Prince William and Kate Middleton announce engagement - 2010
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Prince William has finally became engaged to long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton, giving her his late mother's engagement ring and Britain the prospect of its biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer almost 30 years ago.
Royal officials announced on Tuesday that William will marry Middleton next spring or summer in London, ending years of rumoured splits, reconciliations and will-they, won't-they speculation.
The college romance that seemed to wilt under the pressure of adulthood and the glare of the paparazzi had blossomed at last.
"This was my way of making sure that my mother didn't miss out on today," William said as the couple posed for photographers inside St. James's Palace.
William proposed during a holiday in Kenya last month and gave Kate the oval blue sapphire surrounded by diamonds, from the jeweller Garrard, that his mother, Princess Diana, once wore.
William is second in line to the British throne after Charles, his father.
Kate and William's first child would move ahead of his younger brother Prince Harry to become third in line to the throne.
"Blimey," said William as he faced a torrent of camera flashes Tuesday at St. James's Palace.
He wore a navy suit, Kate a simple blue dress.
Kate acknowledged that being queen was "a daunting prospect" and declined to say whether the prince had gone down on bended knee when he proposed.
Many in Britain welcomed the royal engagement as a rare piece of good news in a time of economic uncertainty and cutbacks - a time much like 1981, when millions watched Charles and Diana's fairy-tale wedding.
Their marriage eventually ended in divorce - but no one was dwelling on that detail on Tuesday.
William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and her husband Prince Philip "are absolutely delighted for them both," Buckingham Palace said.
Prince Charles said he was "obviously thrilled," and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, said her stepson's engagement was "the most brilliant news."
Middleton's parents, Carole and Michael, also welcomed the prince to their family.
"We all think he's wonderful, we're extremely fond of him," Michael Middleton said. "They make a lovely couple."
Using Twitter as well as a news release, Clarence House said Charles was "delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton."
Few were surprised by the news. Kate and William's engagement was the safest bet in Britain, an event so certain that bookies had stopped taking bets on a 2011 wedding.
The date avoids London's Summer Olympics and the queen's Diamond Jubilee, both being held in 2012.
No venue has been announced yet.
For true pomp, the ceremony is likely to fall between the extraordinary spectacle of Charles and Diana's wedding in St. Paul's Cathedral and Charles' subdued second marriage to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall at Windsor Guildhall in 2005.
The formal engagement is likely to turn the poised, brunette Middleton - already depicted approvingly in the fashion pages - into a global icon.
With her confident good looks and long brown hair, Middleton has already become one of the most photographed women in Britain.
The palace will be hoping that she combines Diana's glamour and charm with a more commonsense approach to life.
At 28, Middleton is considerably older than Diana was when she wed at 20, and has had greater life experiences and longer training in dealing with the media.
William and Harry have spent a lifetime in the spotlight, with their drunken nights out and female friends the subject of constant tabloid gossip.
He turned 28 in June,
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“What do you love about each other?” “Where to start?” 😍 so different from his father’s response, so genuine and lovely
Yeahh
@Hel V Prince’s of Wales response was cringe af
'whatever in love means' 😟
They were probably prepared for that question or similar questions. Charles is a awkward person and that doesn’t translate to fame and having a public personality very well. I think he tries to joke and it’s not funny and seems off and ruder than intended.
@@SSBB4 Nah people weren't reading into it that's what he meant. He was never in love with her, he was only ever in love with Camilla. He was just in lust with Diana and because she was so 'perfect' for the royal family's standards and he wasn't allowed to be with Camilla as we all know, he married her.
Love how he said, " it was a way to make sure my mother had a part on the special moment of our lives." Great son.
William is a thoughtful and loving son for including his mother, Princess Diana would be so very proud of him. I know I would be. William well done.
True
@Dawson A. Diana chose that ring, Charles did not. So I guess that's why it's special. It's Diana's choice. Actually, it has no meaning to Charles's feelings for her.
And when he said Kate's special to him and they'll spend the rest of their lives together *swoon*
And then his mother made her presence known with the name of the next person to ask a question..
“I didn’t realize it was a race, otherwise I would’ve been a lot quicker”
Excellent answer to a rude question lol
Completely agree.
haha, that was such a great response!!
That was a alot of flashes i would be like IM BLIND BLIND oH MY GOODNESS
Kaylee Alagappa they are not a real couple. His real wife is going through hell. Prince william chose a stalker and who walked down the aisle.
Please spread the word
Kay Morgan A clone.
Damn. Did they all really need their cameras to be flashing in their faces? It did not look dark in there to me at all
LOL ikr.. watching this literally in my room with the lights off gives me a headache and really hurts my eyes 👀😹 Lmao... I'm not even finished watching this vid😅🤣
:28 seconds and I would be on the floor with a seizure
ndoris they are not a real couple. His real wife is in another country
ME TOO !!!!
I agree geez that was the intense.
Well watching it now in 2019, and I almost got blind, I'm amazed how Catherine was able to maintein her smile
You're right. Prolonged exposure to excess flash photography such as this could trigger an epileptic seizure. You'd fall to the floor alright.
Seriously no need for that amount of flashing, I would have walked out halfway!! And they don't even stop when asked how rude
Clare Maher hi clare. couldnt have put it better my self. No respect any more from the photographers if willam said guys please stop I think they would have done. Loved the photos when I saw them 👍
Clare Maher right. Dude says give it a break I didn’t even count 3 seconds till the next flash! 😒
It’s that kind of disrespect that got Diana killed, I hate the paparazzi 😒😒😒
@@mackenzied87 they are legitimate photographers and news writers, not paparazzi
I love how Catherine grins at William when a reporter asks William what took him so long to propose. It's like she's saying 'Yeah, what did take you so long? You knew I'd be ready for this and support you for the rest of my life anyway.'
@Drew B. is that why William is jealous of Harry because he found a woman that he truly loves?
@Dawson A. LOL 😅 then imagine if Kate is the one who proposed..?! Most likely she'll get bashed too and ppl would think shes a weirdo for proposing to Will and not patiently waiting for him to propose to her... No hates but just stop this and stop comparing the two couples (Kate and Will, Meghan and Harry) P.S not just for you but also for the people whos ever gonna read this comment😊😃
@@kirareyskywalker2382 You are a Crazy Troll.
@@kirareyskywalker2382 William and Katherine were both in their 20s. They were both very young. Harry was almost 40. Charles was almost mid 30s. Now, you can see all the drama with Charles and Harry for not taking their time in knowing their spouse well. They both rushed into it. It's even worse when it's long distance. Meghan complained about not knowing royal protocols, even though I read she was assigned a tutor. That being said, why didn't Harry become her guide? That's the difference between Harry and William. Kate said in this engagement that William has been a good tutor. Was Harry just staring in space?
@Quaker 2019 Charles was born on Nov 1948, and got married in 1981. So, he was 32, going on 33.
They are so natural and Kate is a real beauty. Love them forever, I’m so glad they seem to be happier than Charles and Diana. William was a very wise man when he chose Catherine.
There’s more to Kate than her looks! Nobody ever comments on William. People just scrutinise women.
Diana told him to wait and marry the right one.
@@steppy3736 Diana told him to marry someone who was his friend and he listened to her and this proved to be an inspired choice
How in the world did they not go blind with all that? Kudos to them. I don't think I could have focused in what they were saying.
Princess Kate has always been so elegant and humble. A perfect fit for a future leader.
I really do love Catherine - she really has stepped up to the challenge beautifully and is a wonderful wife, mother and part of the royal family. Diana would have loved her, I’m sure.
I absolutely love them as a couple but this is their lives in a nutshell. I do not envy them at all. No privacy :( they do handle it with such grace though. Princess Diana is a proud mum
Nadia 4u85 Harry is getting married today!
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@@tropicalbear1 in which planet are you living lol
They are prepared for such a kind regime off living
My goodness the two of them compliment each other beautifully, I think William made a brilliant choice and Catherine did also. Both of them seem to be kind, thoughtful and good people.
Good grief!......my heart was hurting.....so intrusive.....the cameras did not stop. Even when asked......how they both remainded so graceful.....i don't know. 3 children later......may God continue to bless your union.
I’m just glad Kate is with someone who loves her and won’t humiliate her on public television by the words “Whatever love means anyway” like her pathetic father in law.
Charles was sincerely answering, he was in love with Camilla.
Love this couple. They are everything I grew up thinking a prince and princess should be.
The flashing was insane lmao they both played it cool but it was ridiculous 😂 EVEN THE LOVELY RING WAS LIKE “WTF GUYS... “ Love them the weeding was also spectacular and beautiful. Glad to see them now as a couple in love raising a family 💗👑👑 Princess Diana would be soo proud 🥲
Love the fact that kate face was serious about when William talks about the ring and his mom - that's why we love her - she should be queen
Kay Morgan 😂😂😂
@@tropicalbear1 What the heck are u talking about?! Stalked, a witch?? Yeah, that doesn't sound weird at all! lol
@@tropicalbear1 Not his real wife? Guess the hundreds of millions who watched them get married in real time must have been trippin then
@@tropicalbear1 HAHAHHAH OMG🤣🤣🤣good jokes LOL...
@@tropicalbear1 ok megan have a happy day lol
Princess Kate is the only one that could truly wear Princess Diana's engagement ring I can see so much a Princess Diana through her but yet Princess Kate is her own person very strong very loving very giving and genuine I couldn't imagine anybody else with Prince William great help me and team together not to mention they have three of the most beautiful well-rounded children I know they had to wait a long time to get married but. I thought that was really smarter William so that Kate women have to go through with Diana did.
Kate and Diana have nothing in common. Diana refused to be under the control of that crazy family
He’s handsome. Looks like Di in the eyes. Kate is beautiful
William has his mother's image.
Now he is bald at just 36.
@@niweshlekhak9646 So what? Most men lose hair as they get older. William is very good looking, his moms son
@@dil2370 Being complete bald at 36 is very early, 95% of men still have hair at 36.
@@niweshlekhak9646 Get a life you sound crazy obsessing about Williams hair!🤦♀️
Those flashes. She is so strong. Wow. I love her quiet strength. She doesn’t have to tout it about. It shines through even thousands of obnoxious flashes.
Oh my goodness!!! Those camera shutters sound like machine guns 😬 how many photos do they need??? 😡
Annoying😞
Kate was already nervous and the flashes distracted her from what she was trying to say. Always wanted to see this and never found it on CZcams
My goodness, you can imagine how nervous Kate would be just to walk out and talk about the engagement, but to keep calm while you are being photographed as if in front of a machine gun....
What says in the description: “The palace will be hoping she combines Diana’s glamour and charm with a more commonsense approach to life”. She really rise up to the challenge 👌🏻
It's a good thing no one in the royal family is prone to seizures
Yes 😂😂
Holy crap! The flashes are just too much! I'm watching this to compare it to today's announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan's announcement. They did their thing outside in the daylight. Much better idea.
Juanita Sullivan bullshit!
What is BS exactly?
Juanita Sullivan
So sorry, I replied to wrong msg.
No problem.
Juanita Sullivan I agree!
The love and respect that they have for one another is palpable,they make a striking couple,William inherited his good looks from his mother and grandfather Prince Philip,and Catherine is a beauty with lustrous hair and adorable dimples when she smiles,I think that they're a highly compatible match,who compliment each other well..❤
All that flashing could probably cause someone without epilepsy to have a fit! Kind of dangerous. Did they really need all those cameras?
You're right. Excess flash photography could result in an (epileptic) fit.
The camera flashes gave me a headache.
Jesus, those flashes! How could they even walk to the right spot lol
Please don't use the Lord's Name like that
Those flashbulbs are crazy!
How rude are the photographers can you stop errr no. grrr :/
Such class, and wow just seeing that beautiful ring again..amazing. Future King with his future Queen
Prince Williams Laugh at the Camera Flashes😂at 44 seconds...They are Truly Lovely❤When Reporters asked about Princess Diana's Engagement Ring...Goosebumps😢
He said he can’t actually see anything 😂 I feel bad
And she's the only woman deserve to wear ring of your mom princess Diana Prince William your wife is a legend ❤️
That amount of flashes needs to be illegal!! Made me mad watching them have to endure that!😡 How many photographers do you need.?? They barely moved so it was just pointless torture!
Omg William and Kate so perfect they're special God bless 💖💖
True God bless them
So proud of Kate. What an asset she is to the RF. Unlike his brother, William found a woman full of class, intelligence and integrity.
Wow how many cameras were flashing? You can get seizure from that much flashing.
i would go blind 😂😂
We usually see pictures, but watching the actual video seems overwhelming to have all those flashes shooting at you!
I couldn't handle all those flashes my god
Gosh how many pictures do media want ffs
That flashes will hurt my fucking eyes!!!! 😂😂😂😂
The photograpers are crazy! Too many flashes that was so blinding. Now I understand why Princess Diana overwhelmed by that.. 💔
God, I just adore her so much
And so many years later, she still looks the same. Never get old, I mean she looks younger and more beautiful today, such a lovely person, lucky William.
@@pokerface7611 I guess it's right what they say, when you're beautiful on the inside it shows on the outside
They took pictures like it was their last chance in life🤣🤣🤣🤣 what the heck
That's gotta take a lot of love to have to go through that many cameras on you for the rest of your life.
From I enter that door I would be on the floor , too many cameras
Look at this engagement announcement and look at Harry's. Catherine was humble, sincere, and radiating warmth and humor. On the other hand, Markle did all the talking and took control of the announcement. Just a taste of things to come......................
Geez the flashing!!!
@ 2:07 on Kate you see a flash of that look Diana used to have when the cameras won't stop flashing but she was still struggling to smile to be polite.
That's the biggest fireplace iv ever seen
Lmao holy shit how did they manage to focus on talking
LOL IKR it already gives me the headache freakin' watching this vid for only 5 seconds🤣
I would be blind - that’s not good for the eyes
That would have been so frightening for Catherine. She did so well!!!
HOW MANY PHOTOS?????
Love these two! Pure class💕
This is what Harry’s wife wanted .. didn’t get the massive flashes and cried racism.
She was so nervous she tripped on the what do you love about him question.
all those camera flashes. totally understand how they are triggering to Prince Harry. looks like William is handeling them better, but who knows what's really going on inside.
that said. William and Kate are so perfect together!! 😍
OOH NOOO! How very frightening all those flashes!! I can't hear a thing the reporters asked/William & Kate's replies cos of all the very loud camera flashes!!... WOW far too noisy.📸 📸 📹
Hrh-Pan F
I know, I could only hear some of what Kate was saying. It made me wonder how Kate and William could hear it the freaking questions. IMO that's a scary situation to be in.
LOL same... I can barely understand what are they talking about 😂
I love how William kept talking to her, reassuring her and showing the world what a special gem she is to him.
Bits and pieces of this interview has been posted on Instagram. Catherine practically looks the same today as she did when the interview was aired..William has changed for the better, more matured. Yes, it took a while for the engagement, but because of who they are and the dynasty that is involved, they needed to get in right. The eyes of the world was/is upon them so the gossip and negative comments will continually follow them. Time is not always a negative...
People can't understand that they were pretty young even though they dated for 8 years they were only 29 when they got married perfect age for marriage for my opinion plus you can't expect from a future king to get married that young he had to be sure about his decision . William was wise enough to don't rush and do the best
@Quaker 2019 and? Your point? A lot of women have babies when they are 30, most of women honestly. So?
@Quaker 2019 We are living in the age that people get married later in life. William and Kate got married quite young. People mostly get married in their 30s. Why can't the woman wait for however long she wants? Why are we so misogynistic towards women?
@Quaker 2019 I don't really get your point as no venom was spewed, but the truth. We can both agree to disagree. I said that there's no rush in getting married at a very young age in this day and age. Is that a quaker tradition?
@Quaker 2019 excuse me?
There should've been a flash warning ⚠️.
How horrible all the flashes
the lights are insane.
Those cameras are awful.
I saw 2 people and a ring! What a ring! Love it 😍
Williams answer to the ring question is so sweet ❤
Wow, even after they asked to pause with flashes, they kept going! I HATE paps
flash was too much God that's was a lot how could they see to walk away
Cameras please stop
Gosh!..The photographers wouldn't let them stand and talk peacefully..
William is 100 levels up his father
Good that photographers paused and stopped snapping- little wonder they dislike photographers - that’s woeful all that camera noise.
Not to mention the flashing lights! Just as well neither of their Royal Highnesses were sensitive to flashing lights.
Kate and William ❤️
How aweful the cameras
Do their eyes hurt with all these flashes seriously?
Mine do. I can't imagine experiencing it.
Their engagement feels more organic and natural than Meghan and Harry.
Gracie C. I On The Other Hand , Found That Will And Kates Engagement Announcement. Was Very Conservative And Strained With Awful And Annoying Flash Bulbs Going Off. Prince Harry And Meghan's Announcement Was More Down To Earth And Relatable. The Fact That They Posed Outside Was A Great Idea Because The Flashbulbs Were Not A Neucense.I Love That They Sat Down And Were Candid , It Was Also More Intimate And Relatable As Well. I'm On Board With This. Cheers Harry And Meghan😎🍷 ......
+Becky Sebring William is the future KING! Harry is not. So the flashbulbs you are talking about is needed for them LMAO.
Becky Sebring they are allowed to be more intimate because harry is 5th soon to be 6th in line! He will never be king (thank god) ! Plus no one really cares about Meghan and Harry as much as they did about William and Kate.
Gracie C. R u serious.
She’s from England and his circle of friends fur whole life. Megan is NOT nor should she be.
Kimberley Mims 100%
The flashes didn't let me hear or pau attention at all. Goodness!
11 years ago. May they remain happy.
I came for this. I can't believe it's 11 years ago
And they've dated 8 yrs before getting married so total of 19 yrs together.
They seem very nervous but they pushed through it
This is love 😍 but the bloody cameras!!
OMG those damn photographers.....ughhh the flash is even getting on my nerves.... imagine Will and Kate
The British press/paparazzi is brutal.
How do they keep their eyes open with all that flashing?
Elegant lady ❤️
Very calm couple to announce they engagement...🥰🥰...perhaps Kate and Williams looks so much behave during announcements 💝...how lovely 😍
They should have wear sunglasses look the power of camera flashes. LOL ! They are so cute, I'm happy that William managed to find a woman who makes him happy. Today they are married also 11 years, always happy and in love and parents of three adorable children.
Mi piace tanto kate
It's so weird I got this now on my home page. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS! I am just watching it and it even gave me a migraine with those millions of flashes! How on earth these two handled their brains after that stress?!
Catherine so Beautiful wow
Lights out .
Fuck could they even see with all those flashes!?!!?? lmao 😂
So rude to keep the strobe of flashing going the entire time. They should have been told to STOP after 4 minutes.
Those camera flashes were a bit much. Google grief!!!
Kate was mature enough to acknowledge that this would be a "daunting" task. So very humble.. And real. Markle, however, acted like she was born for it. Entitled social climber. Look how she's suffering now.
Your comment says more about you than the duchess of Sussex
Karma is beautiful.
They do seem to be working well as a Team. I like that thought.
You know it's a pretty well lit room and given the advancement of cameras, especially in 2011 why the fuck would you need the flash on ?