As you can see from this Today Show clip from this morning, the British press is in a tizzy again because there are new, more substantial rumors about Prince William and Kate Middleton. For the past week, the British papers have been reporting on Queen Elizabeth frail appearance at the opening of Parliament, and many claim that the Queen wants to start giving more of her royal duties to Prince Charles his oldest son, Prince William.
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Basically, theyre saying its time for Prince William to stop playing around in the military (considering hes never going to serve in a war zone, like his brother Harry) and actually settle down and begin to start working full-time for the family. This, of course, would mean that William would have some time in schedule to actually marry his girlfriend of some-odd seven years, Kate Middleton. Sources claim that the palace is already talking about when Kate and William marry, not if. A source tells the Mail: Nothing is set in stone but 2012 is the date that is now being talked about. Add to that the news that William pushed back a royal trip so he could spend time with Kate on her birthday, and weve got some hot royal stories:
Prince William has made sure his first official overseas visit is carefully scheduled so he doesnt miss girlfriend Kate Middletons birthday. He has put his foot down over the January tour of New Zealand after missing her last two birthdays.
The Prince has insisted he will not set off until after Kates big day on January 9, when she turns 28. William is now due to fly to New Zealand on January 17 for the official visit. He will then go on to Australia two days later for an unofficial trip to Sydney and Melbourne, funded by the Queen.
William is really thrilled that he will be here to celebrate, said a source. Kate is delighted too, especially as he missed her last birthday because he was at RAF Cranwell and the one before that because he was at Sandhurst.
My source adds: It was William who suggested the trip. He hasnt been Down Under since he was nine months old.
The Queen is insisting her Diamond Jubilee celebrations are kept low-key despite courtiers hopes for a string of national and international visits. It follows concerns that the 83-year-old Monarch appeared frail when she delivered her speech at the State Opening of Parliament last week.
I understand that Her Majesty wants Prince Charles and Camilla and Princes William and Harry to take over many of the duties to mark her 60 years on the throne in 2012. Buckingham Palace aides had expected that the Diamond Jubilee, which will fall in the same year as the London Olympics, would be as grand as the 2002 Golden Jubilee celebrations.
On that occasion the Queen carried out an extensive tour of the UK, Canada, Australia and the Caribbean. But courtiers have been told to come up with a revised itinerary with less overseas travel and just a handful of events nationwide for the Queen.
There has been a clash of opinion at the Palace between the Queen and her courtiers, says a Royal source. They had hoped the Queen would travel around the country to see her subjects, but she is not prepared to undertake an itinerary like last time.
Palace aides insist she and Prince Philip, 88, are in robust health, but that the Queen wants her children and grandsons to help her out in 2012.
The idea is that Charles and Camilla, and William and Harry will travel around the country on her behalf, the source added. The Queen wants a low-key Diamond Jubilee largely because Britain has just been through a recession.
Last week I revealed that 2012 is one of a number of dates being looked at for a Royal wedding for Prince William and Kate Middleton. Queen Victoria is the only other British monarch to have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee. She reigned for 63 years and seven months.
A Palace spokesman said: Were not speculating on plans for the Diamond Jubilee at this stage, but it is entirely untrue to suggest that the Queen has requested not to travel overseas in 2012 or, indeed, to reduce her UK programme.
[From The Daily Mail]
I feel for the Queen, I really do. It must suck to worry about your son (and his Duchess wife) taking the reigns of the family business, when all anyone really cares about if whether your grandson will actually make an honest woman out of his girlfriend of seven years. Call me crazy, though, because Im actually believing some of this report – I think William has come to the decision that he cant keep leading Kate on, and hes decided to marry her. Poor Kate, too. I mean, she knew what she was doing and all, but I bet she thought hed get around to marrying her years ago.
Saturday November 21 2009. Prince William leaves Raffles Nightclub in London after spending the evening with friends. Credit: Pacific Coast News. Kate Middleton in a cab with her friend after they partied at the Orchid Nightclub on November 20, 2009. Credit: WENN.
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