It is for the first time in the last 350 years, a woman that is not of royal blood marries the Prince who will one day inherit the British crown. London shudders of excitement and impatience.
William Arthur Philip Louis was born on 21 June 1982 as the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince William is a Duke of Cambridge and he is the second in the line of succession, behind his father, to the thrones of sixteen independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Prince William is also second in line, behind his Charles, to the position of Head of the Commonwealth (figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations) and Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
Hours before today's wedding, Prince William was created the Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.
Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton was born 9 January 1982 and grew up in Chapel Row at Bucklebury, Berkshire, England. She met Prince William in 2001 in Scotland at the University of St Andrews where she was completing his studies.
Their engagement was announced on 16 November 2010 at Clarence House.
Watch the live coverage of the event to see it what is going on, step by step.
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