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After weeks of secrecy, the royal bride's gown is finally revealed

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Kate Middleton waves as she arrives with her father Michael Middleton and her sister Philippa Middleton to the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for her wedding to Britain's Prince William, on April 29, 2011.ODD ANDERSEN

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Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, hold hands during their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London April 29, 2011.POOL/Reuters

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Prince William exchanges rings with his bride Catherine Middleton in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams inside Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England.WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Kate Middleton arrives with her sister Philippa Middleton (R) to the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for her wedding to Britain's Prince William, on April 29, 2011.ODD ANDERSEN

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Catherine Middleton and her father Michael Middleton travel past Buckingham Palace as they make their way to the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England.Peter Macdiarmid

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Catherine Middleton with the father Michael Middleton arrives to attend her Royal Wedding to Prince William at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England.Christopher Furlong

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In this image taken from video, Kate Middleton is seen on the red carpet as she arrives at Westminster Abbey for the Royal Wedding in London on Friday, April, 29, 2011.The Associated Press

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Prince William stands deside his bride Catherine Middleton with her father Michael Middleton on April 29, 2011 in London, England.WPA Pool/Getty Images

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In this image taken from video, from right ,father of the bride, Michael Middleton, Kate Middleton, Britain's Prince William and Britain's Prince Harry stand at the alter at Westminster Abbey for the Royal Wedding in London on Friday, April, 29, 2011.The Associated Press

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In this image taken from video, Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton stand at the alter at Westminster Abbey for the Royal Wedding in London on Friday, April, 29, 2011.The Associated Press

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Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wave as they travel in the 1902 State Landau carriage along the Processional Route to Buckingham Palace, in London, on April 29, 2011.ODD ANDERSEN

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