First British royal wedding to be streamed live on internet

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First British royal wedding to be streamed live on internet

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This is the first time a British royal wedding will be streamed live on internet.

20 April,2011 07:34 pm

April 29s event, expected to be watched by up to two billion people across the globe, will be streamed live on internet. This is the first time a British royal wedding will be covered in this manner.The wedding of Britains Prince William to university sweetheart Kate Middleton will be streamed live on YouTube and accompanied by a live multi-media blog assembled by royal officials.Staff at Clarence House and St Jamess Palace will provide a live commentary with historical information, interesting links, additional photographs and video footage as well as an integrated Twitter feed, the palace said in a statement.Officials said it was the first time a live blog would run alongside a live stream on video-sharing website YouTube for any occasion. The royal family is making extensive use of the internet and a variety of social media applications in the run-up to the big day.