Royal wedding only one day away
Posted Apr 28, 2011 05:51:33 AM.
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There is only one day to go until the big day for Prince William and Kate Middleton to tie the knot. The city of London is getting ready for more visitors than usual.
A million tourists are in London, which is double the normal amount for this time of the year. The Royal Parks Department said tourist might feel the heat soon, as temperatures have been in the mid-to-high 20C over the past week.
Amid the pomp and circumstance security is still a concern. With 1,900 guests, many of the Royals or Politicians from around the world and a million people lining the route, police in London will be busy.
5,000 of them will be on duty Friday, 900 along the route along with 35
ABC reporter Lama Hasan said it is a festive atmosphere, but security is tight. “[There are] 5,000 police officers on duty with 187 well groomed horses on parade and 35 police dogs on guard.”
ABC reporter Aaron Katersky said that there were about 1,900 people is on the guest list.
“Elton John and David Beckham were invited, so was the crown Prince Behrain, whose government attacked pro-democracy protesters.”
“After the uproar he declined the invitation, he said with deep regret. Former Reminisce Tony Blair and Gordon Brown missed the cut,” said Katersky
There are about 26,000 red tulips outside Buckingham Palace and the chimes at London’s Westminster Abbey will ring for three hours after the wedding.
Two-billion people are expected to view the wedding, either on TV or online. 750-million people watched Prince William’s parents’ wedding in 1981.
The estimated cost of the wedding is approximately $34-million.
