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The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton took place on Friday, 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince William , second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II , first met Catherine Middleton in 2001, whilst both were studying at the University of St Andrews . Their engagement on 20 October 2010 was announced on 16 November 2010. The build-up to the wedding and the occasion itself attracted much media attention, with the service being broadcast live around the world, and being compared and contrasted in many ways with the 1981 marriage of William's parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer . It was estimated that the wedding would be watched by a global television audience of two billion people. Much of the attention focused on Middleton's status as a commoner (i.e., not of royal blood or a part of the aristocracy ) marrying into royalty. Hours before the service, the Queen conferred the titles Duke of Ca...

The future king - who is dating Kate Middleton - beat brother Prince Harry and cousins Zara Phillips and Princess Beatrice to the top honour in forbes.com's list. According to the website, the top 20 royals reign over nearly $60 billion in wealth and 15 royal lineages. To compile the list, Forbes looked at international web and media presence, as well as family wealth. All 20 are single and under the age of 35. As well as wealth and power, the young royals have also become successful in their chosen career paths. William and Harry are both Army officers, with Harry secretly fighting in Afghanistan for ten weeks, while Zara is set to take part in this year's Beijing Olympics in the equestrian three-day event. 'The 20 Hottest Young Royals' will premiere next Friday (06.06.08) on US network E! Entertainment. Forbes.com's top five:1. Prince William2. Prince Harry3. Zara Phillips4. Princess Beatrice5. Charlotte Casiraghi