The Observer's alternative royal wedding tributes
To mark the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Observer has commissioned exclusive new work from eight exciting artists commemorating the special day
Royal wedding: Bompas and Parr's giant marshmallow cake
Royal wedding: Norman Jay's party playlist
Royal wedding: Bob and Roberta Smith's commemorative artwork
Royal wedding: Tim Key's commemorative poem
Royal Wedding: Tom Hunter: 'All the other royal marriages have fallen apart now'
Royal wedding: Emmy the Great: 'I knew girls who applied to St Andrews just to meet Prince William'
Adrian Mole's royal wedding diary, by Sue Townsend
Royal wedding: MJ Delaney's Bollywood video
MJ Delaney's spoof royal wedding Bollywood film
Part of our series of alternative royal wedding tributes, Newport State of Mind director MJ Delaney reimagines Wills and Kate's courtship Bollywood style
Tim Key's royal wedding poem – video
Comedian and performance poet Tim Key takes a moment to imagine the scenes that may have unfolded in the royal household prior to the announcement of the wedding
Emmy the Great live session: How we wrote ... Mistress England
Kicking off the Observer's alternative tribute to the royal wedding, Emma-Lee Moss performs her new song, Mistress England, and explains how it's a lament for all the mothers who dreamed their daughters would marry Prince William