An interview with a royal photographer

John Powell, a retired photographer, has taken pictures of royalty, presidents and celebrities.

We went along to interview him about his life behind the lens.

Feature: The experience of a Royal Wedding - Complete with photographs, video, audio, tweets and links

 

Our reporter Maria Soleil was in London on April 29th and here is her blog post about the amazing events that took place that day:


It all started with a 5.25am train departing from Canterbury West. The difficulty of waking up at 4am was soon forgotten as I saw a group of men dressed up as nuns boarding the same train as me to St Pancras. Unsurprisingly, the train was far from empty and jovial strangers carrying beer, champagne and wine bottles were all seen on my journey into central London.


By the time I arrived at The Mall, thousands of people had already gained a spot from which to watch the festivities. Even before 7 o'clock, people were descending upon that 2-mile area of the capital. Faces stretched as far as the eye could see.

Worldwide visitors flock to the wedding

People from across the globe descended on London on Friday to witness the pomp and ceremony of the Royal Wedding.


Our reporter Maria Soleil was there to venture into the crowds and find out where people had travelled from.

Kara and her daughter from Australia

Kara from Australia had been on The Mall since 3am on Friday morning. She booked a flight to come to London six months ago and was lucky that she happened to be in the city on the day of the wedding.

The wedding online

A Royal Wedding Blog has compiled lists of the best news websites and tweeters to follow to get the latest information on the wedding.

Click the links on A Royal Wedding Blog's homepage to find the web's best coverage of Will and Kate's big day.