How many people gathered for the royal wedding

We got really emotional. Crowds around Buckingham Palace were bigger than police had predicted but a spokesman for Scotland Yard said the mood on the ground was 'fantastic'. He added: 'The crowd has been tremendous, the mood fantastic. People have been coming forward to help police officers. Hundreds of people had camped for several days to get a glimpse of the happy couple.

There was a festival feel as well-wishers cleaned their teeth using bottles of water and queued outside rows of portable toilets. Westminster City Council said today's wedding was the capital's largest ever event and was 'miles ahead' of last year's Papal visit.

Paul Reid, the authority's head of operations, said he estimated nearly a million people were on the streets of London. Never mind that they weren't invited, revellers make the most of it in Hyde Park with wedding dresses and top hats. Making a statement: The wedding provided a source of inspiration for many young women. A group of female students from University College London wore charity shop wedding dresses. Sophie Foan, 19, from Devon, said: 'We thought it would be fun.

We thought we'd keep an eye out for Harry as well. She said they had taken care not to upstage the bride by wearing boots and suspenders under their dresses. According to the Kensington Palace, guests are expected to attend the smaller gathering , so we can toss that in, as well. The numbers aren't extremely surprising, though, because when Prince Harry and Markle announced their engagement back in , the two promised to keep the members of the public involved as much as they could — in addition to their massive guest lists.

According to a statement released by Kensington Palace on March 2, the royal couple wanted the public to "feel part of the celebrations too. The statement went on to say that 2, people would be permitted onto the wedding grounds to watch the two exchange their vows, and they would be able to check out the carriage procession as it departs from the castle. Ugh, I'll never get over not being there. The same day, the Kensington Palace also gave the stipulations on how members of the public could score an invite to the wedding through its Twitter page.

We've broken down the royal wedding numbers into three simple categories to show the scope of Kate and Will's big day. Check them out below, and then get excited for Pippa Middleton's wedding with these fun facts.

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Out on the streets of London, the Metropolitan Police estimated one million people turned out to try to catch a glimpse of the wedding parade. There were 5, police officers keeping order and, 24 hours after the wedding, 55 arrests had been reported. Westminster Council was in charge of clearing the streets of the procession and deployed road sweepers - more than usual. They moved an estimated tonnes of rubbish - a spokesman for Westminster Council said horse manure was the "biggest issue".