Prince William and Kate Middleton, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were married on 29th April 2011 in Westminster Abbey. Local coverage of the event.

Royal wedding celebration pictures continue to flood in

Osbaldwick & Murton Brownie pack enjoy their royal wedding party, complete with knitted figures of the royal family

9:10am Monday 2nd May 2011

PICTURES of royal wedding celebrations from home and abroad have continued to flood in after the event.

York celebrates the Royal Wedding

Celebrations in Glen Avenue, Heworth

3:33pm Saturday 30th April 2011

BUNTING and buffets were the order of the day as people across York, North and East Yorkshire celebrated the wedding.

Joyous reaction to fairytale royal wedding

Crowds of well-wishers are led down The Mall, London, towards Buckingham Palace, following the royal      wedding at Westminster Abbey

9:36am Saturday 30th April 2011

Newlyweds William and Kate will today begin their life together as a married couple after a glittering wedding ceremony that enthralled the world.

WEDDING FANS: "We had to do it. We are never going to see this again."

Victoria Aitken, right, with her home-made Yorkshire Girls flag outside Buckingham Palace.

9:00am Saturday 30th April 2011

MAXINE GORDON joined the Yorkshire hordes in London, and reports from the Royal Wedding frontline.

Ex-York student’s music for royal wedding

10:24am Friday 29th April 2011

A FORMER music student at the University of York will have his music played at the royal wedding today.

Royal wedding a day to ‘rejoice’ says Archbishop of York

10:25am Friday 29th April 2011

THE Archbishop of York has urged people to rejoice in the royal wedding and wish the happy couple all the best.

Schools gripped by patriotic fervour ahead of royal wedding

Saxton CE Primary School pupils stage their own royal wedding in the local church, presided over by the Rev Peter Brindle

8:42am Friday 29th April 2011

YOUNGSTERS from across York and North and East Yorkshire got into the royal wedding spirit and held events to celebrate Kate and William’s big day.

Download your Kate and Wills fun masks

Download your Kate and Wills fun masks

7:57am Thursday 28th April 2011

THESE downloadable Kate and William masks mean you can be the VIP guests at your own royal wedding party tomorrow.

Schools celebrate with royal wedding street parties

Park Grove Primary School pupils sit down for their party as teacher Elaine Ramli pours the orange juice

9:54am Thursday 28th April 2011

IT’S the eve of the royal wedding and parties to mark the occasion are breaking out all over York.

Window displays inspired by royal wedding

Sylvia Ross, of Imaginative Icing in Lendal, York, and their royal wedding cake

9:47am Wednesday 27th April 2011

TRADERS around York, North and East Yorkshire are being inspired by the royal wedding to create some eye-catching window displays.

Royal Wedding gala in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice

10:28am Wednesday 27th April 2011

HEWORTH Cricket Club are staging a Royal Wedding gala in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice on Friday, between 10am and 5pm.

Marriage traces its roots back to the Broad Acres

The Duchess of Kent, the former Lady Katharine Worsley, of Hovingham Hall, pictured at the time of her wedding at York Minster in 1961.

9:24am Tuesday 26th April 2011

NATALYA WILSON investigates William and Kate’s Yorkshire lineage, while MAXINE GORDON meets a member of Kate’s family who has been invited to Friday’s wedding.

Lord Mayor’s Royal Wedding invitation

8:39am Saturday 23rd April 2011

THE LORD Mayor of York is inviting residents to celebrate the Royal Wedding in the State Room of the Mansion House.

Save The Children charity shop’s royal occasion

Jo Norris models a wedding dress available from Save The Children charity shop in Goodramgate, York

9:15am Friday 22nd April 2011

BRIDES can dress like a princess for a fraction of the usual price when a York charity shop turns into a bridal boutique during Royal Wedding Week.

Royally done in York

Katherine Worsley marries the Duke of Kent at York Minster in June, 1961

1:23pm Wednesday 20th April 2011

Fifty years ago, York had its own royal wedding, on June 8, 1961, reports STEPHEN LEWIS.

Royal wedding live at City Screen

8:21am Wednesday 20th April 2011

THE royal wedding is being broadcast live at a themed event at City Screen in York.

Anti-royal wedding bash at pub

8:28am Wednesday 20th April 2011

PEOPLE looking to get away from the royal wedding are invited to a York pub – which is officially ignoring the event.

Special events to mark Royal Wedding

9:39am Saturday 16th April 2011

TOURISM chiefs in York are gearing up for the royal wedding with a host of special events and exhibitions celebrating all things royal in the city.

Right royal treat for ladies who lunch

Members of the Selby committee of Yorkshire Cancer Research check out the menu for their royal wedding lunch at the Royal York Hotel. With executive head chef Steve Carruthers are Doreen Holmes, left, Kay Enion, Silvia Mileham and Ann Wood

9:06am Friday 15th April 2011

RED, white and blue will be the colour theme when the Royal York Hotel hosts a royal wedding ladies’ lunch on April 28.

Wedding bells ring out

The wedding ceremony at York Minster

11:17am Thursday 14th April 2011

AS Prince William prepares to marry Kate Middleton on April 29, many still remember the marriage of William’s parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, on July 29, 1981, as the greatest fairytale wedding of them all.

Strollers stride out on royal wedding

8:55am Thursday 14th April 2011

A WEDDING walk is being held for anyone not wanting to watch the royal wedding on television.

Royal wedding party held for youngsters

Youngsters enjoy the royal wedding party at the Riley-Smith Hall in Tadcaster

7:51am Tuesday 12th April 2011

HUNDREDS of Brownies together at the Riley-Smith Hall in Tadcaster at the weekend for a royal wedding party.

Royal wedding street parties confirmed

7:48am Tuesday 12th April 2011

A SERIES of royal wedding street parties have been confirmed to take place across the region.

Business chiefs shrug off claim royal wedding will hit economy

Prince William and Kate Middleton

9:16am Monday 11th April 2011

GLOOMY pundits who predict that the royal wedding will knock economic growth in the UK are being waved away in York and North Yorkshire.

Antiques Roadshow presenter in York for Wills and Kate event

Eric Knowles with Purpleman during a visit to York

9:19am Saturday 9th April 2011

ANTIQUES Roadshow star Eric Knowles was in sparkling form at a York street party to celebrate the royal wedding.



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