Prince William and Kate Middleton sent wedding regrets to Fergus Boyd

[wannable]

^^A star from palace visitor to aristocrat :)

[brittanylala]

I would giggle if there was a completely innocent reason for William and Kate's absence and here we all are debating if we are on the verge of an apocalypse! :teehee:

[Hale]

I would giggle if there was a completely innocent reason for William and Kate's absence and here we all are debating if we are on the verge of an apocalypse! :teehee:

:lmao3: :lmao3: :lmao3:

:doublewave:  Wannabe, thank you.    :hug: :hug:

[Lucy]

So now the palace Sources represent them as a couple, as in 'They'....

WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO :RAFWilliam: :high5:

And yes, making mountains outta molehills is par for the W&K course...they are always made out to be S I N I S T E R
with William the BAD PRINCE who dresses up in funny clothes....like MOST British men do at one time or another. :ohtheshame: :drama:

[sandy]

Of course they are a couple, not a married one, but a couple. No disputing that or surprises there.

[Hale]

So now the palace Sources represent them as a couple, as in 'They'....

WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO :RAFWilliam: :high5:

Lucy.......Yes, that is a first.  Prior to that article W & K were never written about as a 'they'.  Then, you, I and some others on this forum always knew that.

Meanwhile, over at BRW last night, someone posted a link which led to an article explaining as to why the Robin Nunn book was cancelled.  Apparently, it shan't be released until the engagement is announced.

I do believe it was on the cards for them to marry this year, hence the various books people were writing, but where Robin Nunn differs from Claudia Joseph is that Nunn is a genuine insider.  Whereas, Joseph made claims to that effect and turned out to be a lie.

Dah/Da./Da...Dahhh    :wed: :wed: :wed:

[sandy]

I honestly don't think Nunn, Joseph or that Jobson fellow know anything more than we do. They were hoping to "win" the lottery so to speak by hoping against hope they got lucky and an engagement coincided with the book. Three years ago the Jobson guy was just as positive and was all over the tv on talk shows. William decides when or if  not any of these writers. I suspect Wills is as "tight as a clam" when it comes to telling anyone anything and the press or writers would be the last ones he'd even THINK of telling.

Regardless of being called "they" Wills and Kate are not engaged or married. Lots of couples get called "they" when they are dating. It counts when Clarence House alerts the press an engagement announcement is coming and the couple appears together with an announced engagement. The rest is unending speculation.

[Lucy]

So now the palace Sources represent them as a couple, as in 'They'....

WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO :RAFWilliam: :high5:

Lucy.......Yes, that is a first.  Prior to that article W & K were never written about as a 'they'.  Then, you, I and some others on this forum always knew that.

Meanwhile, over at BRW last night, someone posted a link which led to an article explaining as to why the Robin Nunn book was cancelled.  Apparently, it shan't be released until the engagement is announced.

I do believe it was on the cards for them to marry this year, hence the various books people were writing, but where Robin Nunn differs from Claudia Joseph is that Nunn is a genuine insider.  Whereas, Joseph made claims to that effect and turned out to be a lie.

Dah/Da./Da...Dahhh    :wed: :wed: :wed:

They may yet wed this year.  :o But now that St. Jas/CH et al are referring to them as They, it's very telling. It's always William only.

Book titles are often silly, imo...Camilla was referred to as The King's Mistress yonks ago...even in the 80s.

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/f6/f3/637e828fd7a0e556bb396110.L._AA240_.jpg

http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/Camilla-The_Kings_Mistress-A_Love_Story/1857821343/

[sandy]

I don't think it matters if they refer to them as "they "or not. They couldn't say him and her without sounding awkward. The official announcement is the only thing that does matter at this point--generally there are spring and summer weddings for royals so the "point" of time for a 2009 wedding may have passed. And this has been dragging on for 6 years with bit by bit analysis of "significance" of statements or pictures--last year it was Wills touching Kate on the back on the way to the wedding which was dissected and re dissected. I remember the excitement of the "first" pic of them on the ski slope which I think was about 5 years ago now.

I think all the media people would have nervous breakdowns if Wills took Kate in the middle of Trafalgar Square and summoned the cameras and kissed her full on the mouth for 5 minutes. I can imagine the Imminent Wedding stories proliferating within MINUTES.

[WearsGlasses]

I perceive that he did not want to attend a wedding with Kate because he is being pressured and is weary of it.

[sandy]

I don't think there is a timeline. I think where the "timeline" is in with William and I don't think he even knows...yet. And yes, couples can be together with "understandings" but not necessarily any real promises of marriage. This is possible.

[Miss Scarlett]

Sandy,everyone is entitled to their opinion and many will agree with yours so we will have to agree to disagree on this one. I do feel that things are a bit different then they were years ago and due to the longevity of the Prince and Miss Middleton's relationship, some things may be handled differently then if they were a couple who met 18 months ago and he decided to propose. I don't believe there is some secret engagement but more of an understanding of a timeline. Remember these are two adults well into their 20's who have been together for quite some time, not two people who just met. I do think there is a difference.

I agree that there is some sort of established timeline, if nothing else, at least between Will and Kate.  Many couples who date as long as they have don't have an "out of the blue proposal."  They simply talk about their futures and then say "At this time we should get married."  So even if there's not a "secret engagement" (which is silly) there is very likely to be an understanding that they will be formally engaged at a certain point and then married at a certain point --sort of like an old-fashioned betrothal, where there is an agreed-upon end, it's just the exact when that's unknown (to us, anyway).

Back on topic, I do think it was rather rude to pull out of a wedding because they didn't want to associate with certain guests.  Now, whether that is really the case is anyone's guess, but the fact is that Will and Kate both agreed to attend the wedding and both backed out for whatever reasons.  If they explained themselves to Fergus and his bride and they had no problems with it, then neither do I. 

I do have a problem with the story, though, because it makes it sound like William is very snotty, and if he is, that is too bad, and if he isn't, shame on the story for sensationalizing like that.

[sandy]

I think it's all speculation. I don't think Wills has given Kate any specific timeline. But in any case, if he said to her vaguely oh we'll get married some day that comes with lots of loopholes. There is nothing formal, no announced engagement. Wills IS a royal so he is not like other young men in a relationship in that regard: royals (particularly those close up in line of succession) DO have Formal proposals and this is part of their customs. I do think Kate will be surprised when or if the proposal comes. I think that with Wills and Kate the press and others have based speculation on timelines (e.g. after the Passing OUt, the press practically said it was a foregone conclusion that a proposal was "imminent" after seeing smiling Kate at the ceremony).

[Stix Chix]

just a notice to members

there are three really interesting topics going on in here (the Nunn book and the question of who is in charge of the princes, CH or StJP) but none of them are actually on topic here. :laugh:  so i'm going to split this thread into three.  once it's done i'll post the links to the new threads (where you can find your posts) into this message. :)


Who is in charge of the Princes - Clarence House or St James Palace?--William Den
Official Photographer Robin Nunn writes book about Kate and William--William News

[angieuk]

Well the next interesting Royal Wedding is :

Lord Frederick Windsor at Hampton Court Palace on Saturday 12 September 2009 ...

Let's see who does/does not attend that!

Looks like from what Mike Tindall said recently in Hello Magazine ... he and Zara will not be getting married until after the 2012 Olympics.

How events have changed :

Previously it was :

Zara and Mike to marry first
Harry and Chelsy to marry some time in the future
William and Kate to go their separate ways never to marry.

If the bookies are right William and Kate could marry in late 2010 [as they are still very much together]
PS. According to the Claudia Joseph books Kate's ancestors were poorer than Charles Dickens waifs and strays and now the latest generaration are practically millionaires.

[Lucy]

Just yesterday afternoon I went to a friend's house to help her with candy and ribbon favours for her Granddaughter's wedding on June 21. Two other friends came to help as well...the Granddaughter bride to be and I got in an interesting conversation when I asked her how many guests were invited.  :wub2:

She said that originally there were 300, 260 had accepted and now 75 had sent their regrets after receiving between 1 and 4 more invitations for the SAME date...many were university graduates ( same uni ) of a close proximity in age....She said quite a few had actually decided to attend NONE of the weddings they had been invited to because to choose one would hurt as many as 3 other couples and she and her groom to be dearly wish they had NOT chosen June since it is the traditional wedding month. :P

As they say, Decisions, Decisions, opting out of all invitations can be the only FAIR solution in such cases.
A dilemma I had not thought of to any degree..but when you have a large university...her's was the University of California at Chico ( where Lord Nicholas Windsor attended ) a situation like that arises.


;)

[sandy]

Well the next interesting Royal Wedding is :

Lord Frederick Windsor at Hampton Court Palace on Saturday 12 September 2009 ...

Let's see who does/does not attend that!

Looks like from what Mike Tindall said recently in Hello Magazine ... he and Zara will not be getting married until after the 2012 Olympics.

How events have changed :

Previously it was :

Zara and Mike to marry first
Harry and Chelsy to marry some time in the future
William and Kate to go their separate ways never to marry.

If the bookies are right William and Kate could marry in late 2010 [as they are still very much together]
PS. According to the Claudia Joseph books Kate's ancestors were poorer than Charles Dickens waifs and strays and now the latest generaration are practically millionaires.

I don't care who says what. The only thing that counts is the official engagement announcement. The rest is media blather.

[Lucy]

I still hope to see pics of the Boyd wedding.

I look for Zara and Mike to split soon. She really knows how to pick them !
:censored:

[Hale]

So now it's out.  W & K couldn't attend Boyd's wedding because they were attending Laura Fellows wedding.  Now I understand why that wasn't made known, because there is no way that W & K wished to alert the press about going to the Fellows wedding.  What I don't understand is why did CH say the things they did.

If this was a report by Katie Nichol, Daily Star or some other tabloid, then I would lambast it.  However, it wasn't, its a piece by Mandrake.

I am not saying just because it was in the Telegraph they are 100% accurate, what I am querying is the reasons given for not attending Boyd's wedding.  The Telegraph are not inclined to write the kind of article they did. 

I accept there is a first time for everything, but I have a funny feeling this wasn't it.

I don't know what is going on here, but I do feel something has gone down.  Perhaps, one day we will discover what.

[kellyfan203]

But wasn't Boyd's wedding a week before Laura's wedding?

[Lucy]

Yes, I think it was...or at least a day or so prior to it.
K@W will never be able to accept all the invitations they receive and may have been invited to too many weddings that week end to favour one couple over another. It happens.

[kellyfan203]

^Ya definitely, Lucy. Incase anyone wants clarification on this Isabella informed us that Fergus Boyd had married the weekend prior to May 30th in France and Laura Fellowes was married on May 30th

[lisalisa88]

Its very interesting what weddings William & Kate chooses to attend together as a couple and or not!  Any major royal weddings--P&A, Rose's--not, but maybe a good school friend's (Austria) or a maternal family member's (Laura's)--OK?  Say what you will (and you will!) they look like really good friends.  This is his mother's side of the family and its good to see that the relationship with the princes continues to be solid.  Friends have said that W&K have gone through alot of trouble to keep a lower profile than in the past.  Their weekly clubclawing came to an end (after 2007 breakup).  They only holiday w/her family--not his! Charles have gone skiing w/them a couple of times and you haven't seen Harry, nor Chesly, for that matter, holiday w/them ever!  No other female hangs w/Kate other than her sister & mother most of the time, maybe some of William's pals' girlfriends (Holly Branson-where are you?).   :whoopdeedoo:

It looks like William is being advised what happens as far as PR is concern, what type of events they (W&K) can attend w/o a big hassle.  The Fellowes' wedding (not royal) was a family event and off the paps' radar so they could go w/o a big fuss and not take away from the bride!  And as such, one has to ask, "could Kate even make such an entrance that it would upstage a bride?"   :lmao3:  Kate hasn't changed her looks or style since leaving college!  She still dresses like she has to make class--like a girl and not like a grown woman!  No business suits w or w/o pants in her wardrobe!  Just her faithful boots!  As other members have pointed out in other threads, William is doing something w/his life since graduating St. Andy's and Kate's remains @ a standstill.  There's no regret--William knows what he's doing!   ;)

[Hale]

 :doublewave:  Thanks for the update, Lucy and Kellyfan 203.  Much appreciated.

[Satrine]

Holly was on vacay w/her family in Monaco during the Grand Prix. Virgin put on some VIP fashion show w/Prince Albert in attendance as well as Beatrice and Liz Hurley.