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Readings, Music, and Wedding Reception Information

More on Charles and Camilla's Royal Wedding

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Readings:
"Ode on Intimations of Immortality" by William Wordsworth and read by actor Timothy West.

Music:

A Creed by Aleksandr Gretchaninov
Immortal Invisible by St Denio
Love Divine All Love Excelling by Blaenwern
Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland by Bach
Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven by Goss
The National Anthem
Voluntary Celebration Fanfare by Alun Hoddinott

Wedding Reception:

The reception was held at the castle's state apartments.

Wedding Guests:

Close to 800 guests were invited to the blessing to be held at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

The guest list included:

Rowan Atkinson
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Tony and Cherie Blair
Andrew Parker Bowles
Kenneth Branagh
Adrienne Clarkson and her husband John Ralston Saul
Phil Collins
Jonathan Dimbleby
David Frost
Stephen Fry
Richard Grant
Jools Holland
Michael and Sandra Howard
Charles and Sarah Kennedy
Joanna Lumley
Jack and Hannah McConnell
Simon Sebag Montefiore
John Mortimer
Members of the Royal Family of the Netherlands
Members of the Royal Family of Norway
Joan Rivers
Prunella Scales
Sting and his wife, Trudi Styler
Meera Syal

The guests were served a finger-food buffet including 20 fruit cakes made by Mrs. Etta Richardson.

Weather:

The weather was quite chilly with Arctic winds, but the sun did shine. An estimate of 15,000 people came to town for the wedding.

Honeymoon:

The couple's two-week honeymooon will be at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland. Bequeathed to Charles by the Queen Mother, Birkhall has been a place for royals to retreat to since it was purchased in 1849 by Queen Victoria.

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