Party time in London as crowds celebrate royal wedding

 After William and Catherine's fleeting first kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the vast crowd gathered below chanted a brief chorus of "kiss, kiss, kiss" -- before the couple treated the adoring spectators to their second kiss as newly weds.

A tidal wave of well wishers had surged along the Mall to the palace after the royal procession had passed. Some ran to secure a prime viewing position, some were jumping up and down in excitement, others were simply screaming -- all in a spontaneous outpouring of affection for the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The royal kisses were met with deafening cheers and Union Jack flags were waved in unison as RAF planes flew overhead. Some particularly enthusiastic spectators even jumped into the waters of the nearby Queen Victoria Memorial.Graham Prince, 72, left Manchester, in northern England, at 5 a.m. to join the crowds along the Mall. He said: "It's a great feeling to see everybody so happy -- and it's not just English people either, there are people from all over the world."

In Hyde Park, where three huge cinema screens had been set up to show live coverage of the wedding, red, white and blue confetti filled the air as crowds cheered the royal couple.

The whole park stood to applaud the first kiss, some popping open bottles of champagne.