Royal Wedding : Can Kate's Wedding Draw More Viewers than Diana's?
The Royal Wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton will take place tomorrow in April 29, 2011 at 06:00am EDT.
There is plenty of anticipation growing over the event, with media coverage increasing on a daily basis. The event could end up being the most watched event in history. Let's take a look back at other major events to see what the wedding is running against:
* The wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles on July 29, 1981 drew 17 million U.S. viewers.
* An estimated 41 million U.S. viewers watched the inauguration of Ronald Reagan on Jan. 20, 1981.
* The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, on April 9, 2005 was viewed by 3.7 million in the U.S
* The Jan. 20, 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama had 38 million U.S. viewers.
* There were 111 million U.S. viewers for the Green Bay Packers win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, Feb. 6, 2011.
* President Ronald Regan's funeral, June 11, 2004, had 20.8 million U.S. viewers.
* Thirty-one million viewers watched the July 8, 2009 memorial service for Michael Jackson.
Will tomorrow's event set the record?
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