Royal Wedding: special report

Three New York couples tied the knot in a public ceremony in Times Square this morning, in a grand gesture marking the Royal nuptials.

In the Queen’s own words it was an “amazing” day: see how the wedding of the century unfolded via the Channel 4 News live blog, plus the Royal Wedding in 60 seconds.

With an estimated two billion tuning in to live coverage, and celebrations taking place everywhere from Nairobi to New York, and Torremolinos to Shanghai, Royal Wedding fever grips the globe.

Whooping as you string up the bunting or throwing a royal wobbly? Channel 4 News takes a look at some of the alternative Royal Wedding events, plus a guide to avoiding the national party altogether.

Kate Middleton’s origins – unlike those of the blue-blooded Princess Diana – are unspectacular, not to say humble. We look back over the life and times of the woman who could become the next Queen.

Much has been made of the coalminers and tradesmen in Kate Middleton’s family tree, but what about her royal links? Genealogist Patrick Cracroft-Brennan analyses her ancestry for Channel 4 News.

The Syrian Ambassador’s invite to the Royal Wedding is withdrawn as Channel 4 News learns envoys from countries with questionable human rights records, such as North Korea and Iran, are attending.

Scotland Yard insists raids on squats across London that saw 20 people arrested were not driven by fears that anarchists will try to disrupt the Royal Wedding.

The man behind the now famous “Andrew Lansley rap” sets his rhyming talents upon the Royal Wedding with a track recorded and written exclusively for Channel 4 News.

The Royal Wedding order of service has been revealed. One of the hymns chosen by Prince William and Kate Middleton was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997.

Republicans might well be furious. Without wishing to jinx anything it seems almost impossible now that the Royal Wedding is going to be anything other than a success.

As the ceremonial military get ready for the Royal Wedding, thousands of police officers begin a London-wide operation to make sure there are no threats to security.

Numbers of those tying the knot are down, as are ceremonies taking place in churches. Katie Razzall talks to three young couples getting marries to ask them why they’re doing it.

The guest list is out, the seating plan has been revealed but not everyone in Britain is proving keen to celebrate the Royal Wedding.

As they prepare to enter into the Royal elite, the Middleton family have been granted the “must have” for any family of the aristocracy, a thoroughly personal Coat of Arms.