The British Royal Wedding
Kate and William Engaged – Prince William and Kate Middleton To Marry April 29, 2011
Britain’s Prince William asked his girlfriend Kate Middleton to marry him, he said Tuesday, setting up the most anticipated royal wedding since Prince Charles and Diana, princess of Wales, got married nearly 30 years ago.
William gave Diana’s sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring to his fiancee when he popped the question during a vacation in Kenya last month, he said.
Prince William and Kate
“It’s my mother’s engagement ring, so of course it’s very special to me, and Kate’s now very special to me, so it was only right to put the two together,” he said Tuesday.
“It was a total shock” when the prince proposed, Middleton said, adding that she was very excited. “We were out there with friends and things, so I really didn’t expect it at all.”
The ring, a huge sapphire surrounded by diamonds, was last seen in public on the day Charles and Diana divorced, royal biographer Mark Saunders told CNN. That was in 1996.
William said there was “no pressure” for Middleton to emulate Diana.
“It’s about carving your own future,” he said. “No one is trying to fill my mother’s shoes.”
The Royal Wedding – Kate and William Engaged
The couple seemed happy and relaxed in their first interview after announcing the engagement Tuesday, teasing each other about his cooking and his romanticism, each drawing laughter from the other.
Tuesday’s announcement ends years of speculation about whether and when the prince — who is second in line to the British throne — would propose to his longtime girlfriend.
The prince and Middleton, both 28, have been dating since 2003.
“It was the right time and I’m very glad to have done it,” William said in an appearance with Middleton.
“We’re obviously thrilled,” said William’s father Prince Charles. “They’ve been practicing long enough.”
“They make a lovely couple, they’re great fun to be with and we’ve had a lot of laughs together,” said Middleton’s parents, Michael and Carole Middleton. “We’ve got to know William really well. We all think he’s wonderful and we’re extremely fond of him.”
The wedding will take place in London in the spring or summer of 2011, Charles’s office at Clarence House said. It said further details would be announced “in due course.”
“Prince William and Miss Middleton became engaged in October during a private holiday in Kenya,” the statement said. “Prince William has informed the queen and other close members of his family. Prince William has also sought the permission of Miss Middleton’s father.
By the CNN Wire Staff
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