Royal Wedding Special
– and great friend of Diana – Mario Testino to take their official engagement photographs in December. The wedding will be the most sought-after invitation
of 2011, and rumours abound about who will be on the guest list. Possibilities range from heads of state such as Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni to A-list celebrities such as Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and David Beckham (who is president of the Football Association, and who became friends with the prince when they were working together on England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup). However, the down-to-earth couple’s desire to hold the first ever ‘people’s wedding’ will mean that the pews are also filled with members of the public who have worked with the prince’s charities. As for the wedding party itself, Kate’s sister, Pippa
Middleton, 26, is hotly tipped for the role of chief bridesmaid, which will give her the special responsibility of ensuring that the bridal gown is displayed perfectly at all times, along with William’s 19-year-old cousin Lady Kitty Spencer and Viscount Linley’s eight-year-old daughter, Margarita Armstrong-Jones. It is unlikely that William’s cousin, Zara Phillips, 29, will be a bridesmaid as she will be preparing for her own
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Top: The couple at a wedding in Gloucestershire last year. Inset from left: Kate with her future brother-in- law Prince Harry; Kate and Prince William skiing at Klosters in Switzerland; Prince William processing with his father Prince Charles to be appointed a Knight of the Garter, 2008
trip down the aisle she will no doubt have more than enough on her mind. Yes, that’s right: Britain is set to see two Royal Weddings this year, following the engagement of Zara to her long-term boyfriend, England rugby player Mike Tindall, announced just before Christmas. A highly skilled equestrian and former Sports
Personality of the Year, Zara has been dating the rugby star since 2003 when they were introduced at England’s Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia by her cousin Prince Harry. Speaking from their Gloucestershire home, where she appeared wearing a platinum diamond ring, Zara claimed to be “shocked but very happy” by the proposal, while her fiancé added, “I am delighted that Zara has agreed to marry me. We are both very excited about the next stage of our lives together.” A May wedding date seems likely so that both she and
Prince William can attend the 90th birthday celebrations of their grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, with their spouses, on 10 June. It is thought that they will tie the knot in a simple ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. So 2011 will see a whirlwind of Royal Weddings, and
the romantic mood is set to continue into 2012. Princess Beatrice and Dave Clark, over to you...
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