Prince William has confirmed he will marry Kate Middleton next year

[phipps]

I wonder if we will get a Bank Holiday for it.

I'm a labour supporter, very left wing.
Dunno, just got a soft spot for the royal family. It's better than the millenium dome and wheel, bankers' bonuses and all the other shite our taxes go on.
I like the fact it's a part of history

Ellie
OMG at that website. How on earth did you find that?

Should be consigned to history

you need specs she looks nothing like princess di.well apart from horsey and rich

all in the eyes, look properly next time you see her

She mainly resembles Diana in having heavily applied eyeliner from what I can see. And a blue outfit.

In my book, she has many the attributes of a WAG yet (unlike most/all of them) should have been equipped by her privileged education to hold down some sort of job/ contributed something to others by now.

Someone suggested the rest of us aren't in a position to criticise, but I do think that, if you've used the education you were lucky enough to have received (at least partly funded by taxpayers) to earn a living, you are at least entitled to say you don't agree with those who've chosen to do nothing with it and put nothing back.

DinahRod You're going to have to wait an extra year for the Olympics I'm afraid. I read somewhere that was a factor in the royal wedding behind next year - ie not 2012 to clash with the Olympics in the summer.

gah.no she got lizardy eyes and a reptilian fiancé

I can't agree with that plyhymania. I would say the education is a good in itself. It may have been useful to her in ways other than earning a living. To say it's got to be applied to a business purpose of some kind is exactly what the Tories want us all to think.

As far as I'm concerned, the function of the monarchy is to stop prime ministers getting too big for their boots. Politicians don't get to be head of state round here, which is A Good Thing.

Plus her degree's in history of art. No offence to anyone who has an arts degree of any kind (I do myself) but it hardly suggests she was trained to find a cure for cancer and has selfishly ignored that calling in working as a part-time party planner.

Reminds me as always of my very favourite bit from an otherwise patchy film, Mr and Mrs Smith, when they're revealing their true selves to one another:

Brad: I didn't go to MIT
Ange: You didn't?
Brad: Notre Dame. Art History major.
Ange: Art?
Brad: History. It's reputable.

I don't mind the royals, am ambivalent about the engagement.

But.

What has she been doing since graduating? What do her and William talk about if she's only been shopping or whatever? As pointed out she almost certainly has a better education than most WAGs and must've aspired to something once upon a time, surely?

That'll come in in very handy for someone who is going to live in a palace or three with major art collections.

wedding will keep all the fawning dullards occupied.bibble babble about
true love
her dress
her beauty
his indefatigably
...blah blah amazing how some can fawn over out moded out dated establishment horahs

A spring 2011 wedding leaves them time to produce an heir to show off at the Olympics in 2012. Perhaps Great Grandmother will offer to babysit so the new parents can have a night out at the opening ceremony.

Lets hope the dont get married on friday 29th july.. 30 years to the day of charles & di..

and what great role models they were,chuck & di

She doesn't look a thing like Di. At all. He has her colouring, but as he ages, he looks more and more like his father.

fortunately scotland arent as obsessed as down sarf folk seem to be

Hopefully I'll be out of the country when they tie the knot.

I just had a look at the Daily Mail.

Christ almighty. Juxtapositions of Kate and Di everywhere.

Daily Mail features ed must have pissed himself with excitement.

Dread to think what the bloody Express will look like.

AlpinePony 'She's just so fucking dull for a commoner - at least a night out with Chelsey would mean come morning you've got tales galore, your knickers in your pocket an 5 new phone numbers!' Lol, I said nigh on the same thing to my mum ..a far more entertaining girl!!!

NestaFiesta 'William has started to look a bit horsey and boring and Harry just gets hotter! He puts the Ninja into Ginger!' I love it! ..where is the ginger darling anyway?!!!

PussinJimmyChoos 'She's got Diana's ring??? Farking hell, I would be nagging her Maj for pick of the family jewels or drag Will to Tiffanys! I wouldn't want a hand me down.... Is she just 'settling' do you think??? I mean waiting for a man for 8 years ...we need Any Fucker to come on and screech she should bin 'im' 'Tis 'farking' hilarious!!!

I'm absolutely loving reading through all these fabulous comments! I agree, the whole thing seems to be a diversion from the cuts and the dire state of this country overall!

Off with their heads I say, Vive La Republic!!!

I don't know why I think the Royal family is okay, actually, especially the Prince and Princess of Wales because I'm actually Welsh, and they're not actually anything to do with Wales.
In fact they (the bastards English) killed our real prince and locked up his daughter so she could never conceive to ensure the end of the line. Then they appointed their own as head of Wales

LOL, we chose the 29th of July 2006 as our wedding date. On the day of my wedding, I heard the radio blathering on about how this would have been C and D's 25th wedding anniversary etc. I swear I would have chosen another day if I'd known... and my engagement ring is a sapphire with diamonds too ...

As many people have said, as long as I don't have to pay for the wedding, good luck to them!! If I pay, then the least I expect is an effing invitation to the wedding!

I don't know why, either, Sakura. Your left-wing credentials are circling the bowl, IMO :o.