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William & Kate Return to St. Andrews to Attend Flatmate’s Wedding

May 3

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Another weekend, another wedding. But as usual, not yet their own…

Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton were guests at the nuptials of their former flatmate Oliver Baker to Melissa Nicholson, both 27, in St Andrews – where all four graduated in 2005.

About 150 guests were at the ceremony at stunning St Salvator’s Chapel in the Fife town. Wills and Kate arrived through a back entrance under tight security. Kate looked beautiful in an ivory brocade coat (reused from Laura Parker Bowles’ wedding) and killer black heels topped off with a black pillbox hat (reused from Peter Phillips’ wedding).

Last night a wedding party source said: “Kate looked a million dollars in an ivory outfit and people were speculating about their own plans.  They’ve been together for years and everyone’s wondering when Wills will pop the question. Hopefully next time they’re at a wedding, it’ll be their own.”

Articles: The Daily Mail | News of the World





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Kate Middleton Prepares for Role as Charitable Princess

May 3

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If true, this would be a great idea…

Kate Middleton to be charitable princess?

Kate Middleton to be charitable princess?

Kate Middleton has been cruelly mocked as “Waity Katie” for the low profile that she has taken while being courted by Prince William. Now, however, she is preparing to take on a more public role.

The Telegraph’s Mandrake hears that the 28-year-old graduate has let it be known that she will be available to attend events for a number of charities from the autumn. “Kate’s name is already down for certain events,” says a royal courtier. “She will take a higher profile before the engagement is announced.”

Article: The Telegraph

Kate Spotted at Raffles Last Week

Princess-in-waiting Kate Middleton is renowned for being the model of decorum but there is a lesser known wild side to Prince William’s girlfriend.  Kate was spotted dancing on a podium and waving her arms around to disco music at London nightclub Raffles on Wednesday night.

With Prince William nowhere to be seen Kate, 27, joined her friend Astrid Harbord for a Children’s Trust charity bash.

‘Kate was surrounded by boys who kept putting their arms around her and twirling her around,’ one of their friends says. ‘At one stage The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme song came on and Kate saw the funny side when everyone sang the lyric, ”Looked to my kingdom I was finally there, To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air”.’

Kate was wearing a bright orange silk top with skinny jeans and stayed out sipping champagne until 4am.

Article: Daily Mail

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William and Kate Twitter Whereabouts

May 1

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Tracking the whereabouts of Prince William & Kate Middleton

Tracking the whereabouts of Prince William & Kate Middleton

The power (and craze) of Twitter…

Last week, a shopkeeper in North Wales tweeted on having Prince William and Kate Middleton in his store, saying the couple denied their identities, but were obviously the real deal, as they “had bodyguards” and “talked really posh.”

The press has of course tracked the tweet down, and this article came up:

Prince William and Kate Middleton go shopping in Blaenau Ffestiniog

Jaws dropped in the store as the couple shopped for groceries while bodyguards stood at the door of the store.

Deputy manager Ceurwyn Williams-Michelmore said the informal Royal visit had been the talk of the town. He said: “I had just left the shop when I got a phone call telling me who had just been in. The young assistant who was working said she was very excited and nervous.”

“She said the prince and Kate had been very polite and were just like any normal couple.

“There were a few shoppers in the store at the time and they couldn’t believe it, some didn’t even recognise him at first because you would never expect to see him here in Blaenau. Everyone in Blaenau has been talking about it since then. It really is the talk of the town here at the moment.”

Prince William has rented a cottage in North Wales so that he and Kate can have more privacy when she visits.  He is expected to keep this lodging for the three years that he’s stationed in RAF Valley.

Article:  Daily Post North Wales





Then, a highly suspicious tweet…

Brides Magazine claims a mole saw Kate Middleton having her hair done at Richard Ward’s hair salon with a “mega huge engagement ring” on. Highly doubtful, because in my opinion, even if they’re secretly engaged, the ever-discreet Kate wouldn’t be caught dead with an engagement ring on her finger until a proper public announcement has been made.

Richard Ward himself denied it in his own tweet: “absolute billybull – Kate was not even in here on the day in question and even if we had seen something, we wouldn’t discuss it.”

And then another tweet came in, saying she and Kate shared the same flight to London (April 30).

Looks like Kate is back after spending some time with William…

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Kate Middleton News Bits (April 24, 2010)

Apr 25

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Just a few more tidbits on Kate Middleton as the “new princess” rumours start to die down…

Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton

Kate’s right to make us wait

A refreshing article by Fiona Phillips that echoes much of what Kate supporters have been saying — that she and Prince William will marry at their own time; that she has gotten undeserved media backlash lately; and that she is in fact a dignified, down-to-earth lady who has never put a foot wrong in the seven years that she’s been with William.

Article: The Mirror

Sarah Ferguson gives Kate Middleton marriage advice

This story is somehow misleading.  The Duchess of York was in fact giving general marriage advice , and not specific about Kate.

“Remember that you’re marrying a beautiful man you are in love with and remember to make time for him, because I didn’t,” says Fergie.

Article: The Express

Kate Middleton’s spot-on princess style

InStyle Magazine has a gallery featuring Kate’s fashion throughout the years — each alongside a comparative photo of another royal (Princess Diana, Grace Kelly, Queen Rania to name a few).

Gallery: InStyle Magazine

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William & Kate Wedding Fever Hits the US

Apr 24

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From the UK tabloids to the US…  Started by biographer Tina Brown, rumours of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s June engagement has hit circulated the globe.  This week, America caught on with the news, started with People Magazine, which features William and Kate on the cover.  Title?  The Next Princess!  They’re available in news stands now.

And here’s a TV feature summing it all up…

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William & Kate News Bits (April 18, 2010)

Apr 18

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William & Kate attend yet another friend’s wedding

Let’s start with the non-gossip… The hard copy of the Daily Mail has this small article and pictures. Hopefully more pictures pop up online soon…

A society wedding with Kate in all her finery. But it’s not her turn . . .yet

Their rumoured engagement and future wedding plans have long been the subject of intense speculation. And for those eagerly anticipating another Royal Wedding, the sight of Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton arriving at a country church together will be sure to provoke more than a flicker of interest.

But this time, the couple were attending the nuptials of mutual friends Emilia d’Erlanger and David Jardine-Paterson in Devon.

Aristocratic Miss d’Erlanger, 27, was once touted as a potential bride for the Prince herself and was photographed with him on a cruise around the Greek Islands in 1999.  But she has been a trusted member of the Prince’s inner circle for years and has been a good friend to Kate, providing a shoulder to cry on when the pair briefly separated in 2007.

Strolling in the Spring sunshine yesterday, William and Kate looked relaxed and happy as they chatted with a blonde friend.

William & Kate not attending Swedish Royal Wedding

Sweden’s royal family were desperate to bag Prince William and his own lady-in-waiting Kate Middleton as star guests when Crown Princess Victoria weds fiancé Daniel Westling in summer.

But William has made it clear neither he nor Kate will be at the event in Stockholm. The prince is expected to say royal duties at the World Cup in South Africa will keep him away. Instead, Prince Charles will attend the wedding.

“He (William) would rather go anywhere than a royal wedding at the moment,” said a friend. “The Scandinavian royals are a lot more relaxed about protocol so Kate could go. But William feels it would be like firing a starting gun and their faces would be on souvenir tea towels by the time the service was over.”

Article: Daily Star

William & Kate heading to the Abbey next year?

A real source?… or just another speculative article repeating what already has been said?…

Secret plans for Prince William to wed Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in August next year are being drawn up, reveals The People UK.

“The thought of a William and Kate getting married on a grey cold November day is unthinkable”, says a highly-placed source. “The truth is that August 2011 is already pencilled in. Originally, 2012 was considered but that summer will be dominated by the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee as well as the Olympics. Some senior Royals thought Westminster Abbey would be too sombre because it is where Diana’s funeral was held. But the majority view was that the Abbey funeral was actually an uplifting and hitch-free event, and as it is the place where the world said goodbye to his mother it would add to William’s wedding.”

Though they plan to do everything to avoid comparison from Prince Charles and Diana’s 1981 wedding, William & Kate are expected to kiss on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Article: The People

Kate’s Ex Won’t Dish Dating Dirt

The race is on to publish the first definitive book on Prince William’s romance with Kate Middleton. Three royal commentators have secured publishing deals to produce accounts of the couple’s 8-year relationship and all have been doing their best (or worst) to find out about Kate’s love life before she fell for Wills. However, none have succeeded in wringing any salacious admissions from the lucky chap who was Kate’s first love: Willem Marx who now works as a journalist. Willem, 28, met Kate while both were at Marlborough College and, according to a contemporary, is the boy who “first broke her heart”.

Intriguingly Kate turned to Willem when she briefly broke up with Prince William. During their time apart Kate took Willem to Boujis, where they danced and drank Crack Daddy cocktails. He later visited the Kate’s Chelsea flat. (The picture accompanying the story recounts Kate’s night out with Willem, but at that time, there were no reports of Wills & Kate having trouble. In fact, articles said Wills knew and was comfortable with Kate and Willem’s friendship).

But a source close to Kate tells The Express: “She is aware that various people are attempting to make money from writing about her and that there have been efforts to contact Willem. But the truth is there are no skeletons in her cupboard and she is lucky to have – as does Prince William – a loyal and close-knit group of friends who she can trust.”

Article: The Express

Prince William to marry? Will he escape the Wales curse?

An overview of William and Kate’s relationship, comparing it with failed marriages of previous Princes of Wales. An amusing read…

Column: Politics Daily

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