not dashing Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton will become engaged soon. Ever since the couple, or particularly bikini-clad Kate, was seen vacationing in Ibiza earlier this year, bookies (aka gambling firms) have lowered the odds that the royal engagement will happen by the end of the year. Woolworths, a British retailer, has even jumped the gun and is preparing a set of commemorative items “just in case”.
Of course, we won’t be getting any comment from the royal establishment about whether or not these speculations have any meat on them. So royal watchers are left waiting…. And, in my humble opinion, that’s probably what we’ll have to do for a long while.
Yes, I don’t think we’ll see an engagement between Wills and Kate soon. At least, not within the year. And probably not even next year.
Why? Here are my reasons:
1. They’re young. Both are 24 years old. From the look of things, they’re both enjoying their status in life. Besides, Prince William has been known to say that he has no plans of getting married until he’s at least 28.
2. They still have much to do as an unmarried young man and woman. Prince William is just about to finish his training in Sandhurst, and is mostly likely to face an increasing array of royal responsibilities designated to him by The Queen. Kate has been the subject of talk regarding her lack of employment, and IMO is still trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. She tried to launch a clothing line, and given the opportunity, might still be interested in pursuing such a career.
3. There is no real reason for them to get married sooner rather than later. The British royal family has one king-in-waiting in Prince Charles, and there is no pressing need for anyone to produce the next heir after William.
4. Prince William doesn’t seem the type to recklessly plunge into marriage, regardless of how much he loves Kate. He looks level-headed enough (and stubborn, from what I’ve read) to take matters into his own hands at his own time.
5. Here’s a quote from The Royalist, regarding the couple’s reaction to the Woolworths souvenirs:
…the couple are said to have been highly amused by the recent publicity surrounding Woolworths’ plans for a range of royal wedding commemoratives, an insider saying: “Kate and William have had hysterics over the wedding china story and they find it a great source of amusement that everyone is talking about it.”
6. And, finally, one from the Telegraph:
A friend of Wills’s 24-year-old girlfriend informs Mandrake that the couple, who have been together since they met at St Andrews University, will not be getting married in the near future.
“There will be no wedding next year,” her chum asserts confidently. “Kate does not want to get married until she feels ready to have children and she is in no rush. She is acutely aware of the positions of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, who both felt under huge pressure to have babies as soon as they married. Kate and William are very happy as they are.”
So, there. I do hope that Wills and Kate prove to be right for each other and eventually tie the knot. But meanwhile I’m settling down for a long period of royal-watching. If I’m proven wrong, I’ll be as happy as anyone and will be sure to follow the engagement story here at Merry Royals.
How about you? Do you believe an engagement between Prince William and Kate is imminent?
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