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The wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William on April 29, 2011 was one of the most talked about royal weddings of all time.
After the televised ceremony at Westminster Abbey and the double kiss on the Buckingham Palace balcony, there were parts the public didn't see.
Although 1,900 guests attended the ceremony, far fewer attended the two wedding receptions that followed: one hosted by Queen Elizabeth for 650 guests and the second for 300 by the groom's father, Prince Charles (now King Charles). .
The final, smaller reception was held in the throne room at Buckingham Palace, and in his new book Catherine, Princess of Wales, royal biographer Robert Jobson said one guest described the evening's festivities as "the the most magical thing imaginable"
"Only William and Kate's closest circle of friends were invited," writes Jobson, "and a live band led by Ellie Goulding, one of the couple's favorite artists, provided the evening's entertainment. Goulding sang Elton John's 'Your Song' to mark their first dance," and afterward, Goulding called the experience terrifying: "I was so nervous," she said, according to Jobson's book.
After performing "Your Song," Goulding sang several other selections, including her hit "Starry Eyed" and a cover of "Mr. Brightside” by The Killers – another of William and Kate's favorite songs, Jobson writes.
PEOPLE previously reported that the couple also sang and danced to The Beatles' "She Loves You" before the fireworks capped off the evening.
“William and Kate were in the middle and giving it their all,” a guest told PEOPLE in 2011. “They really went all out. They were in the spirit of the party and stayed until the last minute."
For the evening's finale, they had a special surprise for their guests, Jobson says:
"They were standing hand-in-hand in the middle of the dance floor, smiling, and suddenly 'You're the one I want from the Grease musical' came on," Jobson writes.
“William and Catherine then started dancing, pointing at each other and speaking words in the style of the main characters Danny and Sandy. It was this movement that "started" the party and made everyone clap and dance."
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