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Although there had been an earlier rehearsal for the military, using a Middleton lookalike, this was a rehearsal for the bride and groom.
William, 28, wore a charcoal grey suit and Middleton, 29, wore a black dress as they arrived in a chauffer-driven Range Rover at sunset. Best man Prince Harry, 26, and the maid of honor, Kate's sister Pippa Middleton, 27, arrived in a silver van. They were flanked by two motorcycle police officers.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton Rehearse Wedding Final Time By Steve Helling A smiling Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday night to run through their wedding ceremony. .
It was their last rehearsal before Friday's wedding, according to multiple news reports.
The crowd of onlookers first knew something was brewing when 12 officers marched out of a side entrance of Westminster Abbey. They blocked off the street near the cathedral as the vehicles pulled up.
"Everything came to a halt," says Cindy Rockwell from Lake Oswego, Ore. "Then the crowd just surged forward. There were so many people that you could hardly even move; everyone was trying to see them."
William and Middletwon were quickly ushered into a side entrance. "It was really surreal," says Carolyn Houghton from Medford, Ore. "In America, the crowd would have been screaming. But here, everyone was very quiet and orderly. But I do wish they would have stopped and waved for a minute."
The couple remained in the cathedral for about 90 minutes, where they practiced the ceremony. Then they left - William returning home, and Middleton heading to her $8,000-a-night royal suite on the top floor of the Goring Hotel.
