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Apr 2011
16m 35s

Westminster Abbey: Royal Wedding Edition

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This year, Prince William and Kate Middleton will be getting married at Westminster Abbey. Listen in to learn more about royal weddings as Sarah and Deblina travel through the centuries to look at the Abbey's connections to the crown and to the Windsors. 
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