The "Instrument of Consent," which is the Queen's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the House of Lords, London, on April 21, 2011. Photo by Clive Gee (Clive Gee/ Press Association Images/ Abaca Press/ MCT)
A Company Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards inspects guardsmen's bearskins, as they take part in an inspection ahead of the royal wedding at their barracks in Windsor, England, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Britain's Prince William is due to marry Kate Middleton on April 29. (AP Photo/ Matt Dunham)
A royal supporter waits for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II outside Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, April 21, 2011. The Queen was attending a Maundy Service at the Abbey during which she distributed the Maundy money, specially struck silver coins in denominations of one penny, two pence, three pence, and four pence, to 85 women and 85 men, one for each of The Queen’s 85 years. The recipients are all retired pensioners recommended by clergy and ministers of all denominations, in recognition of service to the Church and to the community. The coins are legal tender but do not circulate because of their silver content and numismatic value. Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29. (AP Photo/ Sang Tan)
A royal supporter waits for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II outside Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, April 21, 2011. The Queen was attending a Maundy Service at the Abbey during which she distributed the Maundy money, specially struck silver coins in denominations of one penny, two pence, three pence, and four pence, to 85 women and 85 men, one for each of The Queen’s 85 years. The recipients are all retired pensioners recommended by clergy and ministers of all denominations, in recognition of service to the Church and to the community. The coins are legal tender but do not circulate because of their silver content and numismatic value. Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29. (AP Photo/ Sang Tan)
A detail from the 'Instrument of Consent', which is the Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the Crown Office at the House of Lords in London, Wednesday April 20, 2011. Under the Great Seal of the Realm, the Queen signed an elaborate notice of approval which proclaimed, in transcribed calligraphy, consent to the union of "Our Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, K.G. and Our Trusty and Well-beloved Catherine Elizabeth Middleton".(AP Photo/ Clive Gee, pool)
In this undated photo released by the Royal Collection on Thursday April 21 2011, a conservator puts finishing touches to Princess Charlotte's wedding dress (1816). This elaborate cloth-of-silver empire line dress embroidered with flowers and trimmed with Brussels lace, worn when the Princess married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, is 195-years-old, the oldest royal wedding dress that Historic Royal Palaces cares for.As speculation continues as to the design of Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress, a precious collection of historic royal wedding dresses worn by royal brides over the last 200 years have just undergone over 1000 hours of conservation treatment by conservators from Britain's Historic Royal Palaces. The wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) are usually carefully stored at Kensington Palace but have been made available to the media and are viewable on the Historic Royal Palaces website. (AP Photo/ The Royal Collection/ Historic Royal Palaces) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVE NO SALES. SINGLE USE AND IN RELATION TO THE ROYAL WEDDING ONLY
In this undated photo released by the Royal Collection on Thursday April 21 2011, the silk satin wedding dress worn by Queen Victoria in 1840, when she married Albert Saxe-Coburg, is prepared by a conservator for conservation work to begin. As speculation continues as to the design of Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress, a precious collection of historic royal wedding dresses worn by royal brides over the last 200 years have just undergone over 1000 hours of conservation treatment by conservators from Britain's Historic Royal Palaces. The wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) are usually carefully stored at Kensington Palace but have been made available to the media and are viewable on the Historic Royal Palaces website. (AP Photo/ The Royal Collection/ Historic Royal Palaces) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVE NO SALES. SINGLE USE AND IN RELATION TO THE ROYAL WEDDING ONLY
In this undated photo released by the Royal Collection on Thursday April 21 2011, the royal wedding dresses worn by (left - right) Princess Margaret (1960), Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963), Princess Charlotte (1816), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), and Princess Mary of Teck (1893). As speculation continues as to the design of Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress, a precious collection of historic royal wedding dresses worn by royal brides over the last 200 years have just undergone over 1000 hours of conservation treatment by conservators from Britain's Historic Royal Palaces. The wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) are usually carefully stored at Kensington Palace but have been made available to the media and are viewable on the Historic Royal Palaces website. (AP Photo/ The Royal Collection/ Historic Royal Palaces) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVE NO SALES. SINGLE USE AND IN RELATION TO THE ROYAL WEDDING ONLY
In this undated photo released by the Royal Collection on Thursday April 21 2011, a conservator puts finishing touches to the simple but stunning wedding dress worn by HRH Princess Margaret when she married Lord Snowdon in 1960. The glamorous dress comprised a fitted bodice and a full skirt of fine diaphanous silk. As speculation continues as to the design of Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress, a precious collection of historic royal wedding dresses worn by royal brides over the last 200 years have just undergone over 1000 hours of conservation treatment by conservators from Britain's Historic Royal Palaces. The wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) are usually carefully stored at Kensington Palace but have been made available to the media and are viewable on the Historic Royal Palaces website. (AP Photo/ The Royal Collection/ Historic Royal Palaces) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVE NO SALES. SINGLE USE AND IN RELATION TO THE ROYAL WEDDING ONLY
In this undated photo released by the Royal Collection on Thursday April 21 2011, this full-skirted white court dress made from English silk, lavishly decorated with Honiton lace was worn by Alexandra of Denmark when she married Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) in 1863. As speculation continues as to the design of Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress, a precious collection of historic royal wedding dresses worn by royal brides over the last 200 years have just undergone over 1000 hours of conservation treatment by conservators from Britain's Historic Royal Palaces. The wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) are usually carefully stored at Kensington Palace but have been made available to the media and are viewable on the Historic Royal Palaces website. (AP Photo/ The Royal Collection/ Historic Royal Palaces) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVE NO SALES. SINGLE USE AND IN RELATION TO THE ROYAL WEDDING ONLY
In this undated photo released by the Royal Collection on Thursday April 21 2011, a conservator holds Princess Charlotte's elaborate cloth-of-silver empire line wedding dress embroidered with flowers and trimmed with Brussels lace. This remarkable, glittering dress (worn when the princess married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg in 1816) is 195-years-old, the oldest royal wedding dress that Historic Royal Palaces cares for. As speculation continues as to the design of Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress, a precious collection of historic royal wedding dresses worn by royal brides over the last 200 years have just undergone over 1000 hours of conservation treatment by conservators from Britain's Historic Royal Palaces. The wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) are usually carefully stored at Kensington Palace but have been made available to the media and are viewable on the Historic Royal Palaces website. (AP Photo/ The Royal Collection/ Historic Royal Palaces) MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVE NO SALES. SINGLE USE AND IN RELATION TO THE ROYAL WEDDING ONLY
A cake featuring figurines of Prince William and Kate Middleton is displayed at an exhibition of Royal Wedding cakes on April 21, 2011 in London, England. The cake features in the 'Let Them Eat Cake' exhibition inside Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner and is open to the public over Easter from April 22-25, 2011.
In this undated photo released by the Royal Collection on Thursday April 21 2011, a white satin dress decorated with a pattern of British and Irish flowers, tied together with a lovers knot was worn by Princess (Victoria) Mary of Teck when she married Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V) in 1893. As speculation continues as to the design of Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress, a precious collection of historic royal wedding dresses worn by royal brides over the last 200 years have just undergone over 1000 hours of conservation treatment by conservators from Britain's Historic Royal Palaces. The wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) are usually carefully stored at Kensington Palace but have been made available to the media and are viewable on the Historic Royal Palaces website.
A member of the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry is seen during a media event at the Household Cavalry's Mounted Regiment in Hyde Park barracks in London, Friday, April, 15, 2011. The mounted regiment will provide close escort for the major members of the British Royal family during the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
In this image made available in London by the Ministry of Defence, the band of the Life Guards, part of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, perform several manoeuvres, including some that will be used at the Royal Wedding, before the Major General Commanding the Household Division, Major General Cubitt, in London's Hyde Park Tuesday April 19, 2011. The review determines whether the Household Cavalry is fit to perform its ceremonial duties for the Summer, including the Royal Wedding and the Trooping the Colour on the Queen's birthday in June.
Tourists wait to cross the street on Parliament Square, as a large queue of people can be seen in the background waiting to visit the inside of Westminster Abbey, in London, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Visitor queues for the abbey appeared much longer than normal on Tuesday ahead of the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton that will take place there on April 29.
Tourists queue up to visit the inside of Westminster Abbey in London, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Visitor queues for the abbey appeared much longer than normal on Tuesday ahead of the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton that will take place there on April 29.
Organist and choirmaster Dr Andrew Gant conducts the Choir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, wearing their State Coats, during a rehearsal in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, in London, Monday April 18, 2011. The Choir are to perform in Westminster Abbey at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29.
This is a Monday March 21, 2011 file photo of carriage restorer, Dave Evans, as he cleans the Glass Coach at the Royal Mews in central London, one of the carriages to be used in the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29. The standby option. If it is raining heavily, the newlywed couple will ride in this fully covered coach after the wedding service. This carriage was built in 1881. It has traditionally carried royal brides to their weddings, Diana rode in it, as did Sarah Ferguson when she married the queen's second son Prince Andrew. Middleton will not ride in this to her wedding. Buckingham Palace said she prefers to take a car.
Memorabilia featuring Britain's Prince William and his fiance Kate Middleton are seen for sale on a tourist kiosk in central London, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Palace officials will offer live streaming of the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on the royal channel on YouTube. The four-hour live Internet coverage will include the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the procession to Buckingham Palace, and the newlyweds' appearance on the palace balcony for an expected first public kiss.
This image made available in London, Wednesday April 20, 2011, shows the Royal Mail's commemorative stamps, to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, coming off the press at Walsall Security Printers, in Walsall, England. The stamps are available from all Post Office branches in Britain from April 21.
British Army's Foot Guards of the Household Division, at their barracks, prepare to march for the Changing of the Guard in nearby Buckingham Palace, central London, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will get married on April 29, 2011.
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