The Royal Wedding is on Friday!!

Hey Guys! Katie Here!

Is anyone else as excited about watching the Royal Wedding as I am?  It's only 2.5 days away, and I have been doing a little research on how to watch it and what will be happening that day and I thought I would pass it along!

London is 6 hours ahead of Milwaukee.  This means that when the ceremony begins at 11 am London time, it will be 5 am here in Milwaukee (and 3 am on the West Coast!!)  All I can say is thank god for DVR.  30 years ago, my mom got up early to watch the broadcast live, and while I will probably get up a little early too, I doubt I will be up at 3 am when the lives broadcast starts here with all of the preparations for the procession and ceremony!

There are several stations broadcasting live from London on the day of.  Local channels include WTMJ Channel 4 and WISN Channel 12, and broadcasting will start at 3 am and go until about 1 pm.  On cable, E! Entertainment will be broadcasting live from 3 am to 1 pm (on my TV that is channel 34, but it might be different depending on your provider...), as will TLC beginning at 5 am and CNN beginning at 3 am.

There will also be countless websites streaming live video of the day, from E! to CNN, to official websites such as these:
http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/
http://www.royalweddinglive.tv/
http://watchtheroyalweddingonline.com/

And last but not least, mostly because I find this absolutely fascinating, here is an official itinerary for the morning and afternoon/evening events.  The procession is timed to the minute and is based on strict protocol!  I can't even imagine, what are the chances they'll be late??

Time Table on Friday 29th April

08:15 and 09:45am - The general congregation arrive at the Great North Door of Westminster Abbey.
09:50 - Prime ministers and governors-general of various Commonwealth countries, the diplomatic corps and other guests arrive at the Abbey.
10:10 - Prince William and Prince Harry leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey.
10:15 - Prince William and Prince Harry arrive at the Abbey.
10:20 - Members of foreign royal families arrive at Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace.
10:20 - Kate Middleton's mother, Carole, and brother, James, leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey.
10:25 - Minor members of the Royal Family leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey.
10:35 - The Duke of York and his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, leave for Westminster Abbey along with the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Timothy Laurence.
10:38 - The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey.
10:40 - The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey.
10:48 - In keeping with protocol the Royal Family are the last to arrive just before the bride. Prince William will travel to the Abbey with Prince Harry in a Bentley. The bridesmaids and pages leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey.
10:51 - The bride, accompanied by her father Michael, leaves the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey.
11:00 - Kate Middleton and her father arrive at the Abbey in a Rolls Royce. The marriage service begins and is relayed by loudspeakers along the route.
12:15 - Prince William and his new wife leave the Abbey in an open 1902 state Landau carriage for the procession back down The Mall to Buckingham Palace. In the event of rain they will travel in the Royal Glass Coach. The procession will be escorted by the Household Cavalry on horseback.
12:30 - The carriage procession arrives at Buckingham Palace.
12:40 - Members of the Royal Family and members of foreign royal families arrive at Buckingham Palace.
1:25pm - The Queen and the bride and bridegroom, together with their families, appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
1:30pm - Fly-past by the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
1:45pm - Lunchtime reception begins for 650 guests at Buckingham Palace.
3:30pm - Lunchtime reception ends. The newlyweds leave Buckingham Palace and return to St James' Palace for a rest and to change for the evening reception.
7.00pm to late - Black-tie evening reception and dinner at Buckingham Palace for 300 close friends and family.

So there you have it!  Is anyone else dealing with sensory overload?  I feel like I'm going to miss something, but it's probably best to just pick a channel or website and stick to it, rather than flipping around trying to get all the info you possibly can. This is the longest post ever, so I will leave it at that.  I hope this helps!  And you can rest assured I'll be back after the fact, probably gushing over all the details!  Enjoy!