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1、威廉王子和凯特·米德尔顿订婚PrinceWilliamEngagedtoKateMiddleton威廉王子和凯特·米德尔顿订婚The28-year-oldheirtothethroneandhisfianceewillmarrynextyear,royalaidessaid.Announcementoftheengagementhadbeenrumoredforweeks,aspalacewatcherslookedaheadontheroyalcalendarandspeculatedthatamarriagewouldhavetotakeplacesometimein2011,sandwi

2、chedbetweenotherofficialroyalactivities.AnnouncingtheengagementnowgivesBuckinghamPalacetimetoprepareforthemosthighlyanticipatedroyaleventsincethelavishweddingofWilliam'sparents,PrinceCharlesandthelatePrincessDiana,in1981.英国王室宣布威廉王子和交往已久的女友凯特·米德尔顿订婚。王室人员称，这位28岁的王位继承人和他的未婚妻将在明年结婚。订婚的消息被传了数周，王室宫务官员计划着皇

3、室日期，推断婚礼将在2011的某天举行，安排在其他王室官方活动之间。订婚消息的宣布使得白金汉宫有时间去准备一场最高规格的皇家活动，这将是继1981年查尔斯王子和戴安娜王妃的世纪婚礼之后最盛大婚礼。ThemarriagewillendbachelorhoodforWilliamandthehopesofyoungwomenaroundtheworldwhohavefollowedhiseverymoveandbeencharmedbyhisgoodlooksandaffablemanner.TheprinceandMiddleton,whoisalso28,metasstudentsatUniv

4、ersityofSt.AndrewsnearEdinburgh,Scotland.TheirrelationshiphasbeenminutelydissectedintheBritishtabloids,whichhavegleefullypickedonMiddleton'smiddle-classbackground.Withnoroyaloraristocraticpedigree,Middletonwillbethefirstcommonertomarryanheirtothethroneincenturies.这场婚姻将结束威廉的单身生活，全世界为王子英俊的外表和温和的品行所倾倒的

5、青年女子的幻想也将破灭。王子和米德尔顿都是28岁，是苏格兰爱丁堡圣安德鲁大学的同学。英国小报对他们的关系进行系列的分析，并且极富热情地挖掘探究米德尔顿的中产阶级背景。由于没有王室或贵族的血统，米德尔顿将成为几世纪以来第一个与王室继承人结婚的平民。Herparentsareentrepreneurswhobecamemillionairesfromamail-orderparty-suppliesbusiness,whichhaspromptedsomeridiculeinasocietywheresnobbishnesscanstillbeaprizedtrait.Middleton'smot

6、her,Carole,hasbeenespeciallysneeredatasasocialclimberwhoonceworkedasaflightattendantandwhowascaughtoncamerachewinggumduringWilliam'sgraduationceremonyfrommilitaryacademy.Thecouplehavereportedlysplitupatvarioustimesovertheyears,buttheirclosenessinrecenttimeshasledtospeculationthatmarriagewasimminent.

7、Middleton'sparentswererecentlyinvitedforashootingpartyattheroyalresidenceinScotland,whichwastakenasasignthatablendingofthetwofamilieswasintheoffing.她的父母是经营儿童玩具邮购业务的企业家，这引来社会上一些嘲笑，称势利仍然被看做是重要的特征。米德尔顿的母