The Royal Wedding

Britain's Prince William stands at the altar with his bride, Kate Middleton, and her father Michael, during their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS

Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne, and his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton were declared married on Friday at a service in London’s Westminster Abbey

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Elton John was last at Westminster Abbey 14 years ago when he sang the haunting “Candle in the Wind” at the funeral of his friend Princess Diana.

This handout picture issued by the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Authority in Colombo on April 28, 2011 shows a Ceylon Sapphire hair pin, surrounded by diamonds, that was gifted to Britain's Kate Middleton as a wedding gift ahead of her marriage to Prince William.

Sri Lanka has gifted a Ceylon Sapphire studded diamond hair pin to Kate Middleton who marries Britain's Prince William on Friday.

Kamlesh, a lioness at Edinburgh Zoo, smells a special royal wedding cake, packed with meats, in her enclosure at the zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland April 28, 2011. Britain's Prince William will marry his fiancee Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey on April 29. REUTERS

A handout image obtained on April 25, 2011 from the Lego press office shows Lego figures representing Britain's Prince William (R) and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton. The bride and groom minifigures have been created to celebrate the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London, on April 29, 2011.

Kate Middleton’s parents will pay nearly 100,000 ($163,000, 113,000 euros) for their daughter’s wedding to Prince William later this month, a report said Sunday.