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William & Kate – June 2011 Wedding? Posted by BRW on August 10th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
The Daily Star reports that Prince William & Kate Middleton are ready to tie the knot. They are tipping an engagement announcement in November and a June 2011 wedding…
31 Comments »The date for the marriage could also deflect attention away from the 30th anniversary of Charles and Diana’s doomed union on July 29. And it would also coincide with Prince Philip’s 90th birthday on June 10, giving William’s grandad a perfect present.
St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle has been mooted as the venue for the ceremony.
Princess Diana’s biographer Tina Brown suggested earlier in the year that the wedding would announced in June this year.
She said: “A wedding would probably follow in November.” But it is now thought that her sources had mixed up the dates and the timing, with the announcement in November and the wedding the following June.
If so, it is likely there would be a dress rehearsal on Friday June 3 and the ceremony on Saturday June 4.
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Video: Katie Nicholl talks about William and Harry Posted by BRW on June 8th, 2010 at 4:37 am
Katie Nicholl, the royal correspondent for the Mail on Sunday newspaper, whose new book about the princes titled William and Harry
came out on June 3, shares her predictions and insights with Reuters in the following video clip…
Update 1: Unfortunately Reuters pulled the video and the story on their website…
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Will he or Won’t he? Posted by BRW on June 3rd, 2010 at 4:40 am
Friday could bring the summer’s biggest romance news. Or it could bring nothing but Friday.
A couple of months ago, the Daily Beast’s Tina Brown dropped a few hints that, come summertime, Britain’s Prince William would finally pop the question to Kate Middleton, his girlfriend of seven years.
“A highly placed source in royal circles said that two days in June have been mysteriously blocked out on the palace diaries – June 3 and 4,” Brown wrote.
Well, that day is almost at hand (the day that may announce the day, anyway) and so far, there’s not much to tell.
A few days ago author Nicholas Davies, who penned the biography “William : King for the 21st Century
,” stoked rumors by telling Star Magazine: “William has always said he will be ready for marriage after his 28th birthday — that’s next month.”
Read entire story at the Washington Post...
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William & Kate Engagement Rumours Dampened Posted by BRW on April 8th, 2010 at 4:43 am
Clarence House scotches Prince William engagement rumour – Telegraph
A spokesman for Clarence House said today that both Prince William and the Prince of Wales will be carrying out public engagements on those days (June 3rd and 4th), while the Queen also has an official engagement on June 3…The Truth about Prince William & Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding – Daily Express
But like most people inside the magic circle of royal friends and favoured aides, this particular person didn’t seem to know anything specific and appeared to be just speculating like the rest of us…Royal Wedding Odds Slashed – Daily Star
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Bookies are so convinced that they rate the chances of a summer engagement as odds-on, and are offering punters just 1-2. “We have seen a 1,000% increase in bets for a royal engagement in the last 48hrs.”… -
Summer Engagement for Prince William & Kate Middleton? Posted by BRW on April 7th, 2010 at 5:24 am
The Daily Beast’s Tina Brown reckons she has a royal scoop…
A high-placed source in royal circles tells me that two days in June have been mysteriously blocked out on the palace diaries—June 3 and 4. They suggest this is a likely date for the engagement announcement at last of the 27-year-old Prince William and his patient squeeze, 28-year-old Kate Middleton.
A June engagement and winter wedding make sense all around for the royal priorities. It would come after the turmoil of the (British) election is over. It would come neatly after William’s Royal Air Force career transitions in January 2011, when he leaves the RAF helicopter school at Shawbury and becomes an operational pilot ready for a three-year search-and-rescue tour of duty…
- Will Prince William and Kate Put Royal Watchers Out of Their Misery and Announce a Wedding Date in June? – Vanity Fair
- Kate and Wills ‘to announce engagement in summer’ – Daily Mail
- Wills, Kate wedding in the air – Monsters & Critics
Update: Royal Reporter Richard Palmer tweets – I am told Prince William is training those two days so wouldn’t be around for his own engagement announcement. Wedding story unlikely… [1] [2]
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Royal Marriage proposal hinges on Gold Medal Win Posted by BRW on August 31st, 2009 at 4:11 am
This is Gloucestershire reports that rugby star Mike Tindall could propose to Zara Phillips after the 2012 Olympics – as long as she wins a gold medal!
7 Comments »The Queen’s granddaughter and world champion eventer has set her sights on Olympic gold in London in three years time. And if she does won the coveted medal then Mike has said he’ll pop the question.
The news was revealed by former England rugby player Will Greenwood. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Will says it was Mike who was talking passionately about horses rather than Zara.
“I am surprised when he talks of ‘flying changes’, ‘rein backs’, the four-star horses, and the promise that an Olympic gold medal might, if she’s lucky, be exchanged for a wedding ring”, he says.
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Have William & Kate already set their Wedding Date? Posted by BRW on August 17th, 2009 at 4:46 am
British paper News of The World are claiming that Prince William & Kate Middleton have already set a date for their Wedding…
110 Comments »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.
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Palace gives Kate Middleton Princess Training Posted by BRW on August 9th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Kate Middleton is set to be trained in royal protocol and media communications ahead of the expected announcement of her engagement to Prince William. The Daily Star reports…Kate, 27, will not join nWilliam on any official engagements yet. But she will be trained in Palace protocol, how to behave on the engagements and how to deal with the media. She will also learn how royal properties and finances are run and will be given access to the family’s Chequers Committee – headed by the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles – that controls royal estates.
She will also learn about royal patronage and how members of the family form official attachments to the armed forces.
Courtiers know that both Kate and William, 27, fear she will become a figure of obsessive public fascination once the engagement is announced. “It has the potential to be even more intense than it was for the Princess of Wales,” warned the aide. “But Kate is going to be the best-prepared royal bride ever.”
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Wedding Bells for Zara Phillips & Mike Tindall? Posted by BRW on August 2nd, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Together since 2003, The Telegraph reports that Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall are ready to ‘formalise’ their union…“I don’t think it is about whether we will get married, but when,” says the England rugby player, who met the granddaughter of the Queen in 2003. “There is no doubt that I love Zara, but it has to be the right time.
“She is so busy competing and I am touring. We often don’t even manage to get away on holiday together. And, yes, it probably would be a white wedding, although sometimes I can see the attraction of sneaking away without telling anyone.”
A friend of the couple’s tells this week’s Hello! magazine;
13 Comments »“He is very good with the children and enjoys all the rough and tumble… Zara is brilliant with the children. She would come over for a coffee sometimes and play with the children. They adore her…”
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Zara Phillips & Mike Tindall Engagement Speculation Posted by BRW on July 19th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Zara Phillips has moved into a new £1 million home with boyfriend Mike Tindall. The Sunday Express reckons this is the clearest sign yet that they plan to marry…
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The Queen’s granddaughter and the rugby star have bought a regency-style town house in Cheltenham, prompting speculation they will soon announce their engagement.Friends say the couple opted for the leafy spa town to be closer to the nightlife and Zara’s favourite shopping streets, having outgrown their two-bedroom cottage on Princess Anne’s Gatcombe estate.
An insider said: “They wanted more independence. They have enjoyed living at Gatcombe for the past four years but it can get quite suffocating with Zara’s mum, dad and stepmother all living on the estate. Zara has always loved Cheltenham and they think the property will be a good investment.”
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