student love

In the autumn of 2010, the royal family, with all their inherent restraint, announced the engagement of the eldest son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, Prince William of Wales, and his girlfriend Kate Middleton. For the royal family and the whole of Great Britain, this news was really joyful – the pretty Kate charmed everyone for a long time and many saw her as a good replacement for the legendary Princess Diana.

William’s chosen one is deprived of royal blood, but this marriage can hardly be called a misalliance. Kate’s parents used to work in aviation: her mother was a flight attendant, and her father was a pilot. Later, the couple created their own parcel company, which developed rapidly and brought them their first million.

Kate Middleton and William of Wales, like many other young couples, met at university. William remembers the first meeting with the chosen one poorly, but her appearance on the podium in a transparent dress made an unforgettable impression on the heir to the crown .

“I was wildly shy when I first met William,” says Kate. “But as we got to know each other better, we quickly became good friends.” The prince also insists that the relationship began with friendship: “We were friends for a year, and it all started with that. But immediately after meeting Kate, I realized that this was a special relationship. I wanted to know her better, and friendship gave me such an opportunity. We had difficulties, but we managed to survive everything. “

During their studies, Kate and William, along with several friends, settled in a house in the city center, and later moved out of town. It was at this time that the turn of romantic relationships between fellow students came. Kate and William enjoyed a common life away from prying eyes. The future princess sometimes even cooked dinners for her chosen one, and the prince himself from time to time stood at the stove. Soon, the couple started talking about the relationship quite officially – Kate began to often accompany William at receptions, and the paparazzi began a real hunt. At first, the girl suffered greatly from intrusive photographers, it came to the point that security was assigned to Middleton, and the royal family hastened to threaten the newspapermen with a court.

It would seem that things were already going to the wedding, and the young people practically received the blessing of the prince’s family. But a common trip to Switzerland in 2007 brought discord in the relationship of the young. After the quarrel, the prince appeared several times in public, accompanied by other young ladies , and Kate could only wait. The expectation of the girl paid off, a few months later they began to notice her again at the events of the royal family, sometimes even without the accompaniment of William.

The main event in the life of Middleton happened during a vacation in Africa, where the couple went with friends. “For three weeks I constantly carried a ring with me in my backpack. Of course, I was afraid of losing it,” William recalls the moment when he proposed marriage to his girlfriend.

William put his mother’s ring on Kate’s thin hand – a 5-carat sapphire and diamond jewelry. It was with him that the shining Middleton came out three weeks after the offer to meet with reporters. The future duchess, arm in arm with her chosen one, was literally glowing with happiness, however, William himself was full of joy: “Of course, we are very, very happy and can’t wait for the opportunity to spend a lot of time and our whole life together. Let’s see what the future brings,” – the couple shared their happiness.

Oh, this wedding, wedding

The UK was waiting. The whole world was waiting. While Kate made the last fittings of the dress, carefully hiding its author, tormented herself with diet and constant exercise, and also learned etiquette, the main fans of the royal family have already taken the best seats in front of London’s Westminster Cathedral. By the way, even the main rehearsal did not give a complete picture of the marriage, the small details of which were constantly sought out by journalists. Pippa Middleton was the bridesmaid, and Prince Harry was the groom’s witness.

Both adults and young people came to see the wedding of the royal family , and some even took their pets with them. However, even those who were indifferent to the main wedding of England could not miss this event – all of London was full of national flags and colors, the police checked every corner of the city, and the rehearsals of the marches literally did not stop.

An incredible number of guests arrived in the capital of Great Britain that day. Representatives of countries with which England maintains diplomatic relations came to congratulate William and Kate, and many celebrities that day did not miss the opportunity to shake hands with the prince, among them Sir Elton John, rapper Kanye West and the Beckham couple. In general, the newlyweds sent out about 1900 invitations. By the way, Kate and William invited not only celebrities and high-ranking guests, the couple was glad to see “mere mortals” as well. So William called the director of his school and all the nannies. From the bride’s side, the butcher of the Middleton family, a postman and a fitness and yoga trainer received invitations. As for tourists, London received about a million guests.

Of course, the wedding cost a pretty penny for the royal family, moreover, it has become almost the most expensive in recent decades. Its total cost was about 30-34 million dollars.

However, England has already been able to make good money on souvenirs and other attributes associated with the newlyweds. In the capital of Great Britain, one could find cups, plates, postcards, pillboxes, spoons, photo frames, calendars, posters, T-shirts, tea bags, candy wrappers and thousands of other pleasant little things with the image of lovers. It seems impossible to list all the souvenirs. In honor of the newlyweds, they made cakes and pizzas, perfumes, jewelry and even luxury cars.

Moreover, dolls went on sale – exact copies of the future princess – little Kate in the same outfit in which she first appeared to the public as the official bride of the prince. By the way, Kate herself managed to earn money – the dress in which the groom first saw her went under the hammer for 104 thousand dollars.

Witnesses of the wedding, which made William, according to experts, the standard of the king of the XXI century, were able to become all Internet users. In addition to the live television broadcast, there were several official shows on the Web.

After a large-scale reception, the happy newlyweds went on their honeymoon trip. From that moment of the wedding to the present day, Kate and William have already become parents three times. They have an eight-year-old son, Prince George, a six-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, and a three-year-old son, Prince Louis .

Oksana Pavlenko