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The wedding of Charles, Prince Of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles took place on 9 April , 2005 . PREPARATIONS On 10 February , 2005 , it was announced that Camilla Parker Bowles and the Prince of Wales would marry on 8 April , 2005 , at Windsor Castle with a civil service followed by religious prayer. After the engagement announcement, the couple were congratulated by ; the Archbishop Of Canterbury , Rowan Williams ; the Prime Minister , Tony Blair ; the Leader Of The Opposition , Michael Howard ; the Leader of the Liberal Democrats , Charles Kennedy ; the Leader Of The House Of Commons , Peter Hain ; and the Prime Ministers of the other Commonwealth Realms . Mrs Parker Bowles' Engagement Ring , reported to be an "enormous" diamond by Sarah Lyall of '' The New York Times '' on 11 February , 2005 , is a Windsor family heirloom that belonged to the Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother . With a 1920s Platinum setting, it is composed of a square-cut central diamond flanked by six diamond baguettes. Photographs of Mrs Parker Bowles showing the ring to the media reveal that the main stone is not especially large. The Prince was the first member of the royal family to marry in a apparently superseding any previously enacted legislation barring members of the royal family from civil marriages. There were calls for a short piece of legislation to remove all doubt, but no legislation was in fact introduced. In fact the matter was never seriously in issue, however, as it is a truism of English law that a statute is Pro Tanto repealed by a subsequent statute to the extent of any inconsistency, whether or not the prior inconsistent statue is expressly repealed for that or any purpose. On , immediately outside the walls of the castle. This substitution came about when it was discovered that the legal requirements for licensing the royal castle for civil weddings would require opening it up to other prospective couples for at least three years. On , could not endorse a civil wedding by her presence. On 4 April it was announced that the wedding would be postponed 24 hours until 9 April , so that the Prince of Wales could attend the Funeral Of Pope John Paul II as the representative of the Queen. The postponement also allowed some of the dignitaries that were invited to the wedding to attend the funeral. In keeping with tradition, the Prince of Wales spent the night apart from his bride-to-be at Highgrove , his country mansion in Gloucestershire , with his sons Princes William and Harry. WEDDING The wedding took place at the 2005 . Crowds had gathered on the streets since dawn ahead of the service. A civil ceremony was planned because of controversy within the Church Of England regarding the remarriage of divorcés. This was attended by all the senior royals apart from the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Interestingly, when Princess Anne married Timothy Laurence after having divorced Mark Phillips , she chose to do so in the Church Of Scotland , the established Presbyterian body in that country. Remarriage of divorcees is less controversial in the Kirk (as it is known), and the sovereign is automatically a member of the Kirk (in addition to being Supreme Governor Of The Church Of England ). For whatever reason, the Prince of Wales and his bride did not elect this course of action. At the wedding, the couple's witnesses were Prince William Of Wales and the bride's son, Tom Parker Bowles . For the wedding, the duchess wore a cream-coloured dress and coat with a wide-brimmed cream-coloured hat. For the blessing afterward, she wore a floor-length embroidered pale blue and gold coat over a matching chiffon gown and a dramatic spray of golden feathers in her hair. Both ensembles were by Antonia Robinson and Anna Valentine, London designers who work under the name Robinson Valentine ; both hats were made by the Irish Milliner Philip Treacy . In keeping with tradition, the couple's wedding rings are crafted from 22 carat (92%) Welsh Gold from the Clogau St David's mine in Bontddu . The design of the wedding rings is by Wartski , a London jeweller that has held the Royal Warrant to The Prince of Wales since 1979 . The Prince wears his on the small finger of his left hand. BLESSING The wedding was followed by a televised blessing at St George's Chapel , led by the Archbishop Of Canterbury Rowan Williams , Windsor Castle . WEDDING GUEST LIST Family of the Prince of Wales HRH Prince William Of Wales HRH Prince Henry Of Wales HRH The Duke Of York HRH Princess Beatrice Of York HRH Princess Eugenie Of York TRH The Earl and Countess Of Wessex HRH The Princess Royal Rear Admiral Timothy Lawrence Mr Peter Phillips Miss Zara Phillips HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy Viscount and Viscountess Linley Mr Daniel and The Lady Sarah Chatto Family of Camilla Parker Bowles Major Bruce Shand Mr Tom Parker Bowles Miss Sara Buys Miss Laura Parker Bowles Mr Harry Lopes Mr Mark Shand Mr And Mrs Simon Elliot Mr Ben Elliot Miss Katie Elliot Mr And Mrs Luke Irwin BLESSING GUEST LIST Family of the Prince of Wales HM The Queen and the Duke Of Edinburgh HRH Prince William Of Wales HRH Prince Henry Of Wales HRH The Duke Of York HRH Princess Beatrice Of York HRH Princess Eugenie Of York TRH The Earl and Countess Of Wessex HRH The Princess Royal Rear Admiral Timothy Lawrence Mr Peter Phillips Miss Zara Phillips HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy Viscount and Viscountess Linley Mr Daniel and The Lady Sarah Chatto Family of Camilla Parker Bowles Major Bruce Shand Mr Tom Parker Bowles Miss Sara Buys Miss Laura Parker Bowles Mr Harry Lopes Mr Mark Shand Mr And Mrs Simon Elliot Mr Ben Elliot Miss Katie Elliot Mr And Mrs Luke Irwin Guests from foreign royal families King Hamad Ibn Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain King Constantine II Of Greece and Queen Anne-Marie Of Greece Prince Constantijn Of The Netherlands and Princess Laurentien Of The Netherlands Haakon, Crown Prince Of Norway and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway Radu Duda, Prince Of Hohenzollern-Veringen and Princess Margarita Of Romania Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud and Princess Nouf bint Fahd bin Khalid Al Saud Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Alexander, Crown Prince Of Yugoslavia and Katherine, Crown Princess Of Yugoslavia Dignitaries The Governor-General Of Antigua And Barbuda and Lady Carlisle The Governor-General Of Australia and Marlena Jeffery The Governor-General Of Barbados The Governor General Of Canada and John Ralston Saul The Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands and Lady Goodwin The Governor-General Of Grenada and Lady Williams The Commonwealth Secretary-General and Clare de Lore The Governor-General Of New Zealand and Peter Cartwright The Governor-General Of Papua New Guinea and Lady Matane The Governor-General Of St. Christopher And Nevis Politicians Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom Tony Blair and Cherie Blair Conservative Party leader Michael Howard and Sandra Paul Howard Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and Sarah Gurling Kennedy First Minister Of Scotland Jack McConnell and Hannah McConnell First Minister For Wales Rhodri Morgan and Julie Morgan Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland , Paul Murphy Religious represenatives The Archbishop Of Canterbury and Jane Paul Williams The Rt Rev The Lord Carey Of Clifton and Lady Carey The Dean Of Windsor and wife The Rev Canon Doctor Hueston Finlay and wife The Rev Canon Laurence Gunner and wife The Rev Canon John Ovenden and Christine Ovenden The Rev John White Celebrities and personalities Christopher Warren-Green , conductor David Frost , broadcaster Edward Fox , actor and Joanna David Jilly Cooper , novelist Joan Rivers , Comic Joanna Lumley , actress and ambassador for Prince's Trust Lord Bragg , broadcaster and author Nicholas Soames , shadow defence secretary Paddy Campbell, fashion designer Philip Treacy , Milliner Prunella Scales , actress Richard E. Grant , actor Robert Harris , author Ronald Harwood , playwright Sanjeev Bhaskar , actor Simon Sebag Montefiore , biographer, novelist and journalist Stephen Fry , actor, writer and broadcaster Sir Stephen Lamport , former private secretary of the prince Timothy West , actor Trudie Styler , actor and producer Valentino Garavani , fashion designer William Shawcross , writer and broadcaster William Rees-Mogg , former editor of The Times Zac Goldsmith , environmental campaigner Rowan Atkinson , actor Staff from Clarence House , Highgrove , Birkhall and Sandringham COMMERCIAL Manufacturers of Pottery and other commemorative items faced a late rush to change the dates on their products. However, sales of those with the incorrect date soared when people began to think that they would become collectors items. For the wedding day strategy as the park had recently reopened and that ride has just been completed. The BBC gained the rights to broadcast the event where there was live coverage of the Service of Prayer and Dedication from St George's Chapel. On BBC One Huw Edwards and Sophie Raworth presented the live coverage of the event and fashion advisors Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine contributed as the contemporary social commentators. The BBC had around thirty cameras at the event and shared footage with broadcasters throughout the world. BBC News 24 also had coverage during the day and Jane Hill and Simon McCoy were be reporting live from Windsor . {Link without Title} REFERENCES
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