The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge boarded a Royal Flight helicopter to return home - and in William's case, to work.

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, or "Kate" as she was known before she became a Princess only hours earlier, was simply glad to be alone for a change - and to finally sit down for a bit.

The play Mary Stuart brings Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots face-to-face, as played by two of our own leading ladies.

John Key has revealed Prince William's bride Kate Middleton wants to visit New Zealand as a priority on her married life agenda, and says the royal ceremony was "a bit like a normal Kiwi wedding".

The true worth of a monarchy is that it provides more than a head of state.

When she joined him at the altar, Prince William whispered to his bride and a smile crept across her face.

Her outfit was as closely guarded as the bride's, right up until the morning of the royal wedding.

Millions of people gathered around the world to watch the Royal Wedding on live TV.

Photos of some of the 1900 guests invited to the royal wedding.

Photos of the celebratory scenes as the newlyweds make their way back to Buckingham Palace.

Photos from the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

We live-blogged the royal wedding as it happened. You can replay the memorable event by clicking into the box below.

If not being invited to the wedding of the century wasn't bad enough, The Duchess of York has also been told to make herself scarce on the big day.

Sensible people with respectable jobs have been swept up in the commoner-becomes-princess fairytale.

It's estimated some two billion people from all over the world will watch at Prince William and Catherine Middleton marry.

Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye, on the question of New Zealand becoming a republic.

You don't want your wedding tipples to leave a bad taste in your guests' mouths, so choose them wisely.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have created "a church within a church" at Westminster Abbey for Friday's ceremony.

I wonder how Kate Middleton is feeling about life at the moment?