Prince William’s engagement a rebirth for Britain I’m sure we must all feel fed up

A wedding is planned for the spring or summer of 2011. Other details were meted out, most notably that the engagement ring presented to Middleton, a brilliant oval sapphire surrounded with smaller diamonds, had once belonged to William’s late mother. She never seems to be trying too hard or worried about currying favor with the glittery world of fashion. Over the past two decades, the reputation of the entire royal family has steadily declined from regal to rancid. He added: “You may have met your husband or wife.” Prince William and Kate’s romance really was “a match made in St Andrews”, as Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, another graduate of the university, declared on Tuesday. Parents, political leaders, friends, people in the street, souvenir sellers, memorabilia manufacturers, a vineyard in Kent which is to bottle a special sparkling wine and the man who performs magic tricks for the royals are all delighted.

“It’s great to have a piece of unadulterated good news that everyone can celebrate,” jubilant Prime Minister David Cameron told his equally jubilant cabinet. Even without the presence of that ring on Kate’s finger, however, the nation’s memory would inevitably flit back to Diana’s own wedding to William’s father — one of the grandest, and most watched, State ceremonies in history. Middleton, 28, already has a distinctive look, one that emphasizes her long brown hair, pale skin and charismatic smile. Posing for photographs at Clarence House last night, the prince, smiling broadly, made a better stab at expressing his feelings than his father had in 1981 when, posing for engagement photographs, he muttered, “Whatever love is”, in answer to questions.

She favors white and black over splashes of color and has shied away from London’s radical street fashion in favor of mainstream looks. Today, we live in a different age. The hopes and the dreams of the people have been invested in Wills.” In England, Londoners received the news with relief, as if already looking beyond the Charles years before they’ve even begun. These are, after all, austere times.

The impending news from Clarence House, London home of the prince’s father, was broken first to David Cameron in the middle of a cabinet meeting before being released to the world. I thought ‘that will never be me’. “The younger generation will get more interested in the royal family.” “I think Prince William will make a good king, way better than Prince Charles,” says Philip Demesquita, a retired fashion business owner in London. We warmly wish them a long and happy future together. The blue sapphire and diamond engagement ring was Diana’s in 1981 – “My way of making sure my mother didn’t miss out on today,” said William. They were flatmates in a group house, just friends, they said, until suddenly they became more. The “more” was rumored to happen when Kate was wearing less, strutting the catwalk in lingerie for a student fashion show.