London’s May Fair hotel opened by King George in 1927 is inviting guests to celebrate the royal wedding in its glamourous and exquisite surroundings, making it the perfect base to mark the occasion, fit for royalty.

London’s May Fair hotel opened by King George in 1927 is inviting guests to celebrate the royal wedding in its glamourous and exquisite surroundings, making it the perfect base to mark the occasion, fit for royalty.

The Royal Mews has revealed further details of the upcoming Royal Wedding, confirming the newlyweds will ride in the carriage used by Charles and Diana in 1981. The post-ceremony route is likely to see the couple pass crowds in the open-topped horse-drawn carriage as part of a Captain’s Escort mounted by the Household Cavalry.

The Royal Wedding will leave Britain being viewed internationally as this odd little island stuck in the past at a time when the London 2012 Games is trying to promote a youthful, modern and contemporary Britain, according to a leading tourism academic.

Tourism insiders in the UK were hoping for a second windfall in 2011 as it was confirmed the Queen’s eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips will marry long-term partner Mike Tindall. Tindall – an England rugby union international - proposed to 29-year-old Phillips on Monday evening at their home in Gloucestershire, with a date for the wedding expected to be named in the near future.

Prince William and his fiancée Kate Middleton will have the choice of spending their honeymoon in Portugal’s most attractive tourist destination - the Algarve. An invitation issued by Turismo do Algarve has already been sent to the British Ambassador to Portugal, who will be forwarding the offer to the Royal couple.