Kiss him, Kate, as Britain waits
LONDON — As far as the world knows, no question has been popped and no ring has been produced, but that hasn’t stopped one of Britain’s biggest retailers from gearing up for a royal wedding.
Prince William and his longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton, have not announced an engagement, but speculation is rife.
Woolworths has designed a range of Kate-and-Will memorabilia, including mugs, plates, thimbles, even candy.
“This is an exercise in being ready,” spokesman Daniel Himsworth said, “because we felt we weren’t ready when Charles and Camilla got married.”
Britain loves a royal wedding. The marriage of Prince Charles to his longtime love, Camilla Parker-Bowles, was relatively low-key -- unlike his 1981 wedding to Lady Diana Spencer, when people slept in the streets to see the bride and about 700 million people around the world watched it on television.
William, second in line to the throne after his father, has been dating Middleton since 2001. Both are 24.
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