British Royal Wedding

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.” (via Daily Express)

The Daily Mail’s Richard Kay has some news about Prince William and Kate Middleton holidaying in Scotland recently…

Prince Harry was also among the crowd that gathered on a sporting estate owned by the Duke of Northumberland. For Kate, who has enthusiastically embraced the Royal Family’s passion for bloodsports, it was an opportunity to show her prowess with a gun, handling her lightweight 20-bore side-by-side gun with considerable expertise.

William and Kate, who flew to Edinburgh a day after arriving back from a week-long stay in Mustique, were guests of the Duke’s son, George Percy, an old flame of Miss Middleton’s sister Pippa.

Guests included Thomas van Straubenzee, James Meade, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Tom Inskip and Guy Pelly and their partners.

Thanks to Mapleleaf who has posted some links to enlarged photos here…

Video: Die Königskinder: William und Kate – The entire 43 minute documentary about Prince William and Kate Middleton (in German). Some interesting footage you may not have seen before. Fast DSL connection recommended…

Wise Queen puts Kate in Spare Room – Daily Express
The Queen will not be inviting courting couple Prince William and Kate Middleton to disport themselves beneath a shared royal duvet at Balmoral. It’s not, you may be assured, that Her Majesty doesn’t realise Wills and his Kate have been happily indulging in sexy sleepovers for many a long year. It’s just that she doesn’t consider it seemly to give their pre-nuptial couplings a royal warrant…

Harry at work as rest play – The Sun
The tables have been turned on party-loving Prince Harry – he is the only Royal working this week while the rest of the family has a fun time. The 24-year-old Army officer is on the next leg of his helicopter flying course. And he must attend classes and fly sorties at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire…

Duke of Edinburgh makes yet another gaffe – Telegraph
The Duke is reported to have struck up conversation with a guest at a recent Buckingham Palace garden party by asking what he did for a living. The man, one of 8,000 guests hoping to meet the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, replied: “I’m a designer, sir”. The 88-year-old is said to have replied: “Well, you didn’t design your beard too well, did you?”…

British paper The Mirror is claiming that Prince William and Kate Middleton are currently soaking up the sun on Mustique Island in the Carribean…

They landed there on Wednesday for a week’s break booked at the last minute – just three weeks after Kate returned from a family holiday on the island.

A source said: “They are having a fantastic time. Kate and William have been spending a lot of time on the beach and William has been showing off his skills on the jet ski. They are having the time of their lives and haven’t stopped smiling since they got here.”

Wills and Kate are thought to be staying at an exclusive £2,000-a-night villa.

British paper News of The World are claiming that Prince William & Kate Middleton have already set a date for their Wedding…

For the News of the World can reveal Kate is at the heart of a new palace strategy for the royal family. We have been told the couple, both 27, have reached “an understanding” that their eight-year relationship WILL end in marriage. It is no longer a question of if but when.

The plan is that by the time the Queen celebrates her historic Diamond Jubilee in 2012 Kate will be on the palace balcony at her side as a fully-fledged princess.

Well-placed sources say that while marriage is a “done deal” it is not expected until 2011 at the earliest. And this explains why Kate is not bothered by teasing nicknames like “Waity Katie” and remains so cool.

She is secure in the knowledge that the secret pact has already been made and the palace blueprint for the future, creating our next Prince and Princess of Wales, is already firmly in place.

Prince William was teased yesterday at his best friend’s wedding: “You’ll be next”.

The Royal had just walked long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton down the aisle after pal Nicholas van Cutsem tied the knot.

William, 27, laughed off the remark before heading to the reception with Kate, who he has dated since 2001.

He and brother Prince Harry, 24, who were both ushers, had arrived an hour early with the groom at the Guards Chapel, which is close to Buckingham Palace in central London.

A source at the ceremony said: “He has been with Kate far longer than most of his close pals – and more and more of them are getting married. “Nicholas’ comment was meant only as a joke – but it is increasingly likely that Wills and Kate will decide to take the plunge.”

Read entire story at The Sun… | View Photos at Getty Images…

British tabloid News of the World reports that Prince William has ruled out marriage to Kate Middleton next year because he is too busy…

Instead, he will step up his role as a roving royal with two ground-breaking official tours to South Africa and Australia. The prince is also determined to complete his tough helicopter training course.

His hectic schedule means Kate and Wills – both now 27 – could be approaching 30 before they wed. One high-ranking Palace figure told the News of the World: “All this talk of a wedding next summer is wide of the mark.”

William’s trip to Australia is expected to take place early in the New Year. He will travel to South Africa in June, where he will carry out a series of engagements and attend the World Cup.

Zoe Salmon only has eyes for Prince Harry – The Sun
“He’s quirky, he’s funny, he does naughty things. He makes mistakes, like we all do. He’s a little bit naughty but nice. And he’s a sexy redhead and there are very few of them about. Prince Harry looks better as he gets older. Isn’t it funny how people develop? He has really bloomed recently”…

Princes William and Harry to pose for Rankin’s modern portraits – Telegraph
Rankin is being lined up to shoot Princes William and Harry in what he says is a reflection of photography eclipsing traditional portraiture. “I think that Prince William and Prince Harry are amazing,” adds the fashionable snapper. “I would absolutely love to photograph them.”…

Flyboy Prince William is a royal drain – Mirror
Last year, Prince Andrew cost the taxpayer £140,000 for jetting round the world… but Air Miles Andy’s jaunts are mere budget airline trips compared to Prince William’s colossal £600,000 military pilot training bill…

Prince Harry to get lessons from racing royalty – ABC News
A champion motorbike racer from Queensland (Australia) has been invited to England to give private lessons to Prince Harry. Sunshine Coast rider Chris Vermeulen recently received an email from Buckingham Palace inviting him to visit the Royal Family in London…