200,000 expected in Hyde Park for royal wedding

London's Hyde Park is set to attract 200,000 people for the royal wedding celebrations.

Britain's Prince William will marry Kate Middleton on April 29 at Westminster Abbey and crowds of well-wishers are set to descend on the British capital, with Hyde Park being the main attraction.

Giant TV screens will be erected so people can watch the ceremony while fairground attractions and a giant observation wheel - similar to the London Eye - will add to the festival atmosphere.

However, organisers admit worldwide interest could push numbers towards the 500,000 mark, the same amount who gathered in Hyde Park to watch William's parents, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana marry 30 years ago.

The park also hosted hundreds of thousands of mourners who watched a TV broadcast of Diana's funeral in 1997.

A map of the wedding procession route will go live on the Royal Parks Agency's website this week, so people know where to stand in order to get the best view of the happy couple.

It was recently revealed up to 12 plasma screens will be erected around Westminster Abbey to ensure all invited guests can see the couple exchange their vows.

The decision to use the large monitors was made because it was feared those seated at the rear of the 900-year-old building would struggle to see the pair because of the choir.