Prince William will marry long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday. William, 28, and Kate, also 28, became engaged while on holiday in Kenya. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a relaxed William has revealed he calls Kate “Babykins”, while she refers to him as “Big Willie”.
The British tabloids recorded that the long wait – during a courtship almost a decade long – for “Waity Katie” was now over.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald report the couple are settled and relaxed, in stark contrast to the situation in 1981 when a young Diana Spencer (William’s mom) was due to marry William’s father Prince Charles.
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Prince Charles’s office said in a statement: “The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton. The wedding will take place in the spring or summer of 2011, in London. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course.”
William, who met Middleton, daughter of self-made entrepreneurs, while at university, had informed the Queen and also sought the permission of Middleton’s father.
William is the elder son of The Prince of Wales, Charles, and Diana, Princess of Wales. He and Kate have been involved in a long-term, on and off relationship that has sparked much speculation about wedding bells over the years. The pair met while they were studying at St Andrews University.
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Here’s hoping they have more luck together than Charlie and Di.