2011年4月29日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Newlyweds William and Kate kiss as world watches (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:41 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after their wedding in London.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Prince William and Kate Middleton married with a mix of glittering pageantry and spontaneity, kissing twice in front of a sea of revellers and breathing new life into Britain's monarchy.


William weds Kate as billions watch — and hope (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:47 PM PDT

As bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem, left, covers her ears, Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April, 29, 2011.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - With not one but two kisses and tender whispered words, Prince William and Kate Middleton smiled and blushed Friday as they started their life as future king and queen. A day of seamless pageantry inspired hopes that this royal couple might live happily ever after.


Eyes on honeymoon after British royal wedding joy (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Prince William and his new bride reveal their honeymoon destination on Saturday, after millions of people around the world tuned in to watch the couple tie the knot in a dazzling display of royal pageantry.

Blair says Games could help transform Brazil (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Former Britain's Prime Minister and UN Middle East Quartet Representative Tony Blair speaks during the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a key player in London's winning bid for the 2012 Olympics, said Friday that the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics can help Brazil reduce its economic and social problems if the government handles them well.


US congratulates British royal couple (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge make their way out of Westminster Abbey in London, after their wedding ceremony.(AFP/POOL/Richard Pohle)AFP - The White House congratulated Britain's Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton on their marriage Friday, and wished the future king and queen a lifetime of happiness.


AP images form intricate tapestry of festive day (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Prince William at his fanciest best, in an Irish Guards uniform, as he arrives at Westminster Abbey with his brother, Prince Harry. Harry’s next in line for the throne after William â€AP - Cover your ears, little one. The grown-ups are kissing.


Kate's sister Pippa becomes surprise Internet hit (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Philippa Middleton, sister of Kate Middleton and maid of honour, arrives with the bridesmaids and page boys at the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for the royal wedding. Her striking dress made her an immediate Internet sensation.(AFP/POOL/Paul Rogers)AFP - It may have been Kate Middleton's big day -- but her sister and maid of honour Pippa turned almost as many heads on Friday attracting a flood of praise on the Internet.


Kate channels Cinderella in Sarah Burton dress (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge stand outside of Westminster Abbey after their Royal Wedding in London Friday, April, 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)AP - It was a moment of Cinderella magic: The future queen, emerging from a Rolls Royce in a slim ivory-and-white satin gown with a dramatic neckline, sheer lace sleeves and a train that followed her straight into fashion legend.


'Beautiful' Kate wears dress by McQueen designer (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Kate Middleton waves as she arrives with her father Michael Middleton and her sister Philippa Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London for her wedding to Britain's Prince William. She wore an ivory and lace dress by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, her face covered lightly with a hand-embroidered veil held by a tiara lent by the queen.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - Kate Middleton wore a stunning ivory satin and lace wedding dress Friday by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, her face covered lightly with a hand-embroidered veil held by a tiara lent by the queen.


Americans wake before dawn to watch royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:52 PM PDT

A group of close friends watch in indianapolis, Friday, April 29, 2011, as guests arrive for the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton. Some 2 billion people across the globe were expected to tune in as the future king and queen of England start their lives as husband and wife with the two simple words 'I will.' (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - With dining chairs forming makeshift pews and tacky "Royal Wedding" t-shirts in lieu of formalwear, Jen Barnette and five bleary-eyed friends settled in her living room before dawn on Friday to watch Britain's Prince William marry his longtime sweetheart, Kate Middleton.


Blair cautions Brazil on Olympic, World Cup pitfalls (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks during the last day of the World Economic Forum for Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Blair said Friday that Brazil's back-to-back hosting of the World Cup and Olympics was an AFP - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that Brazil's back-to-back hosting of the World Cup and Olympics was an "enormous opportunity," but warned that it was "possible to get it wrong."


Eight-tiered cake wows guests at wedding reception (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Fiona Cairns stands next to the Royal Wedding cake that she and her team made for Prince William and Kate Middleton, in the Picture Gallery of Buckingham Palace in London.(AFP/WPA POOL/John Stillwell)AFP - A magnificent eight-tiered wedding cake took centre-stage as Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their marriage with friends and family at Buckingham Palace on Friday.


Expat Brits drink to Wills and Kate in 'Dordogneshire' exile (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wave as they travel in the 1902 State Landau carriage along the Processional Route to Buckingham Palace after their wedding service, in London.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - With pies, sandwiches and pints of beer, British expats celebrated the royal wedding in the sunny southwest of France, where thousands have settled seeking a simpler, country life.


Wellwishers mark marriage at Paris Diana shrine (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:39 AM PDT

A picture shows roses and a poem dedicated to Lady Di under the AFP - As millions around the world watched Prince William marry Kate Middleton in London on Friday, in Paris a small number of wellwishers remembered his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.


Royal Pain: The Republican Case Against Britain's Monarchy (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Time.com - It isn't unpatriotic for Britons to be republicans. It's a sign that they love their country

Royal Wedding is a winner...at the racetrack (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Royal fans who like a wager on the horses had a double reason to celebrate on Friday after the aptly named Royal Wedding cantered to victory, hours after the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton.

Royal bridesmaid, 3, is one unhappy camper (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem appears disinterested, as Prince William and his wife, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, Friday April 29, 2011,following their wedding at Westminster Abbey.(AP Photo/Chris Ison-pa) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:AP - Just about everyone seemed to be having a great time at Britain's royal wedding. But one little bridesmaid was not amused.


Ferret races, Morris dancing as Kate village celebrates (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:59 AM PDT

Georgina Wallace, right, and Alfie Stevenson, left, celebrate the royal wedding at a Tea in the Park event in the Middleton's home village of Bucklebury, England.(AFP/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - The village of Bucklebury tucked into a hog roast and held ferret races Friday as it toasted the wedding of its most famous daughter Kate Middleton in quintessentially English style.


US women delight in royal wedding, 'girlie Super Bowl' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Royal fan Jan Boswell holds her French bulldog Lucy, dressed up in a bridal gown, as she watches the royal wedding on big screens at the Ritz Carlton hotel ballroom in Washington, DC. The sold-out $40 buffet of English favorites included baked beans and black pudding.(AFP/Alex Ogle)AFP - Hundreds of fancy hat-wearing women in their formal best, and a handful of less excitable men, gathered before dawn Friday at Washington's Ritz Carlton ballroom to revel in the spectacle of a far-away royal wedding.


Queen wins cheers in yellow matching outfit (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C), Carole Middleton (L) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall talk as they come out of Westminster Abbey in London, following the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II arrived at her grandson Prince William's wedding Friday to Kate Middleton to huge cheers and applause from the waiting crowds, looking radiant in a yellow wool dress.


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