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On the wedding day, the crowds gathered throughout London for a glimpse of Royalty's Next Generation in a reality show full of pomp and pageantry. The groom was handsome, the bride radiant, and the rain held off just long enough for a sea of celebrity guests - including Elton John, the David Beckhams, singer Joss Stone, and actor/director Guy Ritchie, and a host of world leaders and other dignitaries - to gather inside Westminster Abbey for the official wedding ceremony. Within the hour, Prince William and long-time girlfriend and commoner Kate Middleton were pronounced man and wife to become the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the future of Britain's centuries-old monarchy. Wedding Bets Off, Then On Kate Middleton, (nicknamed "Her Shyness"), and Prince William met while studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. The romance flowered when they later shared a house together. While they were still dating, Middleton had already met William's grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and had frequently appeared on the arm of her boyfriend at official royal ceremonies.
Initial wedding rumors that William was to propose to girlfriend Kate Middleton fizzled early in 2007, with the heartbreaking news of a sudden split. However, reports several months later had the couple seeing each other yet again. Subsequent news that Middleton had left her job in the fashion industry in November 2007 served only to reignite the rumors of an impending marriage. In August 2008, Kate & William were again photographed together during a summer fling in the Caribbean island of Mustique. Meanwhile, reports also circulated that grandmother Queen Elizabeth expressed a private desire that Middleton first secure a "proper full-time job" before the couple announce their engagement. William & Kate engaged
Pending the official announcement in November 2010, wedding buzz centered around a report from the March 2009 edition of the upscale French magazine, Point de Vue, claiming that William and Kate had already secretly become engaged in January and that an announcement "of the marriage between William and Miss Katherine Middleton" was imminent. Other more recent tabloid stories had William and Kate officially engaged in 2010 and thereafter tying the knot after William had completed his military training. Related rumors about a possible location for the royal wedding ended in late November when the official news was announced that William and Kate were to be married in Westminster Abbey in London, in the same location where Princess Diana's dramatic funeral took place in 1997. The Royal honeymoon Leading up to the wedding, royal watchers painted several honeymoon scenarios for William and Kate, including: the newly-married couple whisked away to the English countryside, or to a secluded Caribbean getaway. However, after waiting a week to embark on their historic honeymoon, the newlyweds were officially reported romping on a private Seychelles island in the Indian Ocean off Africa's east coast. William & Kate expecting? Now months into their new marriage, rumors have begun circulating about a possible new edition to the family for the young couple. The unconfirmed reports of a soon-to-be pregnant Kate are based on royal precedent, as most British royal marriages traditionally produce an heir within a year. Most recently, In Touch magazine ran a story in mid-November 2011 reporting that Kate was already six weeks pregnant and expecting a new arrival sometime next summer. Meanwhile, royal watchers are sure to keep a close eye on the couple in the coming months for any news of an impending announcement from Buckingham Palace.
As the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, William is officially second in line of succession to the British throne before his father, Prince Charles, and ahead of brother Prince Harry, who is third in line. William has been in the media spotlight since his birth on June 21, 1982. Early on, he made history when he became the first royal prince to attend an ordinary primary school at the insistence of his mother, Princess Diana. (Reportedly, Diana's famous disdain for official royal protocol has also been inherited by both William and his brother, Harry.) By age eight, Prince William was sent to Ludgrove School in Berkshire, later attending the prestigious Eton College near Windsor Castle, one of his grandmother's official residences. It was during his time that William lost his mother to a tragic car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997 - plunging almost the whole of Great Britain into mourning. It was Prince William who, it was said, made arrangements for Elton John to sing "Candle in the Wind" at his Princess Diana's funeral. He later walked with his father, brother and grandfather in the London funeral procession.
In 2000, Prince William graduated from Eton and passed three A-level exams, after which he chose to take a gap year to travel and participate in army training in Belize. Photos of the royal prince - performing manual labor and cleaning toilets - were broadcast around the globe that same year when William offered his services as a volunteer in a remote region of Chile. In 2001, the prince embarked on his final course of education at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland where he studied art history and majored in geography. He ultimately took his master's degree with second-level honors in 2005. The colorful, traditional graduation ceremony was attended by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II and his father, Prince Charles. Kate Middleton graduated in the same ceremony. In 2006, William went on to also graduate military training at Sandhurst, the prestigious military academy south of London, from which his younger brother, Harry, graduated as a 2nd lieutenant. In December 2009 secret palace documents revealed by the UK press has led to strong speculation that William may "represent the best long-term interests of the monarchy," which favors William over his father, Charles, as the next successor to the British throne. The news also raised new questions about the timing of William’s marriage. Might he also be preparing for the possible eventuality of being crowned King of England earlier than anticipated?
Related Biographies: The Prince of Wales - Prince William Prince William of Wales - Wikipedia Hello! Profiles - Prince William
Quotes: • The fortunate thing is I have had such a normal childhood in certain extents and it would very hard to see that slip away. • The last thing I want to do is be mollycoddled or wrapped up in cotton wool because if I was to join the army, I'd want to go where my men went and I'd want to do what they did. •
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