Royal Wedding Timings

Royal Wedding Timings

The timings for the Wedding Day are as follows:

8.15-9.45am - The general congregation arrive at the Great North Door of Westminster Abbey. From 9.50am - Governors-General and Prime Ministers of Realm Countries, the Diplomatic Corps, and other distinguished guests arrive at the Abbey.
10.10am - Prince William and Prince Henry leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey arriving at the Abbey at 10.15am.
10.20am - Members of foreign royal families arrive at Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace.
10.20am - The bride's parents, Carole and James Middleton, leave The Goring Hotel - where the Middleton family will spend the night before the wedding - for Westminster Abbey, arriving at 10.27am.
10.25am-10.35am - Members of the Royal Family including The Duke of York and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey arriving at the Abbey between 10.30am and 10.40am.
10.38am - The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey arriving at the Abbey at 10.42am.
10.40am - The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey arriving at the Abbey at 10.45am.
10.48am - The bridesmaids and page boys leave The Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey arriving at the Abbey at 10.55am.
10.51am - The bride, accompanied by her father leaves The Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey.
11.00am - The marriage service begins, relayed by audio speakers along the route.
12.15pm - The Carriage Procession of the bride and groom leaves Westminster Abbey for Buckingham Palace. This includes a Captain's Escort of the Household Cavalry, followed by The Queen's Procession with a Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry.
12.30pm - The Bride's Carriage Procession arrives at Buckingham Palace.
12.40pm - Members of the Royal Family and Members of Foreign Royal Families arrive at Buckingham Palace.
From 12.40pm - Other guests for the reception arrive at Buckingham Palace.
1.25pm - The Queen and the bride and groom, together with their families, appear on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
1.30pm - Fly Past by the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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Royal Wedding Map

Royal Wedding Map

Royal Wedding Mobile App - Westminster Abbey

Royal Wedding Mobile App - Westminster Abbey

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bits-and-bobs-for-london: Sounds Of London by Richard D. Colmery

bits-and-bobs-for-london: Sounds Of London by Richard D. Colmery

Royal Wedding Screenings London - Royal Wedding Live Screenings London

Royal Wedding Screenings London - Royal Wedding Live Screenings London: "Watch all the action live on the big screen as Kate Middleton marries Prince William at these royal wedding screenings. London is going all out to celebrate the marriage of Wills and Kate, and if you're not one of the elite few who's got an invitation to see the wedding live at Westminster Abbey, you can still join the crowds and cheer as the couple exchange vows at a series of outdoor big screens, free events and cinema screenings."

Pictures: London - Latest Photos | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 14: The Harrods Bears stand in front of the Harrods Routemaster bus as it is readied for exclusive new tours of the city on April 14, 2011 in London, England. The bus tour was launched in partnership with Premium Tours and leaves from the Knightsbridge store every hour, seven days a week, taking passengers on a tour of the city's most famous landmarks and ending back at the Harrods store for visitors to shop or have tea at its famous Restaurant. (Photo by Steve Finn/Harrods via Getty Images)

Pictures: London - Latest Photos | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 14: The Harrods Bears stand in front of the Harrods Routemaster bus as it is readied for exclusive new tours of the city on April 14, 2011 in London, England. The bus tour was launched in partnership with Premium Tours and leaves from the Knightsbridge store every hour, seven days a week, taking passengers on a tour of the city's most famous landmarks and ending back at the Harrods store for visitors to shop or have tea at its famous Restaurant. (Photo by Steve Finn/Harrods via Getty Images)

British Summer Time-Clocks Go Forward 1.00AM 27/03/11

British Summer Time  (BST) begins at 1am on Sunday 27 March 2011.

Yes Clocks need to go forward 1 hour at 1.00Am on Sunday Morning. So begins the lighter nights to enjoy looking around London and the UK.  

As a General rule its always the last Sunday in March that British Summer time begins and the Last Sunday in October for British Winter Time.

This is not to be confused with the timing of the Equinox as below.

Seasons of 2011:
SPRING EQUINOX	March 20, 7:21 P.M. EDT
SUMMER SOLSTICE	June 21, 1:16 P.M. EDT
FALL EQUINOX	September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT
WINTER SOLSTICE	December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST

Seasons of 2012:
SPRING EQUINOX	March 20, 1:14 A.M. EDT
SUMMER SOLSTICE	June 20, 7:09 P.M. EDT
FALL EQUINOX	September 22, 10:49 A.M. EDT
WINTER SOLSTICE	December 21, 6:12 A.M. EST

Where In London ??

Guess the famous city building. The view from x........

Museum Of Brands, Packaging and Advertising- The Story of BIC® Cristal®

Inkspiration: The Story of BIC® Cristal®: New Exhibition at the Museum of Brands
From 1-30 April 2011 an exhibition of art inspired by an iconic brand will be held at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in Notting Hill. To celebrate the invention of the BIC® Cristal® ball pen 60 years ago, artists from around the globe have provided sculptures, portraits, a  haute couture dress and even ‘Cristal® chandeliers’ for the new exhibition called Inkspiration: The Story of BIC® Cristal®.

On show will be a recreation of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, drawn entirely using a single BIC® Cristal® pen, as well as sculptures incorporating the pen itself. If visitors feel inspired, they can also grab a Cristal® and draw or write on a special ‘doodle wall’ where they can express their thoughts.

Considered an icon of modern design, the BIC® Cristal® pen is on permanent display at MOMA in New York and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Robert Opie, founder of the Museum of Brands, believes the London museum is the perfect location for Inkspiration: The Story of BIC® Cristal®. He said, “Our museum celebrates brands which survive the test of time, like BIC® Cristal®, so we’re delighted to host its 60^th anniversary exhibition.”

Yolande de Trogoff, spokesperson for BIC, agrees. She said, “There are few brands which are able to claim the longevity and iconic values that Cristal® has, and it has established itself firmly in our hearts over the past six decades.”

Quick Cristal Facts

·         160 BIC® Cristal® pens are sold every minute in the UK – that’s a couple of million per day worldwide!

·         A single BIC® Cristal® pen can write for up to 2 kilometres

·         Black ink is more popular in the UK, Italy and the Nordics, while the rest of Europe has a tradition of using blue ink

·         The ball in the nib of each BIC® Cristal® pen is made of tungsten carbide powder and a fatty additive, and are vitrified in an oven to become almost as hard as a diamond

·         The “BIC boy” that features in the BIC® logo was created at BIC’s request by the French artist Raymond Savignac in 1961. This schoolboy with a ball point head and a pen hiding behind his back has become the emblem of the BIC® brand and all BIC® products

Where In London ??

Can you guess where this is in London?

Winter is over! Snowdrops in Hertfordshire 9/02/11

Photograph Taken by Leigh Smith. Copyright LS

The Birth of Channel Four- BFI Mediatheque, London For Free