Tens of thousands of people are celebrating the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Large crowds have gathered outside Westminster Abbey, where the ceremony began at 1100 BST. Prince William has been made the Duke of Cambridge and his wife will become the Duchess of Cambridge after their wedding. Parties are taking place across England, where councils received more than 5,000 requests for road closures. The wedding is being broadcast live on big screens in various cities and towns. The Met Office there was a risk of heavy showers developing later on in the day in London. Thousands of people camped out overnight along the procession route the couple will take to Buckingham Palace. The couple are to use an open-topped 1902 State Landau carriage for the procession after the service, the same used by the prince's parents in 1981. Buckingham Palace earlier announced the titles given to the couple by the Queen on their marriage. Prince William will also take the titles Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus on his marriage. Hertfordshire topped the list of street party requests with 298 submitted to the council for road closures. Surrey was second with 205, the Local Government Association revealed last week. But thousands of other parties are expected to be held in homes, pubs and in gardens. A wedding breakfast has been held in the hamlet of Chapel Row, Berkshire, where the Middletons live, and Bucklebury Farm Park is staging a day of celebrations. Thousands of revellers are expected at a three-day event at Clapham Common, which has a giant television and entertainment. Organisers also created a "glamping" zone for luxury campers with 18ft (5.4m) teepees available equipped with sheepskin rugs and tables. The prince spent Thursday evening with the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry, while Miss Middleton and her family gathered at the Goring Hotel, in Belgravia, a short distance from Westminster Abbey. Source: BBC