Royal wedding: seating plan reveals intimate ceremony
A seating plan released ahead of the royal wedding ceremony has revealed that only the couple's nearest and dearest will be able to witness the wedding ceremony for themselves.
More than 1,000 of those in the Abbey will have to rely upon video screens to follow the service.
Prince William and Kate Middleton chose the Abbey for its intimacy despite its size, as well as its 1,000-year Royal history and majestic beauty.
About 1,000 people will sit in the section of the Abbey in front of the Quire, a partition in the building which restricts the view of the altar to anyone behind it, giving it the feel of a large parish church.
One tradition Prince William and Miss Middleton appear to have eschewed is having a bride's side and a groom's side.
Members of the Spencer family, relatives of Prince William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, will sit next to the Middletons. Friends of the Middleton family will sit on the other side of the Abbey away from the Royal Family.
The Queen and other members of the Royal Family will sit in the North Lantern across the aisle from the Middleton family, who will be in the South Lantern. They will be the closest to the Sanctuary, where William and Miss Middleton will stand.
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