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Princess Diana’s legacy lives on, 12 years after her death. Royal insiders say the palace is grooming a 27-year-old, Kate Middleton to become England’s next princess.
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September 1st, 2009 04:25
Rman,
Thanks for the link to this video!
I have posted it here for everyone that doesn’t read through the comments to enjoy.
September 1st, 2009 08:27
Yesterday was the anniversary of Princess Diana’s death. RIP
Now for the future. I’m waiting …
September 1st, 2009 09:41
Morning,
You are welcome BRW.
September 1st, 2009 10:25
Is it strange that there wasn’t much news on the death of Princess Diana yesterday? Usually there is something in the magazines. England does need a new princess and KM will be such a beautiful one.
September 1st, 2009 12:01
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/diary/monday_14th_september_2009_782412576.html
September 1st, 2009 12:14
Hello,
Rman, I did read your several posts on S. D of Y and I do think you made an excellent defence on her behalf. At lunch today (pie and pint time at local) the TV was showing ‘Loose Women’ with an interview with her. She was excellent and I was very impressed with bits I heard.
I was surprised to read the story of PW with ‘Nats’ Isaccs as usually she is not mentioned by the paps although PW does spend a lot of time with her. In fact, when Richard Kay (I think) said in a TV programme tht KM was actng as a cover for PW’s ‘other’ activities the story was that ‘Nats’ was the ‘other activity’. I don’t know if she has a partner but I am aware that she seems available whenever PW is at a loose end. She was also around when PW was with Annabellle Musgrave but the news stories seem to ignore her. I wonder why she has suddenly leapt to prominence at this time unless she is mentioned in the forthcoming book. I am sure KM is aware of her though.
I also wasn’t surprised to read MT’s comments. I thought they had said months ago that any marriage would follow the 2012 Olympics.
September 1st, 2009 12:26
ked please state your sources as to how you know PW “spends alot of time” with Lady Natasha. Because it seems to me that someone would have to be awfully close to William to know such a thing. Additionally,I highly doubt that the press would be aware of something like this and not write about it. Frankly comments like this simply do noting but fan the rumor mill and create more bad press for KM. Honestly if such an arrangement is in place where all three parties are aware then I have zero respect for any of them. I don’t think that is the case. I think William knows Natasha as a friend and that is it. Why stir things up,though?
September 1st, 2009 12:48
Ked I need to correct you, Richard Kay said:
Some cynics will say that Kate Middleton is a decoy. And I can assure you…
^Lisa, I agree, think Ked pushed the envelope.
September 1st, 2009 12:49
Ugh I feel sick just thinking about any of the above. Indeed if there is some sort of “deal” going on I’m out. Question Rman did you or anyone else who ordered the Robin Nunn book receive it? Or has the date changed?
September 1st, 2009 13:05
Lisa, I think fanning the flames is the exact reason why Ked said such a thing.
Prince Wiliam and Lady Nats have been friends since primary school. If they had wanted to be in a relationship with each other, they easily could’ve done so by now because they’ve had years and years of knowing each other. They even dated once briefly, in 2004. It sounds much more titillating than it really is.
If Ked really thought something was going on with William and Natasha Rufus-Isaacs, it’s mighty strange that he never said so long ago. The fact that Ked didn’t say anything until AFTER Mandrake’s article is a clue that Ked has no more inside information than anyone else.
At this point, and I mean no offense by this but I’m just calling it as I see it; I’d put Ked in the exact same category as John over at RA:
He doesn’t actually know anything, but he says things as if he does just because it sounds good, and because he want’s to say something about the subject at hand.
Ked I don’t dislike you at all. I don’t know if it matters, but you have my genuine good wishes for a long and happy marriage with lots of love and good health.
But IMO, if you say controversial things, you ought to be a decent enough person to provide proof of what you saying.
September 1st, 2009 13:07
If you don’t care to provide the proof, then all you’re doing is stirring the pot and trying to start a controversy.
September 1st, 2009 13:10
Hi Ked,
Thanks, I just think it’s time for people to get off of Sarah’s back now. It’s just silly to throw her painful past back into her face.
Ked, Lady Nats is more likely to be a friend of William’s and nothing else. The Telegraph brought that up because the news on the young royals is slow and she is a beautiful woman, who happens to be at a party along with William. They are just trying to stir up some gossip because of the dry royal news. The gossip that they creates may stir up some juicy gossip but it always come back and hurt Kate publicly in the end. It’s time for us all to stop falling into the gossip trap and once we do that, things will be okay.
William & Kate never lets any of this stuff come between them and we should start recognizing that.
September 1st, 2009 13:17
The whole story about KM being a decoy is such nonsense. What would the point be? If PW wanted to be w/Lady Nat then be it. Some people thrive on gossip and making others unhappy.
September 1st, 2009 13:34
Kate is going to make one beautiful and prepared princess. The Monachy needs a breath of fresh air because right now, the “firm” is filled with dead air. Kate will do her best and bring a new modern light to the royal family.
September 1st, 2009 13:37
JJ, I have not received any word on the book. Maybe Ella Kay know something about it. It will probably be released soon.
September 1st, 2009 13:38
Who would go on vacations with a decoy?
September 1st, 2009 14:02
how come I can’t hear the commentary?
September 1st, 2009 14:53
Amazon.co.uk doesn’t even have the gate for the release. It only says: This book is not available at the moment. Earlier you could sign up to be notified when it was to be published. Now they don’t even have that.
September 1st, 2009 15:04
Guys you can hear the commentary here on this site:
http://cbs3.com/national
On the right hand side there is a section for videos. Click on the arrows once and you should see two of the same videos on William & Kate. There you will get the full video with commentary.
** BRW – Direct link: http://cbs3.com/video/?id=86715@kyw.dayport.com **
September 1st, 2009 16:59
Dear (un)ambiguously (correct)
ROFL
He who goes on vacations with a decoy is in such deep cover that he has turned into a double agent — cheating on the real with the fake. Very sleazy, or maybe postmodern… but more likely, plain ol’ bull.
September 1st, 2009 17:00
I have looked up on the net about the book by Robin Nunn. Discount books now has the availabilty at 11/1/09. My Amazon order still says approximate time of delivery is still Sept 2 nd however the book has still not been shipped. Independent Publisher’s group still says Sept. If this book is ment to come out around the time of William and Kate’s engagement, it might be a while. Even though I am hoping for it to happen sooner than later, I read an article(I forgot the name) which said engagement could be coming around the end of the year. I can’t imagine anyone playing decoy for another person. Ked, your post is far fetched. Why would Kate go to a wedding and then turn around and vacation with William for a week if he were the slightest interested in Lady Nat? I can’t imagine anyone asking someone to do that. Also, why ask Kate to endure all the bad press if that was not fully commited to her? None of it makes any sense. William and Kate are just enjoying some private time with each other and possibly the family.
September 1st, 2009 17:03
Maple,
Maybe Ked is John? Hilarious! I will have a Godiva in honor of such a thought, and pass around in case any others want to share, and elaborate.
September 1st, 2009 17:23
Hi guys, I hope you can see the whole news video on William & Kate.
RK’s ‘decoy’ comment was ment as a little joke and people caught on to it and just took it too seriously. That’s why I don’t think people should joke about this couple, people can take the joke the wrong way and it just turns into gossip. Also people have now used that joke to make Kate look bad on the forums.
I believe William & Kate have a real love story but it has been tarnished (publicly) by the endless rumors on the forums and media mumbo jumbo. I really find that sad because I don’t think any couple should go through that. William seem like a nice guy that has his head screwed on straight. I highly doubt that he would play around with Kate’s heart and it’s sad that people make him out to be a user.
September 1st, 2009 17:33
The whole “Kate as decoy” nonsense came about when the nay-sayers were running out of ammo. Her critics kept insisting that William and Kate were “history” yet the reality of the situation was (and continues to be) a very different story. So, what better way to dismiss this unpleasant reality than to say it isn’t so? LOL!!!!
September 1st, 2009 17:34
Re Rman @24… Well said!
September 1st, 2009 17:39
Have there been any real clear vacation photos. It would be nice just to stop the rumour mongering. Show the couple as a couple, enjoying time together.
Those car photos could have been from, who knows when. I don’t really have belief in those car photos.
It is intereting , no real news on Kate since the much talked about vacation. Could they be at Balmoral making plans to announce?
I hope, just to stop the rumours about Lady N and William.
September 1st, 2009 18:03
Katharine I agree with you.
September 1st, 2009 18:56
Hello,
I was not implying anything improper between NI and PW but he has been friendly with her for many years and has been seen with her.
Neither NI nor her brother appear to be part of his regular group of friends or associates at Polo or other activities so I was curious as to why he would be in their company on a weekend off especially as I think it coincided with KM’s night out at Raffles.
Yet again it comes back to the lack of an ‘official statement of intent’ which still seems to be light years away.
September 1st, 2009 19:14
I must say that Kate looks absolutely beautiful in that video shot.
September 1st, 2009 19:25
Ked, I think the journalist from the Telegraph was just trying to stir up some gossip about William and this girl. She may have been there with a friend or boyfriend but if William’s there and his girlfriend is not, the tabs will try to make something more of that. We must not encourage gossip because no engagement has been announced. I know we all get a bit irriated by the lack of anything ‘official’ but we just have to remain patient on this.
September 1st, 2009 20:16
thank you for the info ked. natasha is an aristocrat and old friends with william, so it make sense they would get together sometimes. it is okay for him to have friends.
September 1st, 2009 21:21
Can one ever be platonic friends with someone they’ve previously dated?
This question tends to generate heated controversy.
It would make me very uncomfortable but maybe I’m just insecure.
Whatever compatibility lead to the first relationship could possibly trigger another. And people who’ve dated just seem to be on more emotionally intimate terms than those who’ve always been just friends.
So when I saw that blurb about PW attending a party with this Natasha also in attendace, and with no KM present, it made me queasy.
It may be just another oddity in an otherwise solid relationship.
Or it symbolizes their ongoing lack of formal commitment.
September 1st, 2009 21:23
Sad. The days of Dan Rather are so over.
September 2nd, 2009 00:19
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/royals/2618058/William-in-bid-to-save-Earth–just-like-Dad.html
September 2nd, 2009 00:35
For someone who studied geography and the environment for three years, I’m sure he has a real interest.
September 2nd, 2009 00:42
i think that in the event that william and kate wedding their history
September 2nd, 2009 03:52
Rman, I agree. Kate looks terrific. She is very poised and elegant and those are qualities that cannot be faked. Either you have it or you don’t. IMO, Kate has a very sweet, endearing way about her — similar to what Diana had.
September 2nd, 2009 05:04
Am at work, so have to type fast, sorry for mistakes. Ked @ 29, I agree.
As for Mandrake, he is one of the few social commentators I have respect for. His article was a genuine scoop, unlike Larcombe’s exclusives. Mandrake, does not engage in sensationalism.
September 2nd, 2009 06:51
Kate does surely have the qualities that she will need to pull off her position as William’s wife. Her appearance in this video is a sneak peek at how ell she “cleans up” and looks great in the right clothes etc.
September 2nd, 2009 07:41
kate has quality that a princess should havethe fashion
September 2nd, 2009 09:28
Good Morning All,
Katharine & Lisa, I agree with you. Kate has it and I think she will do great on the job.
Hale, Mandrake’s goal was to create some gossip about the royal couple and on some forums, he was successful. William has many friends that are female and Lady Nats must be one of those friends but it’s most likely that she was there with someone else and and just caught up with her friend, William. I saw a picture of her, she is beautiful but Mandrake saw an opportunity to stir up something and that’s what he did. But then again it really don’t matter because he didn’t take Lady Nats to a romantic trip, he took Kate. That lets everyone know that everything is still running smooth and the relationship is continuously growing strong.
September 2nd, 2009 12:36
The thing about KM is she seems very elegant and reserved- perfect for a princess. And not to compare her to Diana (but you know it will happen) she will have an advantage- she will be older than Diana when she becomes a princess and she seems more mature & sure of herself. Plus the biggest advantage she will have over Diana is that KM & PW are in love with each other.
September 2nd, 2009 12:51
When is the Prince going to propose?
September 2nd, 2009 14:43
I think he already has.
September 2nd, 2009 16:06
I don’t know if these links have been posted, but if not I hope you enjoy them. It is only right at this tme of the year to post them.
It’s a tribute to Princess Diana
http://tinyurl.com/mbko95
http://tinyurl.com/mv8ffx
http://tinyurl.com/m3umew
http://tinyurl.com/m28wyq
http://tinyurl.com/nstm8d
http://tinyurl.com/n5qdxo
September 2nd, 2009 16:27
Old story but ugh the press can be very devious at times.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6128186/Prince-William-and-Harrys-mobile-phones-may-have-been-hacked.html
September 2nd, 2009 17:17
Kd, I couldn’t agree more regarding Kate’s qualities and advantages. And I too believe that William HAS proposed. I’m sure they know exactly what they’re doing — it’s just us folks who are left to hope/wonder/guess until we get the official word.
September 2nd, 2009 17:22
I looks like a foreign news article is talking about Kate at Balmoral. I hope that it translates through the link. I might be wrong about the wording. That is what I got from the article. The article has pics too.
http://netplosiv.org/20094429/leute/royals/koenigliche-fasanen-jagd-kate-middleton-gehoert-jetzt-zur-familie
I hope that it works.
September 2nd, 2009 17:57
why kat is not appear in the news in london or canada
September 2nd, 2009 18:09
kat here is your translate links
http://netplosiv.org/20094429/leute/royals/koenigliche-fasanen-jagd-kate-middleton-gehoert-jetzt-zur-familie
September 2nd, 2009 18:21
Awesome find!!
September 2nd, 2009 18:28
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/chelsy_chelsy/Balmoral%2009%2008AUG%2030-09SEP/Image2.jpg
September 2nd, 2009 18:48
You’re right jj, it IS an awesome find! Thanks Kat, how did you find that story?!! Anyway, here is the translated link:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://netplosiv.org/20094429/leute/royals/koenigliche-fasanen-jagd-kate-middleton-gehoert-jetzt-zur-familie
Even though it’s translated, I still can’t quite figure out what’s being said, except that Kate is actually at Balmoral and staying at Balmoral Castle in a separate bedroom from Wills.
September 2nd, 2009 19:09
More pictures at this website
http://www.bild.de/BILD/unterhaltung/royals/2009/09/02/kate-middleton/jagd-nach-der-krone.html
September 2nd, 2009 19:32
Wow great find guys.
Here is the translation of that sight.
http://tinyurl.com/ndx8gv
So now we have the proof that they are at Balmoral. I guess some articals will come up soon.
September 2nd, 2009 20:39
Thanks for the link Rman! I enlarged the pics a bit:
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss220/mapleleaf09/WillsKate_Balmoral_01Sept09a.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss220/mapleleaf09/Kate_Balmoral_01Sept09a.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss220/mapleleaf09/Kate_Balmoral_01Sept09b.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss220/mapleleaf09/Kate_Balmoral_01Sept09c.jpg
September 2nd, 2009 20:50
In the summer of 1946 Prince Philip was invited to spend time at Balmoral. At that time their relationship was only really known i royal circles. An announcement was made to say that there was not going to be an engagement. In 1947 a poll appeared in newspaper stating 40 percent of people did not want philip to be their next king. All of this rings familiar does it not???? I’m hoping that this is it. I hope an announcement is imminent.
September 2nd, 2009 20:50
I found the site by looking under kate middleton balmoral. Thanks for the other pics and translations. Me was right on when posted about William and Kate being at Balmoral in seperate rooms. Bluefire, I don’t know why it is not being reported in the UK. However, I did find the article on the net. Your guess is as good as mine.
September 2nd, 2009 20:58
I read the article which says that william and kate were guests of the Ducke of Northumberland. It did not mention Balmoral. It is not under the headline either. Please remove the abouve post. Thanks.
September 2nd, 2009 23:37
The printed version of Express is reporting that Wills and Kate were seen sneaking into a cinema in West London to watch the movie The Hangover. They were in jeans, t-shirts and baseball caps. Doesn’t say which day this happened, though…
September 3rd, 2009 04:01
Good morning… It’s lovely to see these photos of William and Kate at Balmoral. Thank you to everyone for all the links.
September 3rd, 2009 04:31
Guests of Duke of Northumberland? Father of George and Melissa Percy? Does that family has a summer place in Scotland? Their home is Alnwick Castle which I found very interesting…
http://www.alnwickcastle.com/
September 3rd, 2009 05:30
I think the visit will be covered in the weekend papers in the UK.
September 3rd, 2009 05:40
HINT FOR WILLS
NO FUSS: William and Kate dressed down
Thursday September 3,2009
IT’S A brave choice for a man whose girlfriend is nicknamed Waity Katie, but Prince William has been spotted on a cinema date watching a film about getting hitched. The prince and Kate Middleton went to see The Hangover, a comedy about a group of friends who lose the groom on a stag night.
Wills and Kate, both 27, snuck into the west London cinema in jeans, T-shirts and baseball caps. A source at Cineworld in South Kensington said: “No-one expected royalty but they acted like normal people off the street. It was dark so not many people had any idea who they were. I think they liked the anonymity.”
But did it give William food for thought?
September 3rd, 2009 05:41
Quoting Richard Kay in the DM
“Prince William marked the 12th anniversary of his mother’s death this week by taking Kate Middleton to a shooting party in Scotland”.
Seems like this is a mean and sinister way to say it……….
September 3rd, 2009 07:12
Weird! New pics of Kate shooting propably in Scotland, but nothing in UK newspapers?! Something to do with publishing restrictions of pics?
September 3rd, 2009 07:51
here is the link that kate seeing a movie
http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities-news-in-pics/03-09-2009/52194/general/
September 3rd, 2009 10:19
It’s interesting that Daily Mail has the story, but uses an old pic of Kate. Why not use the new photos? An agreement of some kind or ….
September 3rd, 2009 11:20
Meg, I think the German press that reported the Hunting weekend bought the rights to those photos.
September 3rd, 2009 12:35
Redlady -
any new gossip from the pubs?
September 3rd, 2009 15:44
With regards to the pics Mapleleaf enlarged, those are the Percy’s, I’m sure.
there appears to be confusion here. Some believe they were in Balmoral, other posters are saying Northunberland. Why would the Percy’s be invited to Balmoral?
The press agreement only extends to Kate, it does not extend to William, unless he is on base.
As for the pics, if they are new ones, why would the newspaper keep them exclusive when this is one of the ways paps and press increase their revenue, by selling pics and articles on to other media outlets.
Unless of course you a famous magazine like LIFE. Is that still published?
September 3rd, 2009 15:50
I’ve just read the R Kay piece. W & K were not at Balmoral. Apparently the Percy’s (Northumberlands) have a place in Scotland as well.
September 3rd, 2009 15:51
So does this mean the pair did not visit Balmoral?
Will there be an announcement for them still?
Did Kate go have a meeting with the Queen to discuss engagement?
Hoping something happens soon with regards to engagement for William and Kate. It would make a nice joyous end of summer.
September 3rd, 2009 17:39
Hale,
How does Mr. Kay know they are not at Balmoral? He, along with everyone else, has been wrong before.
September 3rd, 2009 19:18
How unfortunate that Ms. Middleton is being compared with the late Princess of Wales. It may be inevitable, but they are, after all, two entirely different women (thank God), with different histories, families, educations, senses of style — and, let’s be honest, boyfriends.
Diana married Charles 28 years ago. Isn’t that long enough to get past what was clearly a bad match? And why on earth should the 12th anniversary of Diana’s death be commemorated by anyone but her relatives?
Do let’s move on. And let’s do our best to liberate Ms. Middleton from comparisons with a dead woman who grew up in an entirely different era and in different circumstances, with a broken family, an outlandishly poor education, and an outsized, media-fed sense of importance.
September 3rd, 2009 19:54
Evening Everyone,
The couple may have already been to Balmoral. I’m sure William has met up with his grandmother after all this time. Love the pictures.
As for comparing Kate to Diana, that’s going to happen anyway, some may not like that but that’s how it is. In her engagement interview, Kate will most likely address that issue and just let the media and public know that she and Diana are two different people and have different interest. As we all know, Sophie had to say the samething during her interview before the wedding.
Jbk, if no engagement come this year, i believe it will come early next year. I have no doubt that they will make an announcement soon.
September 3rd, 2009 20:44
i think that the german press got the pictures of the balmoral kate is not mere clone of Diana but they have a similar fashion taste and have a massive appeal in the public and a similar affect on william life
September 3rd, 2009 21:59
Well, it is said that most men marry women that have similar qualities of their mother, especially if their mothers are caring and just loving people. Samething can be said about some women. I think the problem here is that some people jump to conclusions and think people are saying that Kate is just like Diana and will replace her in the peoples hearts. That will never happen, no one can replace Diana and I don’t think Kate wants to replace her. Diana had her own special qualities and Kate has her own special qualities.
bluefire you are right though, what Kate & Diana have in common is that their fashion taste is a bit similar and they have a very special effect on William’s life. Infact it was said that in William’s room at Sandhurst, William had a picture of his father & mother beside a picture of Kate. Kate is a very important woman in his life and so was his mother. No one can ever take the place of his mother in his heart.
September 3rd, 2009 23:08
Hale is correct, all the photos were at the Percy’s families, none thus far have come from Balmoral.
Maybe Kate and William will still go there before the holiday ends.
I was hoping for some news before back to school and work starts. Sigh.
September 3rd, 2009 23:38
Well guys I kinda think too much is being made over this Balmoral visit. I just don’t think it is as big a deal as the media is painting it out to be. Maybe they go,maybe they don’t. I doubt it has any bearing on the future plans of the couple. William and Kate have been following pretty much the same social pattern for several years now.It also amuses me know last year people were all about how “busy” William would be while training and how he would be in remote places and never see Kate blah blah blah…they have not missed a stride during his training. If anything,they have spend more time together.
I admit that when I hear about these two going to a movie together,it makes me think they are in no hurry to give up the carefree lifestyle they are clearly enjoying for a more formal one that will come with their marriage…hope I am wrong.
September 4th, 2009 00:39
Lisa I will have to agree with that, they visit some of the royal estates every year and it’s really not much to get all excited about right now.
It was nice that they went to the movies, I believe they still be able to do that even when they get married. They have mastered the art of sneaking to places now. There will be some formalities (publicly) when they get married but they will still be able to some of the same things they are doing now without much fuss. They still will be able to visit the royal estates for vacations, travel to mustique for some private time and even go to their friends houses for dinner or house parties. Everything will not be a huge burden on them once they marry. The only time that things will get a bit crazy is when they go about their royal duties and on foreign tours.
September 4th, 2009 07:11
Well just another website touting the 2011 idea….
Sigh
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/royalwatch/news/article_1499257.php/Brown-makes-William-and-Kate-wait
September 4th, 2009 07:39
Hi, I’m new. I was just wondering if anyone knew who the other people ( besides Wills and Kate ) were in this picture. Thanks!
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss220/mapleleaf09/WillsKate_Balmoral_01Sept09a.jpg
September 4th, 2009 08:44
Good Morning All,
I’m not British so I really don’t fully understand the politics in England but if a general election will be held in May or June, what does that have to do with a royal wedding in July or August? Why is the media and others think that the wedding will clash with the elections in June? How do they know a royal wedding is planned for June? Maybe someone can explain this to me because I just think people are making a big deal about an election in May or June and the royal wedding could be held two or three months from that time. I really don’t think PM Brown would ask them to hold off a wedding that may not happen during the elections. I think he knows the royal couples case and realize the sooner the wedding happens, the better things will be.
September 4th, 2009 08:48
AJ, in the picture with William & Kate is William’s best friend Thomas van Straubenzee, possibly Thomas’s girlfriend and I don’t know who the other girl is.
September 4th, 2009 08:50
AJ,
Melissa Percy is walking by Kate, Thomas van Straubenzee is by Wills, and I don’t recognize the third girl.
September 4th, 2009 09:06
Here is the Daily Express artical. I just hope everything works out and a wedding will be able to go right ahead next year.
http://tinyurl.com/lrus98
I just think it’s wrong to make the couple wait two years because an election in May or June next year. I know the royals can’t do much while the election is being held but once that is over and settled, they can go ahead with their plans. I remember Charles & Diana was due to go on a royal tour of another country but there was some issues with PM Margaret Thatcher but once they got the word that her situation was okay, Charles & Diana went right ahead with their foreign tour. I just think William & Kate can get married after the elections and not wait two years because of that.
September 4th, 2009 09:54
The woman on PW’s left looks like Susanna Warren, Guy Pelly’s girlfriend. Or she might be another Percy. They do have an older daughter.
September 4th, 2009 09:59
I’m still not liking the tone of that article. It still makes it appear that Kate just waits around for William. I don’t think that it is a good idea that this whole situation drags out until 2011. I just really don’t think it is. It is also an election year in Sweden next year and Princess Victoria of Sweden is getting married so I suppose it depends on the country and what their constitution states.
September 4th, 2009 10:08
I think the press is just trying to keep the subject of the wedding on the front pages,if you will. It appears that the DS is following in the footsteps of it’s competition and browsing royal forums and message boards for stories because that whole story could have been a post on any one of the boards out there. No biggie IMO.
September 4th, 2009 10:11
I think you will find that K and W are happy to wait till after the General Election. They won’t want the bunch of labour clowns to be taking a part in their wedding.
September 4th, 2009 10:32
I think this wedding will take place next year, just after the election. There is no reason why a wedding can’t happen a month or two after the elections. I doubt that PM Brown will make the couple delay a wedding a whole year after the elections, that sounds silly. I think the media is just creating some drama between the royals and PM Brown. It’s understandable that a wedding can’t take place during the elections but once that is over, the royals can go ahead with their plans. An announcement can be made, the elections can take place and a wedding can follow later.
I’m with you JJ, I just don’t see this dragging on for two more years without it official. Although it’s up to the couple, I think it’s time to get the ball rolling and let Kate become a member of the royal family so she can help William with his responsiblities. The media make everything sound so complicated.
September 4th, 2009 13:54
=) Thanks, everyone! For what it’s worth, Paul Burrell was just on Fox News saying that he thought that PW and Kate would get married but not this year because of the election.
September 4th, 2009 16:52
Hello,
Has PW yet again cocked a snook at the press by showing them that they can’t even guess correctly about his and KM’s movements. Instead of turning up at Balmoral they arrive complete with friends old and new , but without the Isaccs’ this time, at the Duke of Northumberland’s house party.
The press however were not alone in their ‘guestimate’ as most of the scribes here and other blogs went along with it and inconceivably linked the visit to an engagement announcement.
Rest asured when and if it comes that announcement will be made without pomp and without prior guesses at the appropriate time but againnot for a few years yet.
We all post our hopes, thoughts and wishes and sometime our own ‘guestimates’ here on line and for every story that appears in the press , ten+ are mooted on line but believe me for every ten on line there are many many more that surface in the pubs and bars , for instance on the King’s Road.
For your perusal one that has been doing the rounds for several weeks now is a contadiction of what I and many others have thought over the years. It is not that PW hasn’t proposed, it is that KM hasn’t acepted. Phew!
So when KM’s mum once supposedly said that she didn’t even know if there was to be a wedding …..? Well who knows?
I know I have said it before but from comments, observations and just a little ???????? I do not think there will be any change in circumstances until PW gets the Service out of his hair. I am certain that KM is still very wary of his being in the services especially in SAR which does have the chance of an accident happenings albeit a very small chance and her position under those circumstances would be very difficult.
To close, does anyone remember the story of a young couple house hunting in the area just north of the King’s Road? Perhaps the scribes with the massive data basis and abilities to transcribe information far beyond normal posters mat turn up that story and ‘think on those things’.
September 4th, 2009 17:01
Ked,
I agree with you about PW “cocking a snook”. (Haven’t heard that one before).
I also agree with your buds in the pubs along the King’s Road that it’s KM that is dragging her feet on this. All the evidence points to that IMO.
September 4th, 2009 17:21
Hello Ked,
William & Kate is keeping everyone on their toes and even on the edge of their seats. The media is getting very impatient and a few royal forums are getting impatient too. As I said before, we must remain calm and just hope for the best. I don’t agree with you Ked that they will wait for the training to be over, I think it’s going to be sooner than that. The couple will do some engagements but still have a private life while William is in the SAR.
This is just my opinion but I think things need to become official so Kate can do some royal duties and support her prince. The wait has produced too much mixed feelings about Kate and the media markets her as a woman who does nothing but wait. To me, that’s not a good thing and something should be done about it. I believe Kate Middleton has great potential and will make a good consort for William but the media and public needs to see that. The more time they don’t see that, the worst things seem to get.
I hope and pray that an engagement will come early next year with a late summer wedding. The elections can go on and William can go on his ‘rumored’ Commonwealth tour but I hope next year isn’t another dead year for Kate. I think she and her family has suffered enough. Even after the marriage, the tabs will write unfair things about her, but at least she will have a chance to show everybody what she’s got. She needs that chance. Just my opinion.
September 4th, 2009 17:37
As for Kate dragging her feet, I really don’t believe that is true. I think that’s all just a bunch of rumor chatter in the pubs. When I look at pictures of Kate, I see a strong woman, not someone who is frightened of the royal role. She seem to have this conidence in her that I have not seen in many royal girlfriends. Publicly she goes through a lot but no matter what, when she is seen in public with William or the royals, she puts her best foot forward and seem to be very happy. I don’t see her turning down his proposal but accepting it. The reason why I say this? because it looks like she has accepted the changes in her life since the media and public began to realize they are a couple. I think she will accept the change of her being a royal wife.
September 4th, 2009 18:17
She doesn’t necessarily have to be frightened. She could simply not be convinced that the role of PW’s wife is the one for her. It is certainly plausible to me. In fact, I am convinced that they split up at the end of last summer, and only started reconciling around Christmas time, and are still in makeup mode.
And in fact any speculation about the state of their relationship, including that they are already engaged, is idle chatter.
September 4th, 2009 18:43
Rman, I totally agree with your comments in posts 96 & 97. Yes, Kate has great potential, she will be a great consort and the public needs to see it. I also agree that the waiting game hasn’t done them much good, however, I think the nay-sayers are losing steam. The longer William and Kate stay together, the clearer it is that their relationship is solid and all the wishful thinking to the contrary is proving to be a very tired and trivial campaign.
I also don’t see why they can’t marry while William is still in the SAR. This could be an ideal “quieter” start to married life for both of them. Princess Elizabeth spent some time living as a military wife, so why couldn’t W&K do so now? Besides, it could potentially lessen the comparisons to Diana and Charles’ marriage/early years because it would be a totally different situation in the beginning.
September 4th, 2009 18:51
And… I also believe that Kate is not dragging her feet. She’s always appeared to be a confident, happy young woman, but it goes beyond that now. She looks to me like a young lady who is happy with her life and one who knows EXACTLY what that life will entail.
September 4th, 2009 19:04
I don’t know Phoebe, I think the sad part is people along with the tabs have made this royal relationship look very less loving and very much more complicated. With all the rumors of splits and other speculations, things have a way of not looking good at times. The only split we know of is the one that happened in 2007, since they got back together, they have clearly moved on and look more in love than ever.
I think since people have very little answers to the many questions, some jump to their own conclusions and the speculations rolls on. I see a couple that is doing their own thing and don’t feel the need to explain their actions. From what I see, they are taking their time and will lets us know what will happen soon.
Right now, the couple make very few appearences (due to William’s training) and they spend a great deal of time together. I think the makeup mode ended after 07 and now they are on track. In 08, we saw some major changes and Kate more some very significant royal appearences so I think they left the split behind and have moved on.
September 4th, 2009 19:36
Katharine I agree with you totally.
September 4th, 2009 19:39
Kate seem to be really comfortable with her life and ready to take on the challenge of being William’s wife. She has come a long way from the girl we first saw several years ago.
September 4th, 2009 19:56
I am beginning to wonder if W&K have not already begun to plan the wedding. It would be very easy to decide on a dress designer, flowers, attendants, menus, location, etc… and just not tell anyone. Once the election is over, make the engagement announcement, notify all those involved and have the wedding in the fall. This would allow them privacy during the planning, let them stay under the radar of the upcoming election, and keep the engagement frenzy to a minimum. Timing would work well with the SAR training – PW should finish in June/July of this year.
September 5th, 2009 07:07
MJ, that’s a very plausible theory. With all the talk about why they “can’t/wouldn’t” get married because of the election, it could actually provide an excellent distraction.
September 5th, 2009 09:35
MJ, I like that theory. There are Palace people who have planned Royal Weddings before, so they can do all the planning stages, then just put the plan in place after the election. However, I do not see a Fall Wedding, any year. The weather is just too unpredictable. The wedding of the future king will be a national holiday. People will line the streets. The PTB want a lovely, sunny, warm day. Not pictures televised around the world of people shivering in the cold and rain.
September 7th, 2009 14:28
Politicians do not like share the stage with others. It upsets their ego’s, and trust me, Brown’s ego is monumental.
Given the MP’s expense scandals we have had in England, it is right their should be no royal wedding next year. Hopefully the public shall be focused on the issues of the day when deciding who to vote for.
The latest the election can be called is June. 4 to 6 weeks of canvassing, followed by voting day itself. This takes things past the July spot for a wedding. As for August to early September the Queen is on holiday at Balmoral.
Ked, did I understand you right? If Kate is the one who is holding back, and quite honestly I doubt it, I can only imagine it may have something to do with William serving in the armed forces.
Long before the media jumped on the bandwagon, I and others have been saying for sometime that the wedding would not take place before 2011. I suspect, the media have taken Williams official engagements into view and have finally come around to our thinking.
2012, is when the Olympics are to be held in London, so that year is out.
I am reminded of jj’s post, who was kind enough to share with us the reaction in Sweden to Princess Victoria’s engagement. In jj’s post, he/she showed us that despite the press trying to whip up interest in the forthcoming wedding, it was viewed as an anti climax. I suspect that is exactly how in the end Britain may react.
Also take note. It strikes me despite what our press says, foreign TV networks show more interest in the W & K relationship than our own TV stations.