new details yesterday ahead of Middleton’s 29th birthday on Sunday.

The pair announced their engagement in November, nine years after meeting.

Their wedding is expected to draw a huge worldwide audience and Britain will enjoy a bank holiday bonanza as millions get an extra day off to celebrate.

With Easter falling the weekend before, and May Day holiday on the following Monday, it means many people will enjoy two four-day weekends in a row.

The couple were “completely over the moon” after getting the spring wedding they wanted in a venue they chose for its “staggering beauty” and 1,000-year royal history.