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Brits to enjoy all-day Royal Wedding and FA Cup Final boozathon as pubs open from 7am on Saturday
Move comes as licensing laws were relaxed to allow opening until 1am on Friday and Saturday
PUBS will open their doors from 7am on Saturday to cater for huge numbers of boozers celebrating The Royal Wedding and the FA Cup Final.
It’s estimated the combination could provide a boost to the economy of up to £100million this weekend.
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Star Pubs & Bar, who run 2,900 venues nationally, expect them to be packed out for the entire day.
Boss Lawson Mountstevens told “Pubs have always held pride of place for national celebrations like royal weddings and great sporting events for Brits.
“We predict it will be the busiest day of the year.”
John Perry, landlord of the Queen Charlotte in Windsor, said: “We’ve got people coming from as far away as Australia and America.
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“We’ll be switching over to the Cup Final at 5pm. It’s going to be full on, all day.”
Prince William will also be having a busy day.
He is of course his brother's best man, and he is expected to present the trophy to the winners of the Manchester United and Chelsea showpiece.
The timings do work in his favour - with the wedding at midday and kick-off at Wembley at 5:15pm.
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It comes after The Sun previously revealed that pubs will be given the go-ahead to stay open to 1am this weekend.
The move means landlords of pubs, bars and other licensed premises won’t have to go through the usual red tape and seek permission from local authorities to carry on serving after 11pm.
Extra time for drinkers will be granted for Friday and then again on Saturday.
VisitBritain reckons 50,000 Americans will be among the crowds lining the roads in Windsor, while its thought viewing figures will outstrip the 23million who watched Wills and Kate wed.
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It comes as Meghan has pleaded with her dad to change his mind and walk her down the aisle on Saturday.
Thomas Markle, 73, said he will not be attending the Royal Wedding after he admitted he was paid to pose for paparazzi pictures in the run-up to the big day.
He said he did not want to embarrass either his daughter or the Royals in the wake of his confession.
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Thomas also said he suffered a heart attack six days ago and last night revealed he was going to check back into hospital after suffering more chest pains.
A source told The Sun: “Meghan is devastated and wants her father to be there. They’re trying to work this out so he will come after all.”
Prince Harry is said to be blaming himself over the last-minute hitch.
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