Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: Barcroft/Fame Pictures
By Vicky Sullivan of aspiringsocialitenyc.com
According to E! Online, the War of the Roses has once again taken to the British Isles. After details of the much-anticipated royal wedding between Prince William and the lovely Kate Middleton were announced, Queen Elizabeth II was less than enthused. In fact, she was livid. Apparently, her royal highness learned of her grandson’s wedding plans just as the rest of us did, by watching the news. The traditional matriarch steeped in the tradition of the British crown was enraged at the couple’s plans for Middleton to arrive at Westminster Abbey in a car rather than the traditional horse drawn carriage. According to witnesses of her breakdown, the Queen made it very clear that buffets have no place at Buckingham Palace. Though the royal wedding craze rightfully glamorizes Prince William and Middleton as the world’s most fascinating couple, this family feud makes the impending royal wedding almost familiar. As the bride and groom stress over the guest list, an overbearing grandmother has already pulled the plug on their breakfast buffet and dance party. Royalty or not, weddings can be a royal pain. Perhaps, the couple should do away with their trendy plans or it’s off with their heads. Plus, the Tower of London isn’t much of a honeymoon suite!
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Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: Landmark / PR Photos
This weekend, Kate Middleton got to know her future royal family a little better at the wedding of a close friend of her fiance, Prince William. People reports that Middleton and Prince William joined Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice and Middleton’s future in-laws at the wedding of Harry Aubrey-Fletcher to the Honorable Sarah Louise Stourton on Saturday. Kate Middleton, who turned 29 on Sunday, will get married to Prince William on April 29 at Westminster Abbey.
Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: Barcroft/Fame Pictures
This may have been the last Christmas Kate Middleton spends with her own family, Us Weekly speculates. While Middleton was with her parents in Berkshire, England for the holidays, Prince William spent the holidays doing search and rescue work in a helicopter in North Wales. Once the couple weds next April, Middleton will most likely be spending Christmas 2011 at the royal Christmas Day celebration at Sandringham. Sources say that traditionally, her parents would not receive an invitation. But also according to sources, changes may be in store for royalty in England. “William is determined for this to be the beginning of a new royal family with new ways of doing things, he wants his marriage to last.”
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Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: Landmark / PR Photos
Becoming a princess doesn’t happen overnight. After announcing a royal engagement, Prince William assured the public that “he wanted to learn from lessons done in the past to give [Kate Middleton] the best chance to settle in and to see what happens on the other side.” Middleton believes, “William’s a great teacher, so he’ll be up to help me.” It was evident Middleton was practicing her royal etiquette, accompanying Prince William to a cancer charity event in Norfolk, England, according to People. A royal source confirms, “Between now and the wedding there will be occasions when Catherine does shadow Prince William, to learn the ropes and see how things go.”
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Kate Middleton and Prince William. Photo: FameFlynetUK/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
The paparazzi can take a break, because according to People, the world’s most captivating couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton, have sat for their first official photo shoot has an engaged couple. The royal photographer was none other than Mario Testino, a famed fashion photographer who took some of the most memorable pictures of the late Princess Diana, many which appeared in an iconic 1997 issue of Vanity Fair. Mario Testino also photographed the picture perfect couple for both the American and British Vogue.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: FameFlynetUK/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Roy Sheppard
Here in the UK, we are being drenched with Prince William and Kate Middleton stories in the media. They are everywhere!
Unlike the loved-up celebrities who can’t wait to show off the latest in a long line of soul mates, what’s different about Prince William and Middleton is their quiet togetherness. They already exude a sense of being an ‘us,’ rather than part of a ‘me + me’ relationship. Their focus is on each other, and they’re not trying to convince their friends or the world that they’re together. They just are.
They royal couple each have what I describe in my book, How to Be The One — a well-developed Emotional Core, the emotional equivalent of a strong physical core stability known to anyone who has ever practiced Yoga or Pilates. The emotional ‘muscles’ they have developed in life include: a healthy self-esteem, an appealing attitude to life, a deep sense of inner happiness and kindness towards others.
Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: FameFlynetUK/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
The date is set! According to People, Prince William and his new fiance, Kate Middleton, have decided on a spring wedding. The royal union is set to take place on April 29 of this coming year at Westminister Abbey. Both Prince William and Middleton wanted as short of an engagement as possible, and they got their wish. The wedding, which will make Middleton the first non-royal to marry into the royal family in a very long time, will mark a new public holiday for the UK!
Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Photo: Landmark / PR Photos
When Prince William marries his fiancée, Kate Middleton, there will be many people who will be comparing his wedding to that of his parents’, says People. When Prince Charles married Princess Diana on July 29, 1981, the wedding was viewed by millions around the globe. The bride arrived at St. Paul’s Cathedral in a glass coach, dressed in an ivory taffeta and lace gown designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel. After the ceremony, the royal couple rode in to Buckingham Palace, where they kissed on a balcony in front of thousands of onlookers.
Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: Landmark / PR Photos
Hearts are breaking all over the world. Us Weekly reports that “after eight years of dating and two brief splits, Prince William and love Kate Middleton will finally tie the knot next year.” Due to Prince William’s wedding jitters, Kate Middleton agreed to wait after making a secret pact to marry three years ago while the royal couple were on vacation in the Seychelles. While the palace representative refuses to comment on the matter, sources are claiming, “The engagement will be announced in 2011.”
Prince William and Kate Middleton. Photo: Landmark / PR Photos
Those hoping to see Prince William and Kate Middleton walk down the aisle sooner rather than later may have found the smoking gun. According to People, photos recently emerged in the Daily Mail of the royal couple on a shooting holiday with Middleton’s parents at the royal estate of Balmoral. Though a spokesman from the royal heir’s office says that he/she would not comment on the Prince’s private life, could this holiday with the Middleton family point to an upcoming diamond ring?
