Are you one of the billions of people who watched the Royal Wedding on Friday? Are you also one of the millions of viewers like me who is dying to know what Prince Harry said to Prince William as Kate entered the Abbey? And what about the loving words shared between bride and groom on the royal balcony?
Well wonder no longer!
Professional lip reader Tina Lannin, who was born deaf, and has spent the last seven years working with O’Malley Communications as a forensic lip reader for police forces and media outlets, picked out a few whispers and comments from the Royal Wedding that microphones didn’t pick up.
While it’s important to note that Tina Lannin’s assessment cannot be verified, it’s probably a safe bet that her decryption is fairly accurate.
Exact or not, it’s still a fun read…..
10:20 a.m. – Prince William: “Looking forward to it.” To Harry, “shall we go in then?
Prince Harry: “Sure, everyone has arrived.”
William (to Bishop): “Make sure everything’s alright. It’s beautiful the way it is.”
10:25 a.m. – William to lady in congregation: “You look very pretty, very pretty.”
10:55 a.m. – Michael Middleton to Kate Middleton as they left hotel: “You okay?”
11:00 a.m. – Pippa Middleton to sister Kate: “You look amazing.”
Story continues belowMichael Middleton to Kate Middleton as they entered Westminster Abbey: “You okay?”
Kate Middleton to her father: “Yeah.”
11:05 a.m. – Kate to Bishop before walking down the aisle: “Yes I suppose so … I expect I’ll be worn out today. Thank you.”
Harry to William: “Right, here she is now.”
William to Middleton at the altar: “You look lovely …(unclear)… You look beautiful.”
William joking to Michael Middleton: “We’re supposed to have just a small family affair.”
12:00 a.m. – Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Philip: “It was excellent.”
Prince Philip: “Yes?”
12:15 a.m. – William to Kate Middleton: “Alright?”
Kate Middleton: “Yes.”
William: “Wish I was out.”
Kate Middleton: “I’m beginning to find (unclear).”
William: “Yeah, alright.” Hands bouquet to Kate after they climb aboard their carriage, “here you are.”
Kate Middleton: “Thank you.”
Kate Middleton: “Now, are you happy?”
William: “Yes … (unclear conversation) … wave to everybody.”
Outside abbey – queen: “I wanted them to take the smaller carriage.”
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall: “It all went very well.”
Queen: “Very well.”
In wedding carriage – William: “I don’t think you should bow quite yet. I think you should just bow your head, okay?”
Kate Middleton: “Okay.”
William: “I hope I remember … It’s mad, it’s mad! Oh my goodness it … really loudly here (unclear) these people are clapping.”
Kate Middleton: “Did they?”
William: “I think so. I went out here the first (unclear).”
In separate carriage – Prince Charles: “Yeah it looked nice.”
Camilla: “Yes, but you have to know how to do it.”
In wedding carriage – Kate Middleton to William: “You look happy.”
1:30 p.m – On Buckingham Palace balcony, Kate Middleton: “Oh wow.”
William: “Alright? You’ll be okay?”
Kate Middleton: “Oh I’m fine, thank you.”
William: “Yeah! Yeah! There’s a lot of people down here.” To pageboys, “I know but look up there as well.” To his bride: “Okay? Look at me, let’s kiss, okay.”
William, shouting balcony: “Harry! Your go!”
Kate Middleton: “What’s next?”
William: “They want more time I think.”
William shouting across balcony, possibly to Camilla: “You could have brought up (unclear) as well.”
Camilla: “Oh, very heavy.”
William: “Just do a bit of everything. Do you like the balloons (unclear) they go up in the air.”
Kate Middleton: “Look at these people.”
William: “I want to see the plane, I think I’m (unclear).”
William to Harry: “Okay.”
William to pageboys: “…to stop them coming in here, to stop them coming in this side, I mean it’s hard.”
William to Kate Middleton: “One more.” The couple kiss for a second time. “That’s it, come on!”
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