Close Up: Pictures From the Royal Wedding Day

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The spectacle and pageantry of the royal union. Prince William and Kate Middleton are married. The Abbey, the Palace, the dress, a celebration, a kiss, and maybe a tear?

Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony watched by hundreds of millions around the globe. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME
Kate Middleton travels to the ceremony in a Rolls Royce Phantom VI, with her father Michael Middleton.Damien Meyer—AFP/Getty Images
Photographers catch a glimpse of the Bride as she arrives at Westminster Abbey for her marriage to Prince William.Frederic Nebinger/ABACA USA
Spectators view the royal wedding at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. Hundreds of millions of people around the world tuned in for the wedding. Quinn Rooney—Getty Images
Prince William and Kate Middleton approach the altar during their wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. The marriage was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.Dominic Lipinski—WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prince William places the ring on the finger of his bride, Kate Middleton, as they stand at the altar at Westminster Abbey.AP
Thousands of well wishers with flags surge along the Mall towards Buckingham Palace, celebrating the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.Christopher Furlong—Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II makes the journey by carriage to Buckingham Palace after the wedding.Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images
A Spitfire, a Lancaster Bomber and a Hurricane fly over the crowds gathered on the Mall, in front of Buckingham Palace, after the royal wedding. Oli Scarff—Pool
Newlyweds William and Kate kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, watched by with the rest of the royal family.Alec Michael—Globe Photos/Zuma Press

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