A spokesperson at St James Palace has revealed that there will be no Prince William and Kate Middleton royal wedding broadcast in 3D. The Palace considers the new medium is too new and could prove a distraction from the main event.
The news is reported to have thrown a spanner in the wheels of Rupert Murdoch’s Sky, which has launched its own 3D channel and had hoped the wedding on 29 April would attract new subscribers.
According to The Guardian newspaper, an email was sent to the BBC, ITV and Sky News, by Patrick Harrison, the press secretary to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The email read: "I’m afraid I have to say that we have decided not to progress with 3D coverage of the service on this occasion.
"There are a number of reasons for this, most notably the additional camera footprint in the abbey, the relatively small (albeit growing) audience for 3D, and our desire to not be distracted away from negotiating and facilitating the optimal 2D, radio, photographic and online coverage of the day.
"I know you have all become increasingly enthusiastic about 3D and I’m sorry that this will come as a disappointment. I hope you feel the process we have gone through will be helpful for other live events and of course we do not rule out facilitating 3D at some point in the future," Harrison said.
The BBC, ITN and Sky News are working together on the wedding broadcast preparations and will now have to make do with standard and high definition broadcasts.
