Million make merry on streets as best show in town passes by

Up to a million wellwishers flocked to central London yesterday to catch a glimpse of the historic Royal wedding.

By The Newsroom

Published 30th Apr 2011, 07:00 BST

Scotland Yard said there were about 500,000 people around Buckingham Palace to watch William and Kate’s eagerly-anticipated kiss.

The force estimated that crowds would have peaked at about one million along the processional route.

Crowds around Buckingham Palace were bigger than police had predicted.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the mood on the ground was “fantastic”.

He added: “The crowd has been tremendous, the mood fantastic. People have been coming forward to help police officers.”

The wellwishers turned the route of the Royal wedding procession into a sea of red, white and blue as the world came together to celebrate the big day.