British Royal Wedding

It’s the Royal wheeee! Partyloving Prince William hurls his arms in the air and sings his heart out as he celebrates his 26th birthday on the dance floor.

Our exclusive pictures prove Wills is a Royal who really does love to let his heir down as he twirls giggling girlfriend Kate Middleton around during a boozy celebration.

He began the evening sedately enough, quietly drinking and chatting with Kate, brother Harry and a few friends at the annual Beaufort Polo Club party on Saturday.

But once the music began to blare, Wills, in blue jeans and open-necked check shirt, could not resist the temptation to grab Kate and haul her on to the dancefloor in a huge tent in the club grounds.

Read entire story and view pics at the Daily Mirror

‘If Kate Middleton wants to marry Prince William, she’ll get him’ - Telegraph
Kate Middleton has, according to royal watchers, been given the official status of ‘Girlfriend’. Creating ripples are the reports this week that Kate refused the Queen’s invitation to host her own table at the Royal Box during Ascot. “Insiders” have been quoted as saying that she did not want to be seen as a stand-in for Prince William or to look as if she was taking advantage of a dubious royal status…

Wedding Bells for Wills & Kate? - OK! Magazine
If the old adage “the couple that plays together stays together” is to be believed, then Prince William and Kate Middleton are a solid bet for the future. The lovebirds are often seen partying with friends as well as attending concerts and sporting events, and it’s this kind of foundation that leads many royal experts to believe that William and Kate will announce their engagement next spring…

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Hills, who make Zara a 4-7 favourite to be the next royal to marry, offer 6-4 she does NOT sell her wedding pics to Hello. Snap it up…

Her appearance at a Windsor Castle Garter ceremony was the first formal sign that the Queen is preparing to welcome Kate Middleton officially into the Royal Family.

And now, just two days later, I have news which could indicate Miss Middleton’s romance with Prince William is to step up another gear. According to Ascot sources, Kate’s mother has been invited to the royal box during this week’s race meeting.

Should it take place, it will be the first official encounter between the Queen and her grandson’s possible mother-in-law.

A year ago, Carole Middleton, a former air stewardess, found herself at the centre of an extraordinarily snobbish attack after it was claimed she had used the word “toilet” and uttered the phrase “pleased to meet you” on meeting the Queen.

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Prince William, wearing an ostrich plumed hat and velvet robes, on Monday was made a Royal Knight of the Garter in a ceremony full of regal pomp.

The prince, second in line to the throne, was formally appointed to the most senior order of British chivalry at Saint George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, west of London.

William, who turns 26 on Saturday, was watched by his girlfriend Kate Middleton, 26, and brother Prince Harry, 23.

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the world, established in 1348 by the queen’s ancestor king Edward III.

William is now a Royal Knight Companion and the 1,000th Knight of the Garter.

Wearing their distinctive white ostrich plumes, blue velvet robes and black velvet hats, the knights and ladies were watched by about 7,000 members of the public as they walked from the castle to the chapel for the church service.

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Prince William, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy were among guests at last night’s Boodles Boxing Ball in London.

Among the other guests were friends of the princes - Hugh Van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Holly Branson, and Prince William’s old flame, Jessica (Jecca) Craig. Jessica’s boyfriend, Hugh Crossley, was one of the participants.

The biennial event, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, was organised by Hugh Van Cutsem to raise money for the Starlight Foundation.

View thumbnail photos of the evening here…

Regular visitor and commenter on this website, Curious22, has reported news of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s recent romantic holiday on exclusive Mustique Island, in the West Indies.

“Hey Everybody…so I have MAJOR news that can end some of our speculation regarding Will and Kate’s holiday! My friend just got back from Mustique and confirmed that Wills and Kate were, in fact, on the island and they even spoke to them briefly when they (literally) ran into them at dinner…”

It gives us a little insight into the couple and the reason that no photographs have been released. Thanks Curious22!

You can read all of Curious22’s comment here…

In a clear sign that a Royal wedding announcement may be just around the corner, Mandrake (The Telegraph) learns that courtiers are already discussing the most likely venue for Prince William’s expected marriage to Kate Middleton.

“William is thought to favour St George’s chapel, but it would simply not be big enough to accommodate all those who would expect to be invited,” one courtier tells me.

“That leaves St Paul’s or Westminster Abbey, and Charles would be unlikely to want Westminster.”

The Prince of Wales is said to have rejected the abbey for his first wedding, to Lady Diana Spencer, because the funeral of his devoted great-uncle Earl Mountbatten had been held there two years.

“I remember the police complaining to Charles that they did not have sufficient manpower to guard the route from Buckingham Palace to St Paul’s,” adds the courtier. “He said to them: ‘Well, stand further apart then.’”

The abbey will also hold sad memories for William, whose mother’s funeral was held there in 1997 earlier. (via The Telegraph)

The Queen wants Prince William’s girlfriend Kate Middleton to get a proper full-time job before the young couple consider getting married.

There is renewed speculation that the couple, who recently enjoyed a romantic holiday in the Caribbean, are about to announce an engagement.

But Britain’s The Mail on Sunday newspaper said the Queen was worried that a proposal would be both premature and ill-advised.

Sources close to the Queen said she was concerned that William’s public image could suffer if the public did not consider Middleton, 26, to be a working professional in her own right.

“The Queen is very aware that it’s a serious and long-term relationship,” a senior aide told the Mail.

“Although they are not yet engaged, it seems more likely than not that Kate will be a Royal bride one day, and the Queen is of the opinion that Kate should be working.”

She quit her job as an accessories buyer for High Street chain Jigsaw at the end of last year and announced that she wanted to pursue a career as a photographer.

Middleton, who has been dubbed “waity Katie” because her life is in “limbo”, has spent the past three months working for her parent’s mail-order company, Party Pieces, photographing new stock for its website.

“It’s not what you would call a nine-to-five job,” said a friend of the Middleton’s.

“It’s an easy number for Kate and basically something to fill her days while she waits for William.”

Sources close to her said she has no immediate work plans while the 25-year-old prince goes through for his final attachment with the Royal Navy.

William is set to begin a two-month deployment in the Royal Navy, on board HMS Iron Duke, a frigate that will be on hurricane relief duty and counter-narcotics patrol in the Caribbean. (via NineMSN)

Kate Middleton has asked friends to call her Catherine, amid fevered speculation that Prince William is about to propose.

The Daily Mail reports that Middleton, 26, has asked friends and family to call her Catherine, a name with a more formal ring and a regal history.

Middleton is currently on holiday with Prince William on the Caribbean island of Mustique, and bookmakers in the UK have stopped taking bets on the likelihood of William proposing while the pair are away.

A friend told the newspaper: “Everyone knows it’s about to happen with Kate and William. There’s a distinct feeling that she has started to become very aware of her position.”

The name Catherine or Katherine has a long history for England’s royals - Henry VIII alone married three of them.

Let’s hope young Middleton’s royal future is a little luckier - Henry cast aside his first Catherine and beheaded another. (via Herald Sun)