Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, left, wave as they leave Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April, 29, 2011. - Photo by AP

LONDON: Tina Lannin, a professional lip reader who was born deaf, caught the private whispers during the royal wedding that television microphones couldn't capture.

Lannin, who has worked for 7 years as a forensic lip reader for police forces and media outlets with O'Malley Communications, picked out comments from Prince William, his bride and Queen Elizabeth II in a partial transcript. Her assessment couldn't be verified.

10:20 a.m. – Prince William: ''Looking forward to it.'' To Harry, ''shall we go in then? Prince Harry: ''Sure, everyone has arrived.'' William (to Bishop): ''Make sure everything's alright. It's beautiful the way it is.''

10:25 a.m. – William to lady in congregation: ''You look very pretty, very pretty.''

10:55 a.m. – Michael Middleton to Kate Middleton as they left hotel: ''You okay?''

1:00 a.m. – Pippa Middleton to sister Kate: ''You look amazing.''

Michael Middleton to Kate Middleton as they entered Westminster Abbey: ''You okay?''

Kate Middleton to her father: ''Yeah.''

11:05 a.m. – Kate to Bishop before walking down the aisle: ''Yes I suppose so ... I expect I'll be worn out today. Thank you.''

Harry to William: ''Right, here she is now.''

William to Middleton at the altar: ''You look lovely ...(unclear)... You look beautiful.''

William joking to Michael Middleton: ''We're supposed to have just a small family affair.''

12:00 a.m. – Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Philip: ''It was excellent.''

Prince Philip: ''Yes?''

12:15 a.m. – William to Kate Middleton: ''Alright?''

Kate Middleton: ''Yes.''

William: ''Wish I was out.''

Kate Middleton: ''I'm beginning to find (unclear).''

William: ''Yeah, alright.'' Hands bouquet to Kate after they climb aboard their carriage, ''here you are.''

Kate Middleton: ''Thank you.''

Kate Middleton: ''Now, are you happy?''

William: ''Yes ... (unclear conversation) ... wave to everybody.''

Outside abbey – queen: ''I wanted them to take the smaller carriage.''

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall: ''It all went very well.''

Queen: ''Very well.''

In wedding carriage – William: ''I don't think you should bow quite yet. I think you should just bow your head, okay?''

Kate Middleton: ''Okay.''

William: ''I hope I remember ... It's mad, it's mad! Oh my goodness it ... really loudly here (unclear) these people are clapping.''

Kate Middleton: ''Did they?''

William: ''I think so. I went out here the first (unclear).''

In separate carriage – Prince Charles: ''Yeah it looked nice.''

Camilla: ''Yes, but you have to know how to do it.''

In wedding carriage – Kate Middleton to William: ''You look happy.''

1:30 p.m – On Buckingham Palace balcony, Kate Middleton: ''Oh wow.''

William: ''Alright? You'll be okay?''

Kate Middleton: ''Oh I'm fine, thank you.''

William: ''Yeah! Yeah! There's a lot of people down here.'' To pageboys, ''I know but look up there as well.'' To his bride: ''Okay? Look at me, let's kiss, okay.''

William, shouting balcony: ''Harry! Your go!''

Kate Middleton: ''What's next?''

William: ''They want more time I think.''

William shouting across balcony, possibly to Camilla: ''You could have brought up (unclear) as well.''

Camilla: ''Oh, very heavy.''

William: ''Just do a bit of everything. Do you like the balloons (unclear) they go up in the air.''

Kate Middleton: ''Look at these people.''

William: ''I want to see the plane, I think I'm (unclear).''

William to Harry: ''Okay.''

William to pageboys: ''...to stop them coming in here, to stop them coming in this side, I mean it's hard.''

William to Kate Middleton: ''One more.'' The couple kiss for a second time. ''That's it, come on!'' – AP

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