Prince William Graduation Day Links
Prince William to receive his RAF ‘Wings’ - The Telegraph (Great photos in this article)
Flying high in the skies above Britain, Prince William sits confidently behind the controls of his plane, in new pictures released today. The official photographs from the 25-year-old royal’s four-month pilot training were made public as he prepares to collect his RAF “Wings”…
Prince William graduates from Royal Air Force - CNN
Britain’s Prince William is due to receive his Royal Air Force pilot’s wings at a graduation ceremony Friday. Prince William while attending Remembrance Sunday ceremonies last November in London. His father, Prince Charles, plans to present the wings to his son and 24 other graduating students at the ceremony, being held at the Cranwell Air Force base in northern England…
Charles to award William’s wings - BBC
Flying Officer Wales, training with the RAF since January, is one of 25 graduates who will receive their wings. His shortened training course was designed to make him a competent flier, but an RAF pilot would usually spend up to four years under instruction. Unlike his brother Harry, he will not become a “career soldier”, and is increasingly carrying out public engagements alongside his military duties…
April 11th, 2008 06:37
I don’t think that this has been posted anywhere else. But William has been presented with his wings by Charles and Kate was present for the ceremony.
April 11th, 2008 07:35
any pictures?was it the middleton parade all over again
April 11th, 2008 07:37
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1312581,00.html
There is some footage on the news, but I have only found the picture in this article so far.
April 11th, 2008 07:40
Jenny,
Please. Stop this snide sniping.
You are irritating many of us . We know that you hate the idea of Kate Middleton. You can’t possibly hate her as a person as you dont know her.
For the sake of decency and to protect your own integrity please end it now.
Will any one support me in this ?
April 11th, 2008 07:45
I don’t think that jenny meant to offend in the last comment. I think it might have been a joke on last years, after all the focus last year was on Kate and her family and not on William. Perhaps, that is what jenny was annoyed about. The fact that it was meant to be William’s day but everybody focused on Kate instead.
April 11th, 2008 07:50
thankyou B that is exactly what I meant.will this site is about everyone having their pov .don’t like mine skip over them. thanks for the link b I am going to look at it now.
April 11th, 2008 07:59
do you think she is looking for the cameras
that was a joke 
get better soon will.as for kate guess she got william to invite her.For a man who doesn’t want attention on her he has a funny way of going about it.On other sites they say it takes years to earn your wings some of the other men must have been mad it only took pw 4 months.they also say he is too tall to be normally considered to be trained as a pilot.what are your thoughts on this?
April 11th, 2008 08:00
the tie makes him look geeky thats all
April 11th, 2008 08:01
If you go onto the BBC news homepage there is a link to an article which answers your question jenny.
April 11th, 2008 08:07
there’s two pics in gettyimage of Kate and William after the ceremony. I wonder who else were there beside Kate..its interesting that she didnt attend the dinner but the ceremony of which probably some of his friends were there too…
April 11th, 2008 08:09
I understand what point Will is trying to make. Its completely fine to have your own point of view and to express it, but when you continue to say the very same things day after day it gets tiresome. How many times in the past has someone said that he is to tall? Go back and count…quite a few.
The reason he is only doing a 4 month training is because he doesn’t have the time to do complete stints in the branches of the military. Think of it as a crash course, he will one day be head of all the military branches and to do his job best he will need experience in them all.
April 11th, 2008 08:20
http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii30/Bambi-boo/?action=view¤t=1KateMiddletonDM_468×621.jpg
Here’s another picture that I found.
PS are all the anti-spam words named after dwarfs or is just me?
April 11th, 2008 08:34
Get your wedding hats out guys. Wedding next year. Plus Wills looked really happy for once. Well done, Wills.
April 11th, 2008 10:27
Sweet for his grad wings ! All the best of success in your royal duties PW !
Too soon to speculate a wedding until he formally asks her in engagement, although I did disagree the “their just friends theory”.
April 11th, 2008 10:29
I’ll accompany you with that ME. Well done Wills.
I don’t think they’re just friends. It’s obvious it’s far more than that. Hopefully this is the start of making it official as this relationship has gone on too long with nothing happening.
April 11th, 2008 10:43
My fingers are crossed and thumbs up ! That would be great news Jess. And since we are in the 21st century, I would also pray that there love is long and ever lasting. She will be a great consort Queen to our future King me thinks.
April 11th, 2008 11:02
To be honest people are even suggesting they may already be engaged. They’re saying that he may have proposed in Klosters and they’re just buying the time till the announcement is made. I think they’ll wait till after Peter’s wedding to announce it or it’ll overshadow his big day. At least at last we’ll know where this relationship is heading.
April 11th, 2008 11:20
William knows how to fly a jet now how great that is for a Pilot like him!
April 11th, 2008 11:26
Jenny - Unfortunately we can’t skip over all your negative views because they are non-stop and all over this site. Other people here are commenting how boring it’s getting. If you never have a nice thing to say about people or can’t even be happy for William on receiving his wings, that reflects on you as a person.
Face it Jenny - your comments are not fun or popular.
April 11th, 2008 11:30
WILL - Thank you for commenting about Jenny’s comments and I support you wholeheartedly.
I for one am fed up with reading all the sniping, nasty and really unnecessary comments. Why is she on this site if she can’t stand William, Kate or others in the RF? If you are filled with so much animosity and anger towards these people, then don’t read about them anymore but don’t irritate the rest of us.
April 11th, 2008 11:31
Bravo To Prince William. William, I wish you a very happy life as you now pursue your royal duties and most likely, a MARRIAGE WITH KATE!!!
April 11th, 2008 12:00
Will - You’ve always given us interesting views on Will and Kate’s relationship. What do you think of this ceremony? And what do you think it tells us about their relationship?
April 11th, 2008 13:25
little miss muffet who sat on her tuffet has yet again proven she does’nt have a day job.I thought this day was sapose to be about william right.
April 11th, 2008 13:30
AND it is !!! and all the other family, girlfriends where there too !
April 11th, 2008 13:38
dramaking. It’s time to get used to Kate. She’s not going anywhere. I’ve never been her biggest fan but I’ve accepted that she’s here to stay. I wish the couple the best of luck for whatever the future has in store for them.
April 11th, 2008 13:42
If you see a man walking off a bridge to his doom is it really polte to say nothing ,because he says he knows what he is doing?
April 11th, 2008 14:06
Welcome back Will. Congratulations to William on his wings. Kate is a lovely lady and will make a great consort. I personally think that they have been secretly engaged since Balmoral, but could not disclose because of William’s military commitments. He still has the navy to go, so I would not expect an announcement until after that.
April 11th, 2008 14:45
Will, I completely support you. Jenny you have even gone so far to call Kate Middleton a whore! And said your reasoning was because she was a bad influence for your daughter! How absurd! Bad influence would be evil words about people you do not know. And if you did in fact know - you should never judge! Jenny, I know this board isn’t the real world. It is supposed to be fun and an escape for all of us. Let’s gossip and dream, not kill someone’s character.
April 11th, 2008 15:07
And BAD INFLUENCES begin at home, don’t they?
April 11th, 2008 15:36
Hi Guys,
Washing up finished (dish washer loaded) Liz has work and I dont start until Monday so here goes.
I am staggered. It is many a long year since I have seen such a change in looks, smiles,touches and body language. I hope everyone can see it. The change since the november/december meetings.
William smiled and looked at Kate. She never stopped smiling but the real biggy was on the bbc news this evening. As the passed the photographers in the foyer, William and Kate walked down the corridor. Half way along she reached with her right arm and placed it just above Williams left elbow. He just crushed it to his side momentarily then released her hand they quickly looked at one another and just walked on talking.
That to me said a lot.
We’ve seen them like this before, years ago whilst still in Aberdeen when either one or the other would reach out an just touch the other oin the arm,shoulder or back.
This time with William I hope there are no distractions like Isabelle or any of the others and with Kate I do hope she hold her high spirits in check.
If they coninue in this happy way then I do feel they are together for life. A relationship that develops over years, initially as friends then as lovers, has a chance. Believe me I know.
Everyone pray for them and now lets stop all negative comments about Kate. Remember if this is it, she is going to be your Queen and her eldest son will hopefully be King many years hence. So respect her and in a paraphase of the good book ‘put away your childish ways’.
For her loyalty,her respect for William and their love get behind them, support them and if they do get to the alter cheer them all the way back to the Palace.
Does anyone disagree ?
“Speak now or forever hold your peace.”
April 11th, 2008 15:51
Ohh Wil man, you sounded like a true Knight in King Arthures round table.
I’m cheering, toasting for PW wings, and for both of them with their genuine smiling of happiness look !
April 11th, 2008 15:55
Haha Will you sound like your conducting the wedding already.
April 11th, 2008 15:57
I am so happy for them both. She looked like she was so proud of him. They looked wonderful together!
April 11th, 2008 16:08
I personally like Kate Middleton, but I think Jenny should be allowed to express her POV( minus the curse words) as long as she is not personally attacking one of us.
April 11th, 2008 16:42
i don’t believe i have ever used swear words ,but thanks for saying I have a right to my point of view
April 11th, 2008 16:49
I didn’t think you had used a curse word but I thought I saw that someone said you had used them. Anyhow,I can never recall you ever being mean to a fellow poster. It seems like a witch hunt after you. They should just skip your comments if they don’t want to read them. I like to read everyones.
April 11th, 2008 16:53
they both looked happy and actually glad that William knows how to smile or at least grin and his hair very neatly done without seeing the bald spot. Anyways, its good to know that William comfortable to be seen with her without that sour look on his face although next time, try to wait for Kate instead of walking ahead of her. The next few months are going to be quite interesting since William is going away to do his navy stint and looking forward to Autumn and Peter’s wedding just to see if both gfs are going to attend….
April 11th, 2008 16:56
Aha the first few Jenny post yes (I do recall the W****), but she has moderated herself to express her dislike with improved language skill.
I also don’t like the witch hunt part anyway, people may express their POV’s using smart vocab, as I said before, but heyyy guys lets close this chapter and keep on with Royal chat. I’ll probably be out during the weekend, I hope I don’t miss any major after celebration, or tell me on monday. Bye.
April 11th, 2008 16:57
Your’e right benign the next few months should be very interesting. I think it might be the toughest time for them.
April 11th, 2008 17:31
Jenny,
You absolutely used that specific word. And you went on to say that her behaviour was upsetting to you because you had a daughter who was easily influenced………..
I said in a different thread that I thought you and dramaking where one and the same. Both you and dramaking say it isn’t so - I apologize, you both have the same manner in your writing. More importantly, you both have your right to a point of view, be what it may be. Aferall, “Variety is the spice of life”.
Now, let’s all play nice.
April 11th, 2008 19:54
when writing on the go ,grammer tends to go out the window.I’ll play nice if you will.as for william if he’s happy ????????
April 12th, 2008 00:52
Morning Steven,
Again my thanks.
It is most disconcerting to see such a coment against your name.
The first time was starnge but the second one really thew me.
Sorry for over reaction and again my sincere thanks for promp action. It’s what I should have expected from you.
Regards,
W
April 12th, 2008 02:33
Hi Will, No worries. I have emailed you about this matter.
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April 12th, 2008 09:21
a couple of days a go you said the relationship changed ,now it’s get behind them.still hope your doing well Will,as for pw if he is happy,but he shows a pattern with km has anyone noticed wait for awhile bet we won’t see an engagement announcement this christmas either.ps wern’t you the one that said he had an affair with an american around christmas 2007 .how in 4 months do you go from that to marriage?Give liz my best ,and again hope you get better.what was wrong with you anyway?again sorry about my grammer ,on the go had to write fast .thankyou merrick ,and all it’s nice to post my pov.like to read all of yours as well expecially the funny ones.
April 12th, 2008 09:47
Hmmm if he hasn’t mentioned (health issue), you shouldn’t ask specifications, not polite, we are all strangers here !
April 12th, 2008 10:22
Hi Jenny,
Firstly I apologise for having a go at you earlier but it wasn’t so much what you had said,(you are entitled to a point of view) it was the hard repitition of exactly the same think. However, apologies and no hard feelings I hope.
Secondly, I do thank you for you kind wishes both now and also during my incapacity. I was most grateful for your good wishes and those of all the regular’ posters’ on this so excellent blog.
I was surprised at the amount of good will that came my way.
Jenny what I meant was that the Kate/William relationship over the past few weeks had changed from a stale, going nowhere and miserable happening to a new relationshire. The new relationship was a lot closer to that they initially had at Aberdeen when it was obvious they were so much in love.
When Kate reportedly told William that after his ’spin’ ,with the young lady from Bournemouth I believe, she could not continue the relationship. At that stage I am sure that Kate thought it was all off and off for ever. Hence her ‘wild’ behaviour in the clubs and bars.
William, possible realizing his loss, then made efforts to get her back, and the telephone call in Kate’s office car park was not WIlliam calling it off, it was his first attempt to get her back. I do believe that he increased his efforts and that resulted is several meetings, the Diana concert, the Seychelles holiday and the Balmoral visit.
I dont think Kate was too sure as she had been badly hurt by his nefarious behaviour. I think the visit to Balmoral was intended by William to make his proposal. What we can never be sure of is did Kate refuse him or did Willaim get cold feet yet again but it was immediately after this visit that it was announced that Kate would be with her familly over Christmas. Another point on Balmoral. There were no photographs of Kate/William only photographs of Kate/Charles and she did travel back alone to her parents house.
His behaviour from then onwards to Christmas/New year to Kate was abominable, by ignoring her, even belittling her and putting a distance betwen them and could be explained if Kate had refused him at Balmoral.
It was during this period that William did have several flings (including the American socialite) mprobably initiated by Kate attitude but also fuelled by his friends’ (Pelley et al (and some say even his brother) insistence that he ‘play the field’ and this again led to the Camilla familly meal stand off when some say Charles backed out because he didnt agree with William’s attitude and Charles I think did approve of Kate.
William then went North with the RAf and very little is known about the resulting 6-8 weeks but it is obvious that during this time meaningful contact was made between them resulting in the Skiing visit,the charity concert an dof course Cramwell.
They look happy and contented and now I hope something is announced fairly quickly because their relationship does seem cyclic.
That they are in love has never been in doubt. The intensity of that love has sometimes been doubted. This happens in long term relationships and I do hope that it now flourishes into the distant future. If it breaks down again I hesitate to know what will happen because they are so connected that friendship outside marriage could be disastrous not only to thenselves but to many things in the future.
I’m not sure how to answer your query on my health but to say that what was initially thought to be a benign growth , wasnt benign. Hence the length,intensity and continuing treatment that I am undergoing. I feel quite well at present and will start at the office again with limited hours on Monday.
Liz too was most grateful and pleasantly surprised at the number and feeling of the good wishes sent to me.
I will also acknowlege publically the one person who discovered which Hospital I was at and loaded my room with flowers. I have privately extended both Liz and my thanks but here publically acknowledge the wonderful and kindly thoughts.
Liz will not thank me for this but she has been wonderful and I do love her so and thank her for almost fifteen years of heaven
April 12th, 2008 12:12
So William had flings just before the christmas period, is that right? There was also a rumour that Kate herself had a fling, have you heard of this Will? Is this new relationship and the graduation ceremony a sign that both have finished with exploring other options and resigned to the fact that they belong with each other. Is this a new beginning to the relationship and one which they have struck a new understanding with one another.
I did think that the period between October and the ski trip was an odd one.
After the incident at the nightclub, in which Wills complained about the paps, they pair of them vanished. I’m beginning to think that part of William’s problem at the nightclub was that he and Kate had just got back together and William didn’t think they were strong enough to be exposed to the paps yet.
Then they disappeared up until they were spotted at Windsor at the shoot. I almost felt that the shoot was staged like it was damage control.
So your saying Will that these flings happened over the Christmas period?
I also thought that the period between New Year and ski holiday was very quiet as well. I’ve always wondered whether Wills and Kate saw much of each other during that period cos there were rumours that Wills wasn’t spending enough time with her and therefore fuelling speculation that their relationship was in trouble again.
I reckon that there may have been a rocky period here and the ski holiday was an opportunity for the two to work out their issues. Looking at the pictures at the beginning of the ski holiday both didn’t look that comfortable with each other and I got the feeling that they’d had another disagreement. Kate looked rather sorrowful and submissive in William presence. Towards the end of the holiday they looked more comfortable with each other. Hence the issues have talked through and sorted out. So what ever was troubling them to begin with had been sorted out.
Since the ski holiday I have felt that there is a difference in Will and Kate’s relationship that wasn’t there before. I saw the OK pictures from the party and the graduation ceremony. For the first time in a long time, at both events, they looked more like a couple, they looked happy and they looked comfortable with each other.
Something has changed between them. Something that has been troubling them for a long time has be finally solved and I reckon that is what the ski holiday was all about. I would also explain the presence of Pippa for the first time. Not just because Pippa could end up being William’s sister in law, but because Kate needed moral support while she and William sorted their issues out.
At the graduation ceremony the pair looked far happier with each other than they have ever been before. I think this is a new beginning to this relationship and one of which they have a new understanding of each other and respect. I think this time round they are at a stage with each other that could well end up in marriage within the next year or so.
The only thing I see standing in the way is if something goes seriously wrong with the relationship i.e. Wills gets cold feet again and dumps her. I think he is the one now who’ll decide whether or not to go the distance. I think a wedding all depends on this year, I think this year is the decider and next year we’ll know whether or not we have a wedding.
April 12th, 2008 12:21
I do not know where either of you takes the information from that William and/or Kate had any “flings” between Christams and New Years. I certainly didn’t read any articles to that effect.
Other than that your analysis of the pictures is as good a guess as anything.
I sometimes wonder what people would make out of my life if someone occasionally took a pic of me and then wrote a gossip article about it.
I agree though that there seems to be a certain comfort now though I did not see the OK mag pictures. Maybe they have finally reached a decision about a possible date for engagement and marriage.
April 12th, 2008 12:41
There was at least one article saying that William had an affair with Camilla al Fayed last summer during his split from Kate. This article came out around New Year.
I do think that Kate and William are closer to getting married but I still think that it will not take place for a while. Both are young, he is 25 and she is 26. He has said that he will not marry until he is 28/30. 25 is a young age for any Prince to marry. Other future Crown Princes have had long term girlfriends before they married their current partners. I believe that Prince Fredrik had a girlfriend before marrying Mary and Peter Philips had a partner before Autumn Kelly. Whilst Kate and William could marry, the fact that the relationship is long term or that she was seen at the graduation does not prove that they will marry.
April 12th, 2008 12:44
I think next year will be the decider if something doesn’t happen this year. Wills may try and dag it out till he reaches 28 but I think he may settle for next year. He might be 25 but if he thinks he’s ready then expect an engagement with in the next year.
April 12th, 2008 12:52
I am aware of the Al Fayed story but that supposedly took place in summer 2007 not during Christmas 2007. So do I get it right that Will was not referring to a “new” fling just that the “news” (I already stated my opinion on the reliablility on the NY Post blind item in another thread and will not repeat it) hit during Christmas/New Years together with the Aussie blond pics and that thismight have caused some trouble in the relationship?
I agree long term relationships in royal families are not unusual anymore. I think Prince Philipe of Spain was with some model for 3 years before they broke up and he married Letizia. So the fact that William has a g/f for almost 5 years now does not mean that they’ll have to get married and I personally find the whole scene the press makes aroung this relationship rather ridiculous. No wonder the royals are hardly able to find a suitable partner if they face this sort of pressure at such a young age already. At 25 he should be allowed to “test” a relationship without the expectation of marriage. That of course doesn’t mean that they might not as well marry. If they are happy now and he thinks he’ll be happy for the rest of his life with her, I don’t see a reason for them to wait much longer than until 2009.
April 12th, 2008 12:59
Trixie, thumbs up. I really hate to say it, but ‘invented stories’ by posters not sighted by an English press or even any press world wide to comment here or in any other forum is disgusting. Its like trying to brainwash those newbies who enter and are completely clueless of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, and read the invented stuff - and would really believe that one or both had flings from Balmoral onward, abominous treatments, etc.
I completely disaprove of such behavior, one this it to give your POV based on articles and info the entire public has, the other is making conjectures based on BS.
April 12th, 2008 13:03
One thing is when the PRESS BS, but another is when a poster starts with a BS. Unaceptable, no comments on BS.
April 12th, 2008 13:22
POV based on articles are POV. BS invented stories by posters that haven’t been seen in articles by Press, even just 1 article is BS.
April 12th, 2008 13:32
I have never made up stories, my POV are based on ARTICLES. And yes I know, because I’ve been pretty much a long time here to know the writting on the wall.
April 12th, 2008 13:34
Nobody should be making up stories and if you have no proof not even an unreliable gossip article to back up a claim, you shouldn’t post it.There’s a difference between opinion and fact and to say that either Wiliam and/or Kate had “flings” at the end of last year is not stating an opinion but spreading an accusation without any proof whatsoever.
The fact that the British media invent stories about William and Kate shouldn’t encourage online users to do the same.
April 12th, 2008 13:39
I just want to tell you all that I haven’t and never will mention names, but yes, Trixie has explained much better what I meant.
Now if posters wish to keep on writting such invented stories, then go ahead, I won’t comment anything based on THAT. I will only write my POV agree or disagree based on ARTICLES.
I know that after I finally took it out of my chest with this, I will not ever mention again in the future Okay. And I’m sorry if I hurt anyone’s feelings, but I just snaped from it…
April 12th, 2008 13:41
Benign that why if you reread my posts I said “ONE THING IS WHEN A PRESS BS”…and you base your POV on the ARTICLE written by PRESS.
April 12th, 2008 14:22
Hi Steven,
please delete my post in this thread from :
** BRW: Done! **
April 12th, 2008 19:35
WILL; my mom had cancer,I know how tough an illness can be .Glad to hear you ,and liz are doing well.Pray that it continues,your in England I think that’s why you have access to more info than the rest of us.Kate for sure puts up with alot more than most women.I will say if your inlove you don’t cheat,but if william’s happy,and he kind of appears to be happy ,I will stand back ,and watch the drama unfold.hope they got all the benign growth,all my best wishes.I am sure if it’s (meant to be) it will happen soon,but if not maybe william’s cold feet are a signal he hasn’t yet met the woman he can never cheat on.good luck Will,and Liz
April 12th, 2008 19:37
ME,what makes you think it’s invented
April 12th, 2008 19:40
Show me the article !
April 12th, 2008 19:54
Hi Steven,
again thank you much…
April 12th, 2008 21:39
kate is looking so hagard in her pictures on the daily mail.
April 14th, 2008 09:48
It is quite odd that some pictures she looks really good and others not that great.