British Royal Wedding To Be Streamed Online
YouTube users from all over the world will be able to watch the long-anticipated royal wedding live. The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton will be made accessible to millions, or even billions of people around the world, through the magic of the Internet. The wedding will take place on April 29th and will be officiated at Westminster Abbey.
It will be a premiere for the British Royal Family, as no royal event has ever been streamed online before.
The stream will be available on the Royal Channel on YouTube. According to officials from St. James's Palace, the source of the feed will be the BBC.
Fans of the royal couple, as well as anyone interested, will also get a live multimedia blog, which will accompany the live feed. This official blog will be put together by Clarence House staff and will include links, pictures, historical information, as well as video footage.
And that's not all! The royal wedding will practically be all over the Internet. The official blog will have an integrated Twitter feed with all the updates, while extra photos will be made available on Flickr.
Those who want to congratulate the happy couple will be able to do so, by leaving their messages on a YouTube "Wedding Book", provided especially for this purpose. Also, well-wishers will be able to send their messages by using the hashtag #rw2011 on Twitter.
This level of coverage is unique so far. Not only that no royal wedding has ever been covered in this manner before, but it's also the first time a live YouTube feed is accompanied by a live blog of the same event. In addition, the royal wedding has an official website, as well as a Facebook page.
Everyone with an Internet connection will be able to watch what many consider the major event of the year. This move shows the British Royal Family trying their best to adapt to modern times.
According to officials, the royal wedding could be watched by no less than 2 billion people from all over the world. In 1981, the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana was watched by approximately 750 million. But technology has gone far since then, and now much more people will be able to enjoy the royal event from the comfort of their own homes.
As interest for the wedding is far from limited to Britain, many people from around the world will probably tune in to the feed.
