Category: Factual & Arts TV; News; Radio 4
Date: 30.03.2005
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The Royal Wedding: Charles and Camilla, Friday 8 April 2005, 12.30-3.40pm, Â鶹Éç ONE
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Update (05.04.05) - the wedding will now take place on Saturday 9 April. Updated transmission information has been posted on this website.
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As the host broadcaster for the big event the Â鶹Éç will be live from Windsor Castle, as Sophie Raworth and Huw Edwards present coverage of the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales to Camilla Parker Bowles.
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Included in the Â鶹Éç ONE programme will be live coverage of the Service of Prayer and Dedication from St George's Chapel attended by HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and the families and friends of the newly married couple.
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Huw Edwards says: "As ever, the Â鶹Éç will be offering viewers the best possible coverage and it's a privilege and an honour to be chosen to host the broadcast.
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"The marriage of the heir to the throne is a significant state event and I'm greatly looking forward to helping viewers enjoy the day."
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Joining Huw and Sophie and giving their own special take on the day will be style gurus and contemporary social commentators Trinny and Susannah.
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The Â鶹Éç will have around 30 cameras at the event and will share footage
with broadcasters around the world.
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Nick Vaughan-Barratt, Executive Editor, Â鶹Éç Events, says: "We're delighted to be the key broadcaster for this important historical occasion.
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"It is through the Â鶹Éç that both the nation and the world is able to share in these great moments."
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Â鶹Éç News 24 will also have rolling news coverage throughout the day, simulcast with Â鶹Éç ONE for arrivals and the service, and Jane Hill and Simon McCoy will be reporting from Windsor.
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Â鶹Éç Radio 4 and radio news bulletins will also carry similar coverage throughout the day.
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The Royal Wedding: Charles and Camilla will be directed by Dave Pickthall and Claire Popplewell and the executive producer for Â鶹Éç Events is Nick Vaughan-Barratt.
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Update (05.04.05) - the wedding will now take place on Saturday 9 April. Updated transmission information has been posted on this website.
