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News archive: Royal wedding

CBC News stories about the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton, as well as their April 29 wedding.

Royal wedding invitations in the mail
Feb. 19: Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have sent invitations to their hotly anticipated royal wedding to about 1,900 guests, officials said.
Royal wedding brings out spate of tasteless merchandise
Feb. 19: Online and in stores, entrepreneurs are cashing in on the inevitable popular backlash against royal wedding mania.
Prince William, Kate to visit Canada
Feb. 16: Prince William and Kate Middleton will travel to Canada in June for a nine-day visit that will include stops in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario.
Royal weddings a time for charity
Feb. 13: Following the announcement of the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton, individuals, organizations and countries have begun the delicate process of determining what is an appropriate wedding gift.
Saint John campaigns for Royal visit
Feb. 2: The City of Saint John is hoping to land a royal visit from Prince William and Kate Middleton, if they come to Canada this July.
Royal wedding sparks succession debate
Jan. 18: Britain's rules of succession should change so that any daughter born to Prince William and wife-to-be Kate Middleton would enjoy an equal right to the throne, a British member of Parliament says.
Royal wedding spurs U.K. tourism campaign
Jan. 13: The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton may be a single-day event, but the British tourism industry is banking that it will pay dividends for years to come.
William, Kate wedding details released
Jan. 5: The office of Prince Charles announces several details about the wedding, which will take place at 11 a.m. on April 29. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will marry the couple.
Royal wedding coin panned
Dec. 23: Britain's Royal Mint releases a commemorative coin featuring portraits of Prince William and his bride-to-be, but critics say the results are far from lifelike.
Prince William to wed Kate Middleton April 29
Nov. 23: Royal officials say the couple chose the date because they wanted a spring wedding. The ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey.
Royal wedding planning attracts bookmakers
Nov. 17: With the "who" and the "what" out of the way, the focus shifts to "when" and "where" for what is sure to be the most-watched wedding in decades.
Prince William engaged to Kate Middleton
Nov. 16: Prince William and longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton say they will marry next spring or summer in London a royal wedding that Britons have been eagerly awaiting for years.