Posted on 05/05/2003 1:58:57 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Prince William, son of the late Princess Diana and heir to the British throne Prince Charles, wants to move to the United States after he finishes university in Scotland, a London newspaper said yesterday.
Meanwhile, newspapers also reported that William, 21 next month, has fallen in love with a female flatmate.
William "is determined to hold on to his privacy and believes living in the States gives him the best opportunity," a royal source told the Sunday Mirror tabloid.
A courtier said William, a student of art history at St Andrews University, wants to take either a post-graduate degree at a US college or a job with a US art auction house or gallery.
The courtier said New York was William's preferred choice of destination once he finishes university in Scotland in the summer of 2005.
"Various options are being discussed. It would be for a year or perhaps two... Like his mother, he wants his independence and is convinced the States will offer that to him," the courtier said.
The news came as British tabloids reported that William was dating fellow St Andrews' student Kate Middleton, 20.
Papers said William fell for the brunette after watching her at a university fashion show where she modelled a revealing lace dress.
"Wills thinks Kate is absolutely gorgeous," a friend of the pair was quoted as saying in The Mail on Sunday.
"They have a lot in common and they get on very well. They both love art and travelling and Kate has become a real confidante. They are certainly very close, but she's very discreet about William and he's very coy about her," the friend said.
Tabloids carried pictures of Kate and William being tactile while watching a university rugby match together on Saturday.
But Kate's father, company director Michael Middleton, said his daughter, who shares a flat with William and another male and female student, were "just good friends".
"We are very amused at the thought of being in-laws to Prince William, but I don't think it is going to happen," he told the Sunday Mirror.
Meanwhile, The People tabloid said William was planning a marathon drinking session with friends to celebrate his 21st birthday next month, after turning down the chance to have a big birthday concert in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
AFP
Yeah, right. 10 to 1 within hours of landing his life becomes subject matter for the latest FOX reality show.
I would agree. I could care less who he is.
Most Americans think of the concept "Royal Family" as a pretty strange idea. The Kennedy's clan of rejects pretty much make the case for why we don't want one.
The only exception are liberals who think we need one, but they can't help themselves, it's part of their mental disease.
Ah, the wacky Brit way of putting things...
Wrong. I'm a right-winger (in the European "Altar & Throne" tradition), and a staunch monarchist. In fact, when "Right" and "Left" first acquired political meaning (the French Revolutionary era), Monarchy was one of the two fundamental issues (the other being Religion) dividing the two, with the Royalists sitting on the Right and the Republicans sitting on the Left. I find it sad that the contemporary "Right" has almost completely abandoned its traditional support for monarchy.
This American will welcome Prince William to the U.S. God Save the Queen!
Another mental midget wasting time and money on a useless subject.
By the way (re your profile), it's nice that you like classical music, but you're mistaken if you think it can survive without any government support. Symphony orchestras are barely managing as it is. In my opinion, true conservatives ought to demand the preservation of Western culture, even if most Americans don't care.
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