Saturday, April 30, 2011

Top 5 Financial Facts about Royal Wedding 2011 – COST

5) Wedding Ring cost Prince William $11,000


At fifth spot of this list, we have the Wedding Ring given by Prince William to Kate Middleton which cost him $11000. That is not too expensive however the engagement ring worn by Kate Middleton is of her late mother in law Princess Diana and is worth $1 Million now.

4) Royal Wedding Cakes cost $80,000

At fourth place in this list, we have the royal wedding cakes. First one of them was multi-tiered fruit cake covered in white cream and icing, decorated with flowers and was designed by using the Joseph Lambert technique. The second one was Prince William’s favorite, a chocolate biscuit cake made using a royal family recipe.

3) Wedding Dress of Kate Middleton cost $450,000



The third most notable financial fact about the royal wedding is the money spent on the dresses of bride. Kate Middleton’s wedding gown and other outfits that she’ll wear to receptions have cost around $450,000 and this sum of money was reportedly paid by Kate’s parents.

2) About $800,000 spent Flowers
At second spot of this financial facts list on royal wedding 2011 is the money spent on flowers. The Queen and Prince Charles shared the responsibility to beautify Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace and spent about $800,000 on flowers.

1) $32 Million spent on Security

Thousands of police officers accompanied the bridal procession and armed military personnel escorted the couple from church service. Since, it was a national holiday the officers were paid double time and that makes the security expenses top the list of financial facts about royal wedding 2011.

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