London gets ready

Cat Larry, the 10 Downing Street cat, sits on a chair wearing a British Union Jack bow tie ahead of the Downing Street street party, in central London, on April 28, 2011. Downing Street will hold a street party tomorrow to celebrate the royal wedding of B — Getty Images

Larry, the 10 Downing Street cat, sits on a chair wearing a British Union Jack bow tie ahead of the Downing Street street party, in central London, on April 28, 2011. Downing Street will hold a street party to celebrate the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011.

With less than 24 hours to go, final preparations for the royal wedding are in place.

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A workman cleans the fountains in the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace on April 27, 2011, in London.

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Armed police officers patrol past the Goring Hotel in central London, on April 28, 2011, where Kate Middleton will spend her last night as an unmarried woman, on April 28, 2011.

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A couple strolls down The Mall while wearing Prince William and Kate Middleton masks on April 28, 2011, in London.

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A container of flowers is carried through Westminster Abbey for arrangements to decorate the venue for the upcoming royal wedding ceremony on April 27, 2011, in London.

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Larissa Moran, 28, from Perth, Australia, poses for a portrait in front of Westminster Abbey in advance of the Royal Wedding on April 27, 2011, in London.

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A police helicopter hovers above London's Westminster Abbey on April 27, 2011.

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Workmen rake gravel on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace on April 28, 2011, in London. With less than 24 hours to go, final preparations for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton are in place.

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A bookie takes bets outside Westminster Abbey on April 27, 2011, in London.

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A woman slides her finger into a replica of the engagement ring affixed to the forearm of an art work entitled "Engagement"; a life-sized wax model of Britain's Prince William by U.S. artist Jennifer Rubell, in London, on April 28, 2011.

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Members of the mounted household division patrol down the Mall in central London on April 28, 2011.

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Dressed in a tiara and bridal veil, Camilla the dog looks on as her owner, a royal fan, camps out outside Westminster Abbey on April 27, 2011, in London. With only two days to go before the royal wedding, security checks and last minute preparations are continuing around Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and along the procession route that Prince William and Catherine Middleton will take.

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A cameraman films from the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace on April 27, 2011, in London.

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Royal supporters sit by a fence in central London on April 27, 2011. Britain's Prince William is to marry his fiancee Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011.

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Police officers perform a security sweep in the grounds of Westminster Abbey in London on April 27, 2011.

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British Union Jack flags line Regents Street, one of the main shopping thoroughfares in London, on April 28, 2011.

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Prince Harry arrives at Westminster Abbey for a rehearsal on April 28, 2011, in London.

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A police dog searches through the flowers brought into Westminster Abbey during preparations for the upcoming royal wedding ceremony on April 27, 2011.

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A workman makes adjustments to an ornamental gas lamp on the gates of Buckingham Palace on April 28, 2011, in London.

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Hotel staff help guests as they arrive at the Goring Hotel, where Kate Middleton will spend her last night as a unmarried woman, ahead of the royal wedding on Friday morning.

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Anne Dent from London and Elaine Bathurst from Canada pose for a portrait in front of Westminster Abbey in advance of the royal wedding on April 27, 2011, in London.

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Police officers carry out security checks at Westminster Abbey on April 27, 2011, in London.

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A woman looks out of a shop by a pile of commemorative mugs on sale in central London on April 28, 2011.

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Police and sniffer dogs arrive at the Goring Hotel, where Kate Middleton will spend her last night as a unmarried woman, ahead of the royal wedding on April 28, 2011.

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Television news crews report from a temporary stand in front of Buckingham Palace on April 27, 2011, in London.

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A temporary stand in front of Buckingham Palace provides space for television news crews on April 27, 2011, in London.

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