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    Friday, May 03, 2024

    Lip reader deciphers secret wedding whispers

    London - Tina Lannin, a professional lip reader who was born deaf, caught the private whispers during the royal wedding that television microphones couldn't capture.

    Lannin, who has worked for seven years as a forensic lip reader for police forces and media outlets with O'Malley Communications, picked out comments from Prince William, his bride and Queen Elizabeth II in a partial transcript. Her assessment couldn't be verified.

    10:20 a.m. - Prince William: "Looking forward to it." To Harry, "Shall we go in then?

    Prince Harry: "Sure, everyone has arrived."

    William (to Bishop): "Make sure everything's alright. It's beautiful the way it is."

    10:25 a.m. - William to lady in congregation: "You look very pretty, very pretty."

    10:55 a.m. - Michael Middleton to Kate Middleton as they left hotel: "You OK?"

    11:00 a.m. - Pippa Middleton to sister Kate: "You look amazing."

    Michael Middleton to Kate Middleton as they entered Westminster Abbey: "You OK?"

    Kate Middleton to her father: "Yeah."

    11:05 a.m. - Kate to Bishop before walking down the aisle: "Yes I suppose so ... I expect I'll be worn out today. Thank you."

    Harry to William: "Right, here she is now."

    William to Middleton at the altar: "You look lovely ...(unclear)... You look beautiful."

    William joking to Michael Middleton: "We're supposed to have just a small family affair."

    12:00 a.m. - Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Philip: "It was excellent."

    Prince Philip: "Yes?"

    12:15 a.m. - William to Kate Middleton: "Alright?"

    Kate Middleton: "Yes."

    William: "Wish I was out."

    Kate Middleton: "I'm beginning to find (unclear)."

    William: "Yeah, alright." Hands bouquet to Kate after they climb aboard their carriage, "Here you are."

    Kate Middleton: "Thank you."

    Kate Middleton: "Now, are you happy?"

    William: "Yes ... (unclear conversation) ... wave to everybody."

    Outside abbey - queen: "I wanted them to take the smaller carriage."

    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall: "It all went very well."

    Queen: "Very well."

    In wedding carriage - William: "I don't think you should bow quite yet. I think you should just bow your head, OK?"

    Kate Middleton: "OK."

    William: "I hope I remember ... It's mad, it's mad! Oh my goodness it ... really loudly here (unclear) these people are clapping."

    Kate Middleton: "Did they?"

    William: "I think so. I went out here the first (unclear)."

    In separate carriage - Prince Charles: "Yeah it looked nice."

    Camilla: "Yes, but you have to know how to do it."

    In wedding carriage - Kate Middleton to William: "You look happy."

    1:30 p.m - On Buckingham Palace balcony, Kate Middleton: "Oh, wow."

    William: "All right? You'll be OK?"

    Kate Middleton: "Oh I'm fine, thank you."

    William: "Yeah! Yeah! There's a lot of people down here." To pageboys, "I know but look up there as well." To his bride: "OK? Look at me, let's kiss, OK?"

    William, shouting from balcony: "Harry! Your go!"

    Kate Middleton: "What's next?"

    William: "They want more time I think."

    William to Kate Middleton: "One more." The couple kiss for a second time. "That's it, come on!"

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