It's tomorrow.
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.
Prince William and Miss Middleton became engaged in October during a private holiday in Kenya. 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.
The date and place of the wedding have not yet been announced, although it will take place in the spring or summer in London. The guest list has not been announced. The designer has not been announced.
No new title for William has been announced, apart from the speculation that he might receive a dukedom on the morning of his wedding. If he does not receive another title, his wife's official title will be HRH Princess William of Wales. Not HRH Princess Catherine of Wales, although the press will certainly call her Princess Kate or Princess Catherine, but never Princess Cathy.
We do not know where they will go on their honeymoon, but they will be living in North Wales after the wedding.
We do not know who will carry the bride's train, but the attendants will be young boys and girls, culled from the ranks of godchildren,
family members, and the children of friends. Lady Louise and Lord Severn come to mind. Grace van Cutsem and Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece are two of William's godchildren.
William will not have a best man, as royals don't do best men. William will have a supporter. I will hasten a guess: Prince Harry.
The wedding guests will include family members from both sides of the family, including William's maternal relatives, as well as members of the royal family. The Lord Chamberlain's office will send out the invitations, so William and Kate will not have to worry about those little reply cards. Note to readers: British wedding invitations do not include reply cards. The proper way to respond to a wedding is with a handwritten note.
The palace also has not announced when the first child will be born or what the name will be. (Kate is not pregnant.) We do know that William's first son will be HRH, but none of the other children, during the lifetime of the Queen. This is based on the 1917 Letter Patent that defined the title and styles of members of the British Royal Family. If the first child is a girl, she will be styled as The Lady Christian name Windsor with the family name Mountbatten-Windsor. William's younger children will automatically move to the princely rank when their grandfather succeeds to the throne.
It is also possible that if William's first child is a girl, a new letters patent will be established a new delineation of titles, but the birth will not precipitate a rush by Parliament to pass an equal rights succession law.
Following the marriage, the couple will live in north Wales, where Prince William will continue to serve with the Royal Air Force.
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