Royal Wedding Special
Since the official announcement of the wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, Britain has been planning its celebrations. Join us as we look forward to
the happy day this April and look back at royal weddings of the past WORDS SARAH HISCOCK
develop the deep friendship that they display so readily today. “We were friends for over a year fi rst and it just sort of blossomed from then on,” William told reporters. “Kate’s got a really naughty sense of humour, which kind of helps me because I’ve got a really dry sense of humour, so it was good fun, we had a really good laugh and things happened.” Kate, who admits going “bright red” and scuttling off
when she fi rst met William, was devastated when in early 2007 the couple split, amid rumours that the prince’s refusal to commit and his move to an army camp in Dorset
Inset top: Prince William of Wales in his RAF uniform, perfecting the royal wave. Above: Prince William and Kate at the wedding of a friend in Salzburg, Austria, in 2008
while she stayed in London (working as an accessories buyer for fashion retailer Jigsaw) had put strain on the relationship. Looking back at the separation and subsequent reconciliation, William is as considered as ever. “I had my military career and I really wanted to concentrate on my fl ying, and I couldn’t have done this if I was still doing my training. Kate’s in a good place and we both just decided now was a really good time.” The date for what has been dubbed “the wedding of the
Of course an eight-year relationship seemed ‘long enough’ to many, but it allowed the couple to develop the deep friendship that they display so readily today
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century” has been set as 29 April (declared a public bank holiday), and the couple will wed at Westminster Abbey. Someone who will of course be noticeably absent is William’s mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales. “I would have loved to have met her,” said Kate. “She’s an inspirational woman to look up to.” However, giving his mother’s ring to his bride-to-be is William’s way of “keeping her close to it all.” Perhaps this mindset was also behind their decision to choose legendary photographer
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