This Guy Is Serious
Meet royals superfan John Loughrey, the first person to camp out on the streets to wait for the start of the royal wedding. Someone please bring him a Pimm's Cup, or, at the least, a piece of fruitcake.
Royal Wheels
A carriage crawls toward Buckingham Palace during a rehearsal for the royal wedding in London. Kate, William and their wedding party are expected to ride in old-school transports like this for part of the day-long affair.
The Sewers Are Secure, Your Highness
A police officer emerges from a royal manhole following royal security checks at the very royal-looking Westminster Abbey.
Early Start
British organizers expect more than 5,500 street parties on Friday. Some people apparently think today is Friday. And that it's a great day to get married, too.
Royal Pool Boy?!
According to reports, every inch of the one-and-a-half mile wedding processional route has undergone a deep clean. That apparently includes all offending bodies of water in front of Buckingham Palace. Another 130 street cleaners are on standby to clean up after Friday.
Rule Brittania!
A few flags. Just in case the tourists, you know, forget which country this is.
Victoria Is Not Amused
Or maybe she is. Either way, the media is determined to get the best shot of the nuptials by setting up at key vantage points, such as this statue of the 19th-century queen.
Make Way for the Flowers!
These just might be the most famous flowers on Earth at the moment. They're being carried through Westminster Abbey, site of Friday's royal wedding.
Place Your Bets!
What color hat will the Queen wear on the big day? Apparently, enough people care about that detail, according to the stats posted by this London bookmaker.
But Where Was Kate?
Well, leaving her parents' Bucklebury home, security goon in tow, to rehearse for her wedding at Westminster. The future princess had a poster in the back of her car sporting romantic poetry.
What's in Her Bag?
Kate also kept it cool during a wedding rehearsal at Clarence House, the home of future father-in-law Prince Charles.