NEW YORK - Diane Morton soon fly from Florida, where she lives in London, be in the city, when the Royal Wedding.
She did not the procession route research, and they may or may not try to stake out a place to take a look at the carriage with Prince William and his new bride Kate Middleton. But she would only in London, if it happens.
"Although we see not all, OK, only to find it and be part of the hoopla," said Morton, 67, who parkland, FLA., will be with her partner, Donald Ammons travel. "We enjoy London." It is a place to be, and we have a few good friends are. "If we're lucky, maybe we get a glimpse of Kate in case then."
Morton counts 600,000 more people expected to be in London, when the Royal Wedding of April 29, according to estimates by London + partners, the city official tourism body.
Those certainly wake up early and stand for hours along the route to see their wish may procession in the hope of the Royals in person, but tourism experts say there are many other ways, see the event from festivals, watching you on huge screens to toasting the happy couple in a pub.
"The atmosphere in the city will be a lot of fun," Dinah hatch, author of one said from eBook, only "Frommer's Royal Wedding," the travel guidebook company. "It is a lot of Pubbing and drink, and even if you didn't catch sight of Kate and is, it will be fun." "Let's just hope that it does not rain."
"We love a good party" Karen Clarkson agreed to visit Britain's Vice President for North America, "and informal Street parties are happens everywhere in London and around Britain"
Officials have confirmed that giant screens live will show TV coverage of the event Park and Trafalgar Square in Hyde. Clarkson said VisitBritain expected that screens at other locations and will be put up "see it with a crowd, you can enjoy the atmosphere and enjoy the procession."
The route of the procession between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, where that is pair Wed, crosses's Park St. James along the Mall. Horse guards Avenue past the horse guards parade. and along Whitehall, Parliament Square. You, stake out a place should be prepared for hours of waiting.
"The key is, in fact it get early;"Hatch said all these spots perfectly white. "It is a very specific route, over at many of the major tourist attractions." ... "There are places where you can get very close to their car or carriage."
But exactly when you should be someone is the conjecture. Three may be too early, but 6.00 could be too late. Bad weather add masses to reduce could and wait time, while the misery.
Measured are the streets and sidewalks beyond Marc Palace in expectation will fill in the appearance of the happy couple after the ceremony. As fans of "The King's speech" know film tradition calls the Royals from Buckingham Palace to greet the balconies to major events to the public.
"Everyone at this moment will wait", said hatch. "It's a historic moment." "You want to be a part of the story."
Clarkson said despite the expected crowds, London of the ample capacity of the hotel as the beginning of April, with some new hotel just opened, including the W, St. Pancras Renaissance and had the Corinthia. Those, for whom the W $440 (269 pounds) at night prices to steep will have many alternatives, with prices going farther from Center City, you will find. Early April data from 450,000 found average rates for hotel rooms in London of this time of year are 21 percent over the same period of last year, at $185 each night.
Locales such as Windsor, Brighton or Cambridge offer cheaper accommodation, but you can reach by train an hour or longer London must commute. At the other end of the spectrum if you can afford as a King, life offers Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel a $30,146 5-night package for two, which includes views of the procession and private tours of "Partner of the Royal family."
In the meantime, flights, appear not stratosphere to go. On 7 April offered online listings round trips from New York to London for under $800 on several different carriers.
If you can with a wider on the British monarchy visit castles, museums and tours and exhibits, including the Tower of London, where Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII; beheaded offers other attractions Buckingham Palace, where you see can the guard change daily; St. Paul's Cathedral, where William's mother Princess Diana was married; and the National Gallery, houses the paintings of Kings and Queens.
A two-hour, $25 (15 pounds) walk from celebrity planet the story of Kate and wills courtship, with intermediate stops at Jigsaw, the clothing chain show you where she worked in the year 2007 as will their relationship broke off; Mahiki, where the Prince broke up a bar, nightclub Bill of 11,000 pounds in a week after the break-up; and St. James of Palace, the official residence of William and his brother Harry.
Elsewhere, end of April, which is characterized by William Shakespeare birthday April 26 in his hometown of Stratford is in the United Kingdom; Cheltenham Jazz Festival begins April 27; and Scotland's Speyside whisky Festival runs may 28-2. "You can roast the Royal couple with a DRAM or two," Clarkson said.
Cynics might say that way, that Diana and Charles out before all romantic illusions about the Royals has cancelled, says but Clarkson many American visitors to England remain fascinated by the monarchy, and sincerely hope many Royal observers, William's marriage a happy ending as his mother has. Eventually, Clarkson, says "everyone loves a good fairy, tale."
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If you go...
ROYAL WEDDING: official website: http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/
Tourist information: Visit Britain - http://www.visitbritain.us - provides extensive information online including a map of the route procession with sights and points of interest - http://bit.ly/dOnp7f.
EBOOK-GUIDE: "Frommer's Royal Wedding," by Dinah hatch, $6.99, with links for online purchase at http://www.frommers.com/go/royalebook/.
WILL & KATE WALK ROYAL WEDDING: two-hour walk through sites in London chronicle of the couple relationship, $25 (15 pounds), early reservation available Friday, Saturday and Sunday lunch, required, http://bit.ly/gNwfue.
By BETH j. HARPAZ,
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