British royal Prince William of Wales and his girlfriend Kate Middleton at the 2009 Audi Polo Match
Is Prince William of Wales finally going to propose to his girlfriend of nine years, Kate Middleton? Tina Brown, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast, says so. She predicts the engagement will be announced by Buckingham Palace on June 3 or 4 of this year.
Kate Middleton – known as “Waity Katie” in the British press – has dated Prince William since they met in 2001 at the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland. They have been together almost continuously, even living together. (1)
Woolworth's High Street Store in Great Britain anticipated a 2007 royal wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William of Wales. They were so sure a ceremony was imminent that they unveiled designs for mugs, thimbles, mouse mats, and even sweets bearing a picture of the Prince and his sweetheart in 2006. Unfortunately, Kate and William broke up shortly after this announcement and Woolworth's was forced to scrap this line of merchandise. It is unlikely the product line will be revived as William no longer resembles the 2006 photo. He no longer sports a boyish look as his hairline has receded considerably since then.
Tina Brown’s column has caused a surge in speculation, Brown, the famous ex-Vanity Fair and ex-New Yorker editor and best-selling biographer of William’s mother, Princess Diana, is known to have excellent sources in Buckingham Palace, although the Palace has denied her prediction. Nevertheless, British tabloids like The Daily Mail went nuts thinking about a royal wedding in the future with headlines like,
“She’ll Wear Diana’s Tiara!”
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), wears her Cambridge Love Knot Tiara
Americans got feverishly excited, too. People magazine put William and Kate on the cover last month under the headline, “The Next Princess!” Inside, was a report that William was overheard calling Kate’s father “Dad” while they were all on a ski holiday in the French Alps in March 2010. (2)
(2) “A Date for William & Kate?” USA TODAY, May 13, 2010.
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Lisa,
I am so happy you keep me up to date! You are an awesome neighbor and blogger!
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You are a great reader, too. You always have some experience to add to my post. See you at the picnic this year!
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This is a little silly, I know, but it always surprises me to see the royals in casual clothes, like jeans. I guess I have too many fairy-tale images of capes and crowns and poofy dresses. 🙂
Despite the hairline, I think William is getting more handsome. Maybe because he isn’t so baby-faced? He’s lost his chubby cheeks, too.
– Heather
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He is so dignified looking – a real cutie!
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There is, indeed, a Spencer tiara that belongs to the Spencer family and this is the one that Diana, Princess of Wales wore at her wedding. The Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara belongs to the Royal Family. Diana, Princess of Wales wore the beautiful Cambridge tiara often, but only after she was wed to the Prince of Wales.
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Yes, there was more than one Diana tiara.
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OMG! Katie is sssooo fashioniable! hahahaha
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If I just felt that she wasn’t so pressured by the press and the public to look like the late Princess Diana.
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Kate looks like Koo Stark, not Diana at all.
I don’t believe he will marry his first serious girlfriend .
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Wills has certainly taken his time with Kate. I don’t known how she has borne up so well.
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I think its great that they had a long engagement. because they hopefully best friends as well . i hope they have a great marriage. marriage is a not easy especially when your in the spotlight almost 24/7
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I hope it lasts im sure it will because they have had nine years to get to know each other. there not being forced together like princess and charles were but i guess things were diffrent back then. its just so sad that princess diana isnt with us to see them get married . hopefully kate and william wont have the same drama that williams parents did.
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