A few weeks ago, Tina Brown (at the Daily Beast) broke an interesting story/theory – that Buckingham Palace was planning to announce Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton in June. Tina Brown’s theory was mostly based on the fact that the palace has nothing scheduled for two consecutive days in June, and as far as I know, that’s still the case. I said at the time that a June engagement announcement wasn’t really the worst theory, and now other publications are picking up on this theory. People’s cover this week is about the same thing – that after seven/eight years together, William has finally found his “princess”. Here’s more:
Prince William may not have popped the question yet to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton – but that hasn’t curbed anybody’s enthusiasm about their future union. In fact, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was happy to share some advice for Middleton based on her 10-year marriage to Prince Andrew.
“Remember that you’re marrying a beautiful man you are in love with and remember to make time for him,” she told Popeater, “because I didn’t. Andrew and I spent 40 days together for the first five years of our marriage. I didn’t know that would be the case, but figured it out two weeks after I was married.”
Speculation that Prince William and Middleton will wed reached a fever pitch earlier this month after Tina Brown reported on the Daily Beast that the dates June 3 and 4 on the Buckingham Palace calendar were “mysteriously blocked out” for the possible announcement of their engagement, with nuptials to follow in November.
For more on Prince William and Kate Middleton’s marriage plans, including when he’ll pop the question and how she won his heart, check the newest issue of PEOPLE on stands this Friday.
[From People]
So this sh-t still isn’t anywhere near being confirmed. But now no one is thinking about the British elections, are they? Well, I am. Just think, a new Tory government, and a new royal wedding. The British people will be kicking it, old-school 80s style. Margaret Thatcher will be making an appearance any moment now.
BTW: Do you like the part where People Mag is going to tell us how Kate “won his heart”? I believe it’s called “waiting him out”.
People Magazine cover courtesy of CoverAwards Last photo courtesy of WENN.
I think Kate is lovely. Good on them.
I clearly know neither of them but I would hazard a guess that he loves her and her family and the whole non Royal, low key, middle class vibe. I don’t think she’s “waitie Katie” at all – I’d say he’s lucky to have her. The British Royal family are notoriously dysfunctional when it comes to relationships. I hope they’ll be very happy.
If they’re announcing in June, that means they are engaged already. It’s not like William is going say “Excuse me Kate, but could you possibly be available on June 3 for a proposal so that the palace can announce it on June 4?” She may not be wearing the ring yet, but if these dates are real, then the deal’s done.
“Waiting him out” – good one Kaiser! I hate that a woman is seemly content with dating for so many years and when HE is ready then suddenly the woman is all eager to get married. Why is it always about HIM?
I get a weird, disingenuous vibe from her. Keep in mind that this is only from pictures, obviously. I honestly can’t explain it.
I remember reading that Diana and Charles’s engagement was thoroughly planned over some time. Perhaps there are behind the scenes arrangments that go into a royal wedding? Proper vetting of the bride-to-be and things of that nature?
I don’t understand the concern about the “waiting”. Aren’t these people only 27 years old? I think that getting married any younger than that is a very bad idea, no matter how long a couple has been together.
Cant wait to read the issue but I think itz a done deal and they’ve been engaged all along, the announcement will be for public knowledge.
I hope they’ll be very happy together. They seem like a smart match. I also hope if Charles offers marital advice, they ignore it.
yuck, shes ugly
I am SO tired of these pointless articles being pumped out a mile a minute, or given a cover. It goes to show how completely fabricated it all is. That said, there has been speculation that William is proposing to Kate literally for about four years now, non-stop. This headline makes an appearance about every 6 months when there is a clearing in the royal schedule. It’s like the boy that cried wolf, by the time it finally happens it will be total non-news.
I’m with TG — why is it always assumed that it’s the woman who’s sitting around, waiting for the man to “pop the question?” I’ve known a lot of happy marriages where the woman popped the question, as well as some where the guy was far more interested in getting married than the woman.
But William’s case is different. Why is it always about HIM? Because he’s going to be the King! The question is, who will be Queen?
I don’t know about ‘waiting him out.’ My husband and I were together a loooong time before we got married – basically, through our twenties. We were dealing with college and starting careers and the freedom of being in our 20s (while still being together.)
While I love the history of royalty – when I was a kid I wanted to be Princess Diana – now I find the whole concept….odd? IDK.
Good on her, though, if she **was** ‘waiting him out.’ ….for the chance to be the Queen of freaking England? Not a bad trade off. :/ (Or wait, does she stay a princess? I forget???)
I wish the best for them.
I agree Fabgrrrl… sounds like what a normal couple would do to me.
My gf is a wedding planner. She and her boyfriend had their venue booked, menu picked and had a tentative engagement party date planned BEFORE he proposed. She knew the engagement was coming but was still honestly surprised when he did it.
I suspect this is the same type of idea.
They’ve been dating for quite awhile and it seems like it’s mutual. British tabloids aside, neither of them seem like they’re very dramatic people – and it doesn’t look like Kate’s been plotting for a ring all these years. With the specter of what happened to poor Diana in both of their memories – especially his – who can blame them for not wanted to be married? Maybe they’re enjoying the low-key relationship. Kate will only be endlessly compared to Diana if/when they get married – if it were me, I’d want to “wait” that out, too.
Once they get married the press will start running a bunch of obnoxious stories about “marital mishaps” and imagined trauma. I sort of prefer the endlessly boring but basically harmless “when will they get engaged?” tagline.
Eh, pretty much over the Royal Family. All the interesting ones are gone (Fergie & Diana).
For some reason I don’t think they will actually get married … at least not to each other. I’m not sure why I get that vibe.
@ bellaluna: LOL at the marriage advice from Charles!
@ Zoe: You are absolutely right. These articles have been coming out for years now. It’s a great big old “so what” as far as I’m concerned.
Random thought – wonder why William hasn’t considered hair plugs or the like? He’s very handsome but looks better with the full head of hair, IMHO.
Awwww when I was young I totally thought he’d marry me!
Well since I’ve moved on and married and we already have a young heir to our throne I guess they can get married now…
I don’t know why anyone would want to marry into that family – it seems the people who do are a lot LESS happy than before. Well, I can see if the person needed money, because the family is rich. But aren’t her parents rich? I don’t think she really needs the money.
Still, she doesn’t seem to have any goals in life other than marrying him (that I ever herd of), so maybe it will work out.
I agree Kaiser, Waity Katie did “wait him out”, that is if this People Mag slop is true. If she wasn’t waiting for a proposal, why has she done nothing for 5 years since graduating from university. Please don’t tell me she worked, she has not worked other than made up work for family and friends of the family. Her “work” has consisted of expensive holidays, going to the gym, and waiting for William to call.
I know this will get me flamed because most here think this is great. That’s fine, so be it. A 28 year old woman with no work ethic. What makes anyone think she will suddenly develop one once she’s married. Can’t find Princess Waity? Check out the ski slopes in France or the beaches in Mustique. And, we’ll never hear the end of her tacky family either. Flame away, this is the end of the royal family.
Oh my…I always thought he would have a lovely mane of hair like his mother. It looks like early receding hair-loss like his dad. Whatever the case, he will succeed Charles (his father). The Queen will most likely live as long as her mother who was almost like 100 when she died.
Charles and Camila will never be accepted by the public as Queen and King. I will totally surprised if this happens. I am sure Diana would had been pleased. She would had wanted what made her boys happy in the end, knowing how much arranged marriages and troubles the typical Royal family had caused in her life.
Why would we think it’s “great?” I don’t think anyone was even talking about her work ethic, which, if she does indeed marry William, will consist of charity work and nothing else. She’s no Sophie.
I don’t know as much about the situation as you apparently do, and I’m not as invested either, so I’m not going to flame you. Why is this the end of the royal family?
They’ve certainly survived a lot worse throughout history than a potential princess gallivanting around the ski slopes and whatever information you have about her “tacky family.”
They might be the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for a long time. The Queen Mum lived past 100, and QE2 is doing quite nicely.
I’d like to see how the succession shakes out.
If they get married, and are still together when William is crowned King, I believe that Kate would then be considered the Queen Consort. Essentially she is queen by marriage only, and has no official power as Queen. And if William was to die before her, then the power would fall to the next in the line of succession.
I also get the disingenuous feeling from her. I remember reading that enrollment increased when William went to St. Andrews because a number of girls wanted to become his princess. For some reason, I also remember reading that she was one of these girls that went there solely for the chance to meet and snag him. It’s been so long that I read that though, it very well could have been from a tabloid.
Snowball: Fair questions, I will attempt to answer. No one is talking about her work ethic. Why not? Where is it written that I have to respect an obviously intelligent young woman with a university degree who refuses to work and who has CHOSEN to subjugate herself to “her man”. No Sophie, agreed. Sorry, I’m just not feeling it.
The Royal Family has survived worse than a snow/beach bunny, I agree. But look what it has cost them. Fergie and Diana when she went rogue after her divorce from Charles.
Tacky family: just read the British press. Are you British or Commonwealth? If so I will defer to your judgment, as I am not, but how did you miss it?
End of the royal family: If Charles and Camilla don’t kill it, watch Wills and Waity Katie do it. Just a feeling considering all the negative comments I read in British publications. Proof, I have none. Guess I’m just too invested.
I think she is darling. This girl has behaved flawlessly from day one. Even during the times when they were broken up. She has handled herself brilliantly and is a lovely educated woman.
I hope he does marry her and that they are happy, something that eluded his mother. I think Diana loved the idea of being a Princess and not actually the Prince (the idea of him not him in actuality) I think these two actually love each other and better than that…like each other.
Best wishes to the future Princess.
They are so boring.
College sweethearts dating for eight years? Yawn of a love story.
Now their break up– THAT I’d be interested in.
Gimme Harry any day.
William and Kate are at the age where they are figuring out what they want for themselves. What’s wrong with dating for several years before you marry? If people took a few extra years to get to know their future spouse, there wouldn’t be as many divorces. I guess a celebrity gossip site is the wrong place to say it, but marriage is actually supposed to be “till death do us part” not until “I get bored of you”.
I don’t believe it should take eight years to get to know someone. People that truly are meant to be together know in less than a year. And marriage is not easy. It is like a job that you need to work at every single day and never take each other for granted. A lot of young people today don’t know how to do things like that because they are all about “instant gratification” vis-a-vis Facebook, MySpace, sexting, online dating sites, etc.
she would be perfect if she had a job, because she is no royal just rich, at least get dad to find you anything to do, she´s not 20 anymore and has a degree.
I find them a bit boring too, but hope they are and will be happy in that family.