Master Taylor Lance Sgt. Matthew Else checks the cut of an Irish Guardsman's uniform during an inspection in Windsor, United Kingdom on April 21, 2011. Irish Guards soldiers are preparing for ceremonial duties during the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29. William is the Colonel of the Irish Guards.
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Guardsman Bortnill St Ange (right) is measured for his uniform by master taylor Lance Sgt. Matthew Else in Windsor, United Kingdom on April 21, 2011. Irish Guardsmen recently returned from Afghanistan are preparing for ceremonial duties ahead of the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011.
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Herald Painter Robert Parsons sketches the new coat of arms for Kate Middleton's family at the College of Arms in London on April 18, 2011. Middleton will use this coat of arms until her April 29 royal wedding to Britain's Prince William, when it will be merged with his coat of arms.
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The British Union Jack hangs over London's Regent Street on April 20, 2011, in preparation for the wedding between Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011.
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Workers erect a media stand around the Queen Victoria Memorial in central London on April 21, 2011, in preparation for the wedding between Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London, on April 29, 2011.
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The "Instrument of Consent," which is the Queen's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is displayed at the Crown Office at the House of Lords on April 21, 2011 in London, England.
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Kate Middleton dolls are pictured at Hamley's toy store in central London, on April 20, 2011. The toy, selling for 35 pounds ($57), is a themed fashion doll that has been dressed and accessorized by seven British designers.
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Members of the Lifeguards Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment gather ahead of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, during a rehearsal in Hyde Park in central London, on April 14, 2011.
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