LONDON — The London Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony is just hours away, and all indications are that it will be a star-studded event.
There will be monarchs, presidents, prime ministers — and David Beckham. Friday's opening ceremony for the London Olympics is an A-list affair.
Among the 60,000 spectators at London's Olympic Stadium will be Queen Elizabeth II — who as British head of state will officially open the games — along with royals including Prince William and his wife Kate, and Prince Harry.
The British government says more than 80 heads of state and government will be in the audience, including royalty from Brunei, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.
The U.S. will be represented by first lady Michelle Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will also attend.
Beckham, who helped bring the games to London, will be there — and the show will end with a performance by Paul McCartney.
The London Olympics Opening Ceremony 2012 gets underway at 9 p.m. London time (3 p.m. Central Time) on Friday. U.S. viewers who want to see the event live are out of luck -- they'll have to wait until NBC's tape-delayed coverage airs Friday evening.
The good news, however, is that NBC is live streaming the rest of the Olympics. Those who want to see events on live stream can visit here to watch live streaming online at www.nbcolympics.com.
But there’s a catch to watching the live stream online: It’s free, but you will need to sign up before you can watch the feed. To do so, it will require having an account with a TV provider that includes MSNBC and CNBC. You will need a user ID and password to log on.
As for watching the opening ceremony, NBC will kick off coverage at 6:30 p.m. Central Time Friday. IOC executive director Gilbert Felli has said the opening ceremony should last no more than three hours.
Those who want live glimpses of the opening ceremonies before NBC's tape-delayed coverage will have to turn to Twitter's page -- www.twitter.com/olympics -- that will pull in tweets from athletes, their families and fans during the opening ceremony. The Twitter page will be live during the opening ceremony, according to the Wall Street Journal, with photos and reactions from inside London's Olympic Stadium.
The ceremony will have a cast and crew of 10,000. It will be held at the 80,000-capacity stadium in east London and be watched by a global television audience expected at 1 billion.
There will be monarchs, presidents, prime ministers — and David Beckham. Friday's opening ceremony for the London Olympics is an A-list affair.
Among the 60,000 spectators at London's Olympic Stadium will be Queen Elizabeth II — who as British head of state will officially open the games — along with royals including Prince William and his wife Kate, and Prince Harry.
The British government says more than 80 heads of state and government will be in the audience, including royalty from Brunei, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.
The U.S. will be represented by first lady Michelle Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will also attend.
Beckham, who helped bring the games to London, will be there — and the show will end with a performance by Paul McCartney.
The London Olympics Opening Ceremony 2012 gets underway at 9 p.m. London time (3 p.m. Central Time) on Friday. U.S. viewers who want to see the event live are out of luck -- they'll have to wait until NBC's tape-delayed coverage airs Friday evening.
The good news, however, is that NBC is live streaming the rest of the Olympics. Those who want to see events on live stream can visit here to watch live streaming online at www.nbcolympics.com.
But there’s a catch to watching the live stream online: It’s free, but you will need to sign up before you can watch the feed. To do so, it will require having an account with a TV provider that includes MSNBC and CNBC. You will need a user ID and password to log on.
As for watching the opening ceremony, NBC will kick off coverage at 6:30 p.m. Central Time Friday. IOC executive director Gilbert Felli has said the opening ceremony should last no more than three hours.
Those who want live glimpses of the opening ceremonies before NBC's tape-delayed coverage will have to turn to Twitter's page -- www.twitter.com/olympics -- that will pull in tweets from athletes, their families and fans during the opening ceremony. The Twitter page will be live during the opening ceremony, according to the Wall Street Journal, with photos and reactions from inside London's Olympic Stadium.
The ceremony will have a cast and crew of 10,000. It will be held at the 80,000-capacity stadium in east London and be watched by a global television audience expected at 1 billion.
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