Music announced for royal wedding
Posted Mar 15, 2011 06:48:19 PM.
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There will be no shortage of pomp and circumstance when Prince William weds Kate Middleton in April.
Royal officials have confirmed that two choirs, an orchestra and a military fanfare team will provide the music for the nuptials.
William’s office at St. James’s Palace says the April 29 ceremony will feature the choir of Westminster Abbey, the Chapel Royal Choir, the London Chamber Orchestra and a fanfare team from the Royal Air Force band.
The palace says the royal couple “have taken a great deal of interest and care in choosing the music for their service,” which will include well-known hymns and choral works as well as pieces commissioned especially for the occasion.
Guests at a Buckingham Palace reception, later in the day, will be soothed by the strains of Claire Jones, Prince Charles’ official harpist.
