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A peak audience of 20 million viewers (70% share) from across the UK tuned into the Â鶹Éç's television coverage of the Royal Wedding. And over the day 34.7 million viewers in the UK watched some of the Â鶹Éç's wedding coverage on TV.

The peak figure of 20 million tuned in at the end of the service in Westminster Abbey. The peak audience figure is based on provisional overnight figures and includes viewers across our coverage on Â鶹Éç One, Â鶹Éç One HD, the Â鶹Éç News Channel and on Â鶹Éç iPlayer.

The ceremony (11am-12.15pm) was watched by an average audience of 19.2 million (68.9% share) across Â鶹Éç One, Â鶹Éç One HD and Â鶹Éç News Channel.

The total reach of 34.7 million watched some of the Â鶹Éç's wedding coverage in UK, including the Â鶹Éç One programme and news coverage.

The average audience tuning into the Â鶹Éç One, Â鶹Éç One HD and Â鶹Éç News Channel across the Royal Wedding programme for the pre-ceremony build up between 8-11am was 10.1 million and post ceremony from 12.15-4pm was 10.5 million. An average of 4.9m million tuned in to see highlights from the day at 8.30-10pm.

The Â鶹Éç's multimedia offering was used by millions of users across the day, both in the UK and internationally. According to provisional figures indications are that the number of page impressions for the live page of coverage online was nine million. There were approximately 9.4 million unique users internationally (5.4m) and in UK (4m) for the Â鶹Éç's News website overall with the Royal Wedding dominating the top stories.

Listeners across the country also tuned into coverage of the wedding across the Â鶹Éç's national radio networks and local stations. Audience figures for radio are reported separately.

Mark Byford, who led the Â鶹Éç's coverage of the wedding across TV, radio and online, said: "We are pleased that so many people celebrated the Royal Wedding with the Â鶹Éç's coverage across TV, radio and online. The huge audience of so many millions who shared the day with the Â鶹Éç is a testament to all those involved in producing such high quality and distinctive coverage, and proves once again that the Â鶹Éç is the broadcaster of choice for audiences during big national events. We are delighted with the audience and delighted with our programming."

Notes to Editors

Please note these viewing figures do not take account of viewing by groups (such as in pubs or at community events).

The Â鶹Éç One feed of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton was streamed live to audiences across the world through Â鶹Éç Worldwide's local channels – on Â鶹Éç America, in Australia and New Zealand (on UKTV, Â鶹Éç World News), in Asia (on Â鶹Éç Knowledge), in India (Â鶹Éç Entertainment), in Latin America (Â鶹Éç Entertainment), in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Poland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden on Â鶹Éç Entertainment and in South Africa on Â鶹Éç Knowledge)

In addition, Â鶹Éç World News broadcast the feed live in 200 countries and territories worldwide. Â鶹Éç World News is available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, and around 300 million households and 1.8 million hotel rooms.

Â鶹Éç Worldwide also licensed the Royal Wedding live feed to over 40 broadcasters in 25 territories including USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Latin America, Italy, Scandinavia and Singapore.

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