Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London.Royal watchers waving Union Flags as they walk along The Mall towards Buckingham Palace after the wedding yesterday.Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah attending the wedding yesterday.
To wild cheers and with their flags aloft, the crowds surging up The Mall finally saw the moment they had all been waiting for as Prince William kissed his bride Kate Middleton.
The net curtains of the Buckingham Palace balcony began twitching right at 1.23pm and then right on schedule, two minutes later, the world's most-watched newlyweds emerged, sparking huge cheers.
The rest of the royal family came out, although Queen Elizabeth II kept discreetly to one side -- this was her grandson's big day.
The crowd waved back to the happy couple, but soon they were chanting: "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"
And when the blushing prince duly obliged, the crowds outside the palace gates erupted.
As the crowd waved to them, William pointed out to his wife elements of the remarkable scene before him -- the massed ranks of photographers on the Queen Victoria Memorial, the crowds at the palace gates, and the half a million well-wishers stretching as far as the eye could see.
To their left, Prince Harry joked with the maid of honour, Kate's sister Pippa Middleton, as did Prince Philip, the royal family's patriarch a few weeks short of his 90th birthday.
The page boys were also enjoying themselves, though the queen kept a watchful eye over them, while William's father Prince Charles held up one of the younger bridesmaids for a look over the balcony.
The balcony party began to go back inside, leaving the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to savour the moment alone one last time.
After six minutes and with a final wave, they returned inside the palace, putting the gloss on a magical day for billions of people around the world.
After the crowd chanted for a second kiss, the couple heeded the cry, pausing for a longer embrace this time.
