William & Catherine Their Romance and Royal Wedding in Photographs

by Cohen, David Elliot; Jobson, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781402788161
• ISBN10: 1402788169
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-17
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Few events capture the world's heart like a British royal wedding--even more so, when it is the first wedding of a future British king to a commoner in more than 350 years. This richly illustrated keepsake book commemorates Prince William's fairy tale romance with Kate Middleton, and their spectacular nuptials at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. Through more than 200 magnificent photographs, William & Catherinerecounts the couple's wildly different childhoods, their romance and engagement, the events leading up to the wedding, and the grand affair itself. Here are the massive crowds lining the parade route, the sparkling celebrities at Westminster Abbey, the bride's stunning gown, "The Kiss" on Buckingham Palace's balcony, and the glittering post-nuptial receptions. Also included is a brief pictorial history of British royal weddings, from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840 to Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981. With fascinating captions and a foreword by renowned royal watcher Robert Jobson, author of William & Kate, The Love Storyand royal correspondent for four major British newspapers, this book magnificently illustrates the pomp, the pageantry, the history, and the enchantment of the romance that charmed the world.

Author Biography

Author/editor David Elliot Cohen has created more than thirty illustrated books that have collectively sold more than five million copies. Four, including A Day in the Life of America and America 24/7, have been New York Times bestsellers; many others have been national bestsellers in the United States and abroad, and four have appeared on the covers of Time and Newsweek. His recent books for Sterling Publishing include The Bush Legacy: Their Story in Photographs; Ronald Reagan: A Life in Photographs; Nelson Mandela: A Life in Photographs; What Matters: The World’s Preeminent Photojournalists and Thinkers Depict Essential Issues of Our Time; and Obama: The Historic Front Pages—a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller. Robert Jobson is the official royal commentator for NBC. He is the author of William & Kate: The Love Story and Harry's War, and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Diana: Closely Guarded Secret. Winner of the London Press Club’s "Scoop of the Year" for his worldwide exclusive that Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles were to wed in 2005, he has been at the forefront of royal news for twenty years as royal correspondent of the Daily Express, Evening Standard, the Sun and currently as royal editor of the News of the World.