Major news items in leading Australian newspapers

Major news items in leading Australian newspapers

CANBERRA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday.

The Australian:

-- Catherine Middleton on Friday night became the first non-aristocrat in almost 500 years to marry a future king of England,when Prince William sealed their eight-year romance in a spectacularWestminster Abbey ceremony. In a service rich with dedications toPrince William's mother, Princess Diana, the couple married and tookon their newly bestowed titles of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.In front of hundreds of thousands of well- wishers, the couple lateremulated Prince William's parents three decades earlier by sharing akiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

Sydney Morning Herald:

-- A joyous Prince William has a wife, and Britain a newprincess, after a spectacular service that entwined the mostimposing ceremonial traditions of the 1000-year-old English monarchywith the quicksilver immediacy of the digital age. WestminsterAbbey, Gothic and ever mysterious, played witness to the youngcouple who took their vows before 1,900 guests, among them kings,prelates and prime ministers. A million well-wishers listened insilence and later cheered on the streets and parks of London whiletwo billion more the globe over watched on television or theInternet, the first royal wedding to be streamed live.

Canberra Times:

-- Despite mounting pressure from a lively crowd gathered beforethe Buckingham Palace balcony, William and Kate's first kiss wasmore peck than pash. Crowds had rushed forwards to fill the squarein front of Buckingham Palace, eager to see the first kiss ofBritain's newest royal couple. Stepping out onto the balcony, thePrince and the Duchess waved at the thousands cheering them in thesquare, and were joined by their parents, the Queen, and the bridalparties. It took endless roaring chants of " Kiss! Kiss!" to draw aquick peck on the lips from the newlyweds, with another short-livedlocking of lips coming just before the fly-over by the Royal AirForce.