The schedule of events for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Times are British Summer Time followed in parentheses by Eastern Daylight Time.

  • 0815 BST (3:15 a.m. EDT) — Guests begin arriving at the Great North Door of London’s Westminster Abbey.
  • 0950 (4:50 a.m.) — Governors-general and prime ministers of realm countries, the diplomatic corps, and other distinguished guests arrive at the abbey.
  • 1010 (5:10 a.m.) — Prince William and Prince Harry leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey.
  • 1015 (5:15 a.m.) — The princes arrive at Westminster Abbey.
  • 1020 (5:20 a.m.) — Members of foreign royal families arrive at Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace.
  • 1027 (5:27 a.m.) — Middleton’s mother, Carole, and brother, James, arrive at the abbey.
  • 1030 (5:30 a.m.) — Select members of Britain’s royal family arrive at the abbey.
  • 1040 (5:40 a.m.) — Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, leave Buckingham Palace for the abbey as Prince Andrew and daughters Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie; Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie; Princess Anne and her husband Timothy Laurence arrive for the ceremony.
  • 1042 (5:42 a.m.) — Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrive at the abbey from Clarence House.
  • 1045 (5:45 a.m.) — The queen and Prince Philip arrive at the abbey.
  • 1051 (5:51 a.m.) — The bride, accompanied by her father, Michael, leaves the Goring Hotel for the abbey.
  • 1055 (5:55 a.m.) — Bridesmaids and pages arrive at the abbey from the Goring Hotel.
  • Around 1100 (6 a.m.) — The bride arrives. Marriage ceremony, which will be relayed on audio speakers along the wedding route, begins.
  • 1215 (7:15 a.m.) — William and his new wife emerge from the abbey and depart in the 1902 State Landau, a carriage, and travel to Buckingham Palace, followed by the queen.
  • 1230 (7:30 a.m.) — The bride’s carriage procession arrives at Buckingham Palace, followed by members of Britain’s royal family and other foreign royals 10 minutes later.
  • 1240 (7:40 a.m.) — Guests for the wedding reception arrive at Buckingham Palace.
  • 1325 (8:25 a.m.) — William and Middleton, accompanied by the queen and their families, appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
  • 1330 (8:30 a.m.) — The royals watch a ceremonial flypast from the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight before returning inside for the queen’s reception for some 600 guests.
  • 1800 (1 p.m.) — Private reception begins at Buckingham Palace for 300 guests.