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Everyone seems to agree that Kate’s father made a fantastic speech at the evening wedding reception. And he spoke on the heels of Prince Harry’s best man speech, reports the Telegraph.

The new Duchess of Cambridge had her bouquet of lily-of-the-valley, sweet William and hyacinth, placed at the grave of the unkown warrior (at Westminster Abbey)  Saturday.

“The grave holds the remains of a soldier who died in World War I but has come to symbolise all of Britain’s war dead,” says AFP.

Queen Elizabeth’s mother began the tradition after her marriage in 1923, in memory of her brother Fergus, who was killed in 1915, say reports.

“The unknown warrior’s body was brought from France and buried on Armistice Day, November 11, 1920,” reports AFP.

Catherine’s green and white bouquet now sits on a white cushion on top of the grave in Westminster Abbey.

Buckingham Palace Ball Room

Why Buckingham Palace of course!

The state rooms were used for the event, which includes at very grand Ballroom.

According to the Telegraph, the the ballroom, which measures just over 118ft (36m) by 60ft (18m), is the largest of the 775 rooms in the palace.

Some of the more traditional party goers, mainly the older attendees,were not happy that Pippa had suggested a large glitter ball be installed and that Will and Kate complied—after all, the party was 80′s themed!

Singer, Ellie Goulding

Among the music performers at the royal wedding reception last night was  Ellie Goulding.

Goulding “serenaded the newlyweds” with her hit version of ‘Your Song,’ which was co-written by Sir Elton John, who attended the wedding at Westminster Abbey earlier in the day.

“It was an amazing honour to be asked by Kate and William to perform at their party. The atmosphere was incredible and it is a night I will never forget,” she told the Telegraph.

Prince Harry looked handsome at the royal wedding as he stood beside his brother in traditional uniform, but during the entire ceremony he also looked like he was keeping some sort of naughty secret— he had a mischievous smirk on his face and a sparkle in his eye.

The Queen and Prince Philip stayed away from the palace last night, where the evening reception was taking place. This allowed Harry to take the propriety of his best man speech down a peg.

Famous for his sometimes well-meaning but terrible jokes, the speech delivered was light hearted, but some of his quips didn’t quite make it home say various reports:

Pippa Middleton, especially, did not look amused when Harry made a joke about Kate’s height in relation to the Duke of Edinburgh.

However, some did find the speech entertaining, The Telegraph got some reactions from various guests:

One guest said: “Harry made jokes about getting beaten up by William and shot by air rifles – it was a classic”. Another guest added: “Prince Harry was absolutely hilarious. He is a class act when it comes to being a comedy compere. He was so unbelievably funny, that by the end of it he had most of the room crying with laughter.”

Chelsy Davy left the palace with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

While “Harry left in a minibus at about 3am, minus his bow tie, accompanied by a dozen fellow party-goers thought to have included Kate Middleton’s brother James,” reports the Telegraph.

In a display of father son camaraderie, Prince Charles and his son threw around a few sparring jokes at the Queen’s afternoon champagne reception.

Various reports confirm:”His father [Prince Charles] said he hoped Prince William would look after him in old age before joking that William would ‘push his wheelchair of a cliff’,” says the Telegraph. And, The Mail reports another particular incident, where Price Charles was throwing around quips about his son’s hair loss and William struck back with a joke about his father’s waistline!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left Buckingham Palace this morning holding hands in the sunshine and boarded a helicopter to be flown to an undisclosed location for a private weekend. Only minutes later, the first official wedding photos by photographer Hugo Burnand were revealed.The couple have opted to hold off on a honeymoon, Clarence House reports, because Prince William has to return to work as a search and rescue pilot next week.

“The Duke returns to work and their future honeymoon, which will be overseas, will not be disclosed in advance,” a statement from Clarence House said, which was obtained by CNN.

CNN reports the Duchess was wearing a light blue dress, a dark jacket and wedge platform shoes. And a cheerful Duke of Cambridge wore khaki/chino style pants with a faint blue shirt and dark jacket.

Hats Hats and more Hats at the royal wedding today!

There were lots of artsy headpieces at the wedding, but it took courage to wear the one Princess Beatrice did!

I really can’t make up my mind whether to like star milliner Philip Treacy’s creation for the Princess, as a piece of art, or just Plain hate it because it seems SO ridiculous!

It could be a major fashion flop or winner with the critics—I’m guessing there will be some negative reactions:

“Is that an octopus on her head, or a pair of antlers?” the Telegraph asks.

“Princess Eugenie of York (L) tops off her Vivienne Westwood ensemble with a cobalt blue Philip Treacy mini hat embellished with flowers and feathers, while her sister, Princess Beatrice of York, dons an extravagant bow shaped headpiece with her Valentino Couture outfit,” reports the Telegraph.

After all the pomp and circumstance Kate can let her hair down (so to speak) at the reception dinner hosted by Prince Charles, and attended by 300 of her dearest friends.

She emerged for the evening in a fresh Sarah Burton outfit for party time!

The second dress is a strapless white satin gazar evening dress with a circle skirt and diamante embroidered detail round the waist, reports the mail. Kate was also wearing a white angora bolero cardigan.

“The couple left with Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall. The royal party looked happy and relaxed,” reports the Mail.