29 April 2011 Last updated at 22:58

In pictures: World celebrates royal wedding

Dressed as bride and groom, Linzi Aland and Nick Volker do a pretend bouquet toss during a royal wedding party at the Ancient Britain (the AB) hotel in Sydney, Australia (29 April 2011)

Celebrations are taking place around the world as crowds gathered in the streets of London for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In Sydney, Australia, Linzi Aland and Nick Volker, dressed as bride and groom, perform a pretend bouquet toss during a royal wedding party at the Ancient Britain hotel.

Young royal enthusiasts pose for photographers in a cinema in Munich, southern Germany (29 April 2011)

Young royal enthusiasts join the celebrations in Munich, southern Germany.

Royal watchers in Paris - some dressed for the occasion - packed this British pub to watch the big event.

This bar in central Moscow also hosted a party of royal well-wishers.

Women watch royal wedding on TV in Baghdad

Images beamed around the world from Buckingham Palace were followed closely in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Cornel Adam, right, watches the royal wedding in the small Transylvanian village of Viscri

Residents of the Transylvanian village of Viscri, Romania, took a special interest in the royal wedding - the Prince of Wales owns property there and it is one of the places tipped as a possible honeymoon location for the happy couple.

Britons wearing masks of (L-R) Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, his bride Kate Middleton and Prince Charles attend a public screening of the royal wedding in the Gulf emirate of Dubai (29 April 2011)

In Dubai, Britons show off their masks of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Charles, during a public screening of the wedding.

British soldiers in Afghanistan watch the live broadcast of the royal wedding at Camp Bastion in Helmand province (29 April 2011)

In Afghanistan, British soldiers take some time out to watch live coverage of the event.

Mary Massel, Terry Chapman and Sally Massel at the Palace Theatre in Ontario (29 April 2011)

The event is also dominating the news in Canada. In Ontario, Mary Massel, Terry Chapman and Sally Massel gather to watch the event on a big screen at the Palace Theatre.

British women watch the royal wedding at a pub in the Didim district of Aydin (29 April 2011)

Meanwhile, a group of British women in Turkey - keen not to miss out - watch the coverage at a pub in the Didim district of Aydin.

Party in Al Karamah, the Jordan Valley, Jordan

At a farm in the Jordan Valley, a lamb roast featured in celebrations hosted by Hanna Hashweh, second right, a Jordanian friend of the Duchess of Cambridge's family.

North Pole "street party" by the Catlin Arctic Survey team

While the rain held off in London, some revellers had other weather conditions to contend with. Near the North Pole, members of the Catlin Arctic Survey team held what they said was the most northerly street party.

Britain's ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman, and his wife, Segolene, cut a cake to mark the royal wedding

In the Spanish capital Madrid, British Ambassador Giles Paxman and his wife Segolene led celebrations at the British embassy.

Royal wedding viewing party in Times Square.

Meanwhile, well-wishers in New York dressed up for a "viewing party" in Times Square. Live images of the wedding were carried on a giant screen.

Bengal tigers presented to Rio de Janeiro Zoo are named Prince William and Princess Kate

Tributes to the happy couple came in all shapes and sizes. In Brazil, two Bengal tigers presented to Rio de Janeiro Zoo have been named Prince William and Princess Kate.

Sally Slym watches the wedding at the Delhi Ladies Network party, Delhi, India

In India, the Delhi Ladies Network toasted the happy couple in a function at the Westin Hotel. Sally Slym is pictured raising a glass.

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In pictures: World celebrates royal wedding

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