If you're anything like me then you are obsessed with all things royal. Ever since I was little and heard my mom telling the stories of how she followed Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding and stayed up at 4am to watch it on TV I have always hoped that I would be able to have the same experience with a royal couple in our generation. Alas, the time has come. Prince William and Kate Middleton have officially announced their engagement. They were actually engaged in October, in Kenya, and kept it very hush hush until now. Kate was given Princess Diana's wedding ring, because William felt that doing so would allow his mother to be there in a special way. The wedding is set for late April, but could be moved to the summer depending on availability and what is convenient for the Royal Family. Apparently, Kate and William are already living together in a sleepy little town in North Wales, and the Queen is thrilled with this.
In a way, Kate represents a modern-day Cinderella. Apparently, growing up she had a poster of Prince William on her wall. She is a "commoner," and her mom was a stewardess once, but now her family owns their own party supply business and are millionaires- which explains her impeccable clothing choices. She and William met while in college at St. Andrews, and he reportedly paid $300 to watch her in a fashion show on campus. They've been dating over 8 years, with a short breakup, and supposedly it's her loyalty that kept William's attention. While this story may give little girls in England false hopes about becoming a princess someday, it also shows that class barriers can be overcome and it is possible for love to win out in the end over propriety and stuffy expectations [to marry nobility in this case].
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