Fascinated and enthralled??:joker: eh not in Ireland anyway!

Andrew and Sarah?

Anne and Captain Mark Philips?

Edward and Mrs Simpson?

His Royal Highness Prince William is of royal blood, and as a Royal there are certain obligations.

Love matches have never been part of our monarchy, and if there was any love, it was incidental. Marriages amongst Royals are for political reasons only. Their position of royalty dictates that.

I am talking about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson here....

I grasp that, but shes still distinctly upper class and they're clearly a good match. Like it or not, these are just people too so deserve the same social rights as everyone. What would you have done if Prince Harry and TV presenter Caroline Flack ever came to be more than what they were?

What has gone before doesn't necessarily impact what will happen in the future and clearly the public have taken very well to Kate and the fact she will probably be our future Queen.

On the subject of what Kate looks like, shes like some weird kind of hybrid of Frankie from the Saturdays, Imogen from BB7 and even Mary from Corrie

Yeah it's fascinating really, just look at WWI. King George V, Tsar Nicholas II & Kaiser Wilhelm II; all cousins, and leading the 3 biggest powers in Europe into one of the deadliest wars of all time

But that is precisely why it has moved on and adapted to modern times - it's called self preservation - if the monarchy wants to survive they have to be able to progress and adapt as they have done throughout the ages. After all the Monarch once had absolute sovereignty and control over the country but now is a mere figurehead. These are different times and the legacy of Princess Diana is that the Royal Family is far more accessible and less constrained by rigid protocols.

also just to add to that, the royal family have come under intense scrutiny in recent years and people are calling for abolition but this move reconnects the royal family with the public and somewhat blurs the boundary

You cared enough to come on a thread to tell us you couldn't care less:laugh2:

wow their story is like a novel. i didn't know william was such a playa:joker:


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...ss-PART-1.html

". As she walked in, William did a double-take. They danced and drank into the early hours, and when Arabella said goodnight to the guests, the Prince quietly slipped out of the room to follow her."

gwan prince!