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A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of The Royal Wedding

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Britain's Prince William accompanied by his fiancee Kate Middleton, arrives at Witton Country Park, Darwen, England. (AP)
Britain's Prince William accompanied by his fiancee Kate Middleton, arrives at Witton Country Park, Darwen, England. (AP)

Later this month, hundreds of millions of viewers around the world are expected to tune in for the marriage of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton. It will be a glamorous occasion, and the guest list --nearly 2,000 are invited to Westminster Abbey-- will include some of the world's most powerful. The BBC's Economics Correspondent Andrew Walker looks does a cost-benefit analysis on the royal wedding.

This segment aired on April 14, 2011.

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