One's royal wedding viewing options on TV

Today, keen royal-lovers will have more than five and a half hours of continuous wedding coverage to drink champagne to.

Pinky-finger outstretched, naturally.

Coverage on TV One and TV3 will start at 6pm, as Wendy Petrie broadcasting live from London. TVNZ.co.nz will also be live streaming the event.

Wedding guest bingo can commence from 7pm, as Mark Sainsbury broadcasts CloseUp from outside Westminister Abbey, as wedding guests arrive.

The British royals won’t start arriving until 9.30pm, a half-hour before the service starts at 10pm.

The service is scheduled to wrap up by 11.15pm. A Buckingham Palace balcony appearance (and “the traditional kiss”) is timed for about half-past midnight Kiwi time – as the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight do a fly past.

If, alas, you miss the actual event, you can set your TV to record a two hour wrap-up, scheduled for (ouch) 7am on Saturday April 30.

For a fictional spin on events, there’s Lifetime’s movie ‘William & Kate: Let Love Rule’, screening at 8.30pm, with Kiwi actor Nico Evers-Swindell taking the role of the titular royal.

But be warned. While some critics have called it, “so bad it’s good”, British newspaper the Guardian said it was, “so bad it's awful, toe-curlingly, teeth-furringly, pillow-bitingly ghastly”.

Full schedule below:

TV ONE’s ROYAL WEDDING COVERAGE:

Saturday 23rd April (Easter)

2pm - William and Kate: (documentary)
 
Friday 29th April

7am - Breakfast: Petra Bagust broadcasts live from London

6pm - ONE News: Coverage of the Royal Wedding live from Westminster Abbey

7pm - Close Up: Mark Sainsbury continues coverage live from London

7:30pm – Sat 12:45am - OFFICIAL BROADCAST: Live link to BBC via satellite from London
 
The entire Royal Wedding will also stream LIVE on tvnz.co.nz including the official broadcast from the BBC.
 
Saturday 30th April

7am - The Royal Wedding: A two-hour highlights package

6pm - ONE News: Full coverage of the wedding and world’s reaction to it

8:30pm - William & Kate: Let Love Rule - Movie about the love affair between Prince William and Catherine Middleton, daughter of upper middle class commoners, starring Kiwi actor Nico Evers-Swindell as Prince William.

TV3 ROYAL WEDDING COVERAGE

Friday 29 April

6:00pm - 3 NEWS - Hilary Barry will be reporting live from London.

7:00pm - CAMPBELL LIVE - the London based 3 News team will be keeping John informed on the build up to the Royal wedding.

7:30pm - ROYAL WEDDING SPECIAL - John Campbell and guests discuss the lead up to the ceremony and cross to London for live updates.

10:00pm - ROYAL WEDDING SPECIAL - ITV live coverage of the wedding ceremony begins on TV3. James Mates leads the commentary of events from Westminster Abbey.