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Photos courtesy of the Daily Mail, UK

The countdown is over and today is the day. The streets of London are lined with people, and it has yet to start to rain. Union Jacks are everywhere, and Kate Middleton has probably started to get ready to become a princess. Love is in the air.

In my opinion, the state of the British monarchy rests on this marriage, which clearly is a lot of pressure. But I think today marks a new era for royalty in Britain. Only time will tell, but either way, today will no doubt be splendid.

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The royal family has released the official wedding programme (that’s how we say it in Britain) for tomorrow’s ceremony. The 28-page booklet includes the normal wedding program stuff – names of the bridal party, a note of thanks from the happy couple – but also a history of Westminster Abbey, both families’ Coats of Arms, and a new portrait of William and Kate by Mario Testino.

By this time tomorrow, the prince will have a wife, Kate Middleton will be a princess, and I will be completely overwhelmed and dying from sleep deprivation. From the amount of rehearsals everyone has gone through in the past 48 hours, I would say that everything is in place for tomorrow. And, worth noting, does Prince Harry have to stand-in for William for everything? The kid has been at Westminster Abbey more times in the past week then he probably has in his whole life. He has a best man speech to prepare, people!

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