TLC Plans Week Of Special Royal Wedding Coverage

LOS ANGELES — The TLC channel is giving the wedding of Britain's Prince William the royal treatment.

In the five days leading up to the April 29 nuptials of William and Kate Middleton, the channel will air specials featuring archived and other footage, interviews and a round-table discussion with experts on royalty, TLC said Wednesday.

The U.K.-themed week, in partnership with ITV Studios, also will include a show focusing on British and U.S. hoarders and "extreme" collectors of royal memorabilia.

The channel plans live coverage of the wedding, with a condensed version of the event set to air April 30-May 1.

Next month, TLC will show "The Queen," a new two-hour special that explores romance, weddings and divorce among members of Queen Elizabeth II's family.

The special will air Feb. 13 (9 p.m. EST). The program will be preceded by repeats of two specials about William and his fiancee: "William & Kate: A Royal Love Story" (7 p.m. EST) and "William, Kate & 8 Royal Weddings" (8 p.m. EST).

For TLC, home of "Four Weddings, "Say Yes to the Dress" and other wedding-themed shows, the weeklong coverage is intended to enhance viewers' "overall royal experience" of the Westminster Abbey ceremony, said programming executive Nancy Daniels.

"This is without question the most widely anticipated wedding in a generation," Paul Buccieri, ITV Studios America president and CEO, said in a statement, promising American viewers "intimate access to this landmark event."

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TLC is part of Discovery Communications.

Comments

[proudtohaveserved]

03:09 AM on 01/20/2011

i AM EALLY SICK AND TIRED OF THIS ROYAL WEDDING

[suzeejc]

11:43 PM on 01/19/2011

Lovely. Just lovely. But I think I'll pass.

[BeasleysMom]

09:56 PM on 01/19/2011

What fun. It sure will be better than watching a m3an mouthed woman gleefully hitting fish with a c/lu b.

[BeasleysMom]

09:51 PM on 01/19/2011

What fun! it sure is better than watching a mean mouthed woman beating fish to d e/at/h with a bat.

[PARepublican]

09:00 PM on 01/19/2011

this is what marriage is all about. One man and One woman.

[BeasleysMom]

09:52 PM on 01/19/2011

Oh, go away. No one on this happy thread wants to hear from you mal contents who think you can enforce your will on everyone else.

[Raw Ron]

10:40 PM on 01/19/2011

Why do you care who gets married?I mean really its none of your business. You conservatives talk about limiting government but you want the gov to tell people who they can marry and when a women can have a child. Sounds like the ultimate big government to me. You folks are ragging hypocrites.

[PARepublican]

09:41 AM on 01/20/2011

I married in the eyes of GOD, the government part of it was just formality.

[genrel1248]

06:39 PM on 01/19/2011

Now I know what channel not to watch that week.

[doctordoubt]

05:52 PM on 01/19/2011

Should get better ratings than the Palin fiasco.

[Diasamax]

03:28 PM on 01/19/2011

Although I am happy for them, there is no need for a week of programming to be used to discuss this. We do not care! All the hubbub is for tradition and image. I think it is a safe bet to say most people in this country are not going to lose any sleep if they do not watch. There are more critical things going on in the world than this.

[proudtohaveserved]

03:11 AM on 01/20/2011

REA.LLY, DON'T CARE ONE OR THE OTHER. STOP TALKING ABOUT IT

[Suzan S]

03:04 PM on 01/19/2011

YAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNN

[proudtohaveserved]

03:13 AM on 01/20/2011

RIGHT, THESE WHOLE FAMIL AR ON A 10 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET

[Fredday]

02:06 PM on 01/19/2011

The Learning Channel should change its name to The Loser Channel. They used to have some great programming, but now its just garbage.

[BeasleysMom]

09:53 PM on 01/19/2011

Ewwwwww. That Alaska show sure was.

[arod72]

01:58 PM on 01/19/2011

Hmm, sounds about right, considering KM's friend wants to use undocumented immigrants as target practice. She'll fit right in with Sarah Palin and the other junk shown on this channel.

[cdnbystander]

09:37 PM on 01/19/2011

I heard about that. I suspect Kate is pretty vapid herself.

[thecarf]

01:21 PM on 01/19/2011

I guess it's official. TLC makes nothing worth watching.

[ForemostPanda]

01:15 PM on 01/19/2011

I heard obama was disinvited to the wedding. I wonder why? the ol' reset btton still in the shop?

[Diasamax]

03:25 PM on 01/19/2011

Obama was never invited. People assumed that various heads of state would be there in typical royal kiss rear fashion. But the couple stated a while back they do not want all that foolishness. I think if they had their way, none of it would be put on display. They are being made to jump hoops for image of a monarchy that no one really cares about anymore.

[proudtohaveserved]

03:15 AM on 01/20/2011

GOOD FOR OBAMA

[BeasleysMom]

10:01 PM on 01/19/2011

If you folks had anything legitimate to criticize the president about you would not have to constantly come up with this kind of stuff.

[ConcernedAboutRFuture]

01:14 PM on 01/19/2011

Ooooooo, I'm gonna watch this as much as i did the Sarah Palin series. Never.

[tttony]

01:13 PM on 01/19/2011

Again? didn't we just do this 25 years ago?