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Millions in UK watch royal wedding on television
Oct 14, 2018 6:51 AM

Millions in UK watch royal wedding on television

SUMMARY

The royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank was a big hit in terms of British TV viewership.ITV said Saturday that it added roughly 2.1 million viewers during its extended morning program that showed live coverage of Friday's wedding at Windsor Castle. ITV was the only U.K. broadcaster that showed the entire service live from St. George's Chapel. Competitors BBC and Sky News showed snippets of the wedding and the crowds thronging the streets of Windsor outside the castle.

By APOct 14, 2018 3:55:41 PM IST (Updated)

Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank smile as they travel from St George's Chapel to Windsor Castle after their wedding at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London, England. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Britain's Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank leave St George's Chapel after their wedding at Windsor Castle. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, smile as they wait for the bridal procession at the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

US actress Liv Tyler, her husband Dave Gardner, Kate Moss and her daughter Lila attend the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

In this photo released by Buckingham Palace, Britain's Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank embrace, in the Scottish State Coach, upon its return to Windsor Castle following the Carriage Procession after their Wedding. (Alex Bramall/Buckingham Palace via AP)

Britain's Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank are photographed in the White Drawing Room, Windsor Castle with from left, back row, Thomas Brooksbank, Nicola Brooksbank, George Brooksbank, Princess Beatrice, Sarah, Duchess of York, Prince Andrew, middle row, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Maud Windsor, Louis De Givenchy, front row, Theodora Williams, Mia Tindall, Isla Phillips and Savannah Phillips. (Alex Bramall/Buckingham Palace via AP)

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