William and Kate Back together on Holiday
The prince has been in the news this month, with speculation over his future with Kate. William took a houseparty holiday in Cornwall in July but girlfriend Kate Middleton was not included in the party.
Instead, Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs was a constant companion of the crown prince for swimming, surfing and games on the beach. Showing discretion developed in many years of royal friendship, Lady Natasha refused to talk about their holiday together. She is 26 years old, daughter of the Marquess of Reading, and Natasha first met Prince William William when she attended Westonbirt School, near the Prince’s childhood home of Highgrove. The pair remained friends as they grew up and Natasha was seated on the top table at William’s 21st birthday party.
Speculation over another Kate and William breakup was guaranteed after his holiday with another woman, and some wondered if last week’s Mustique holiday was to be the time for William to propose marriage to Kate. But the royal couple, who booked their getaway under assumed names to beat the paparazzi, returned to London last night with no announcement regarding their future.
Before their most recent holiday, Kate Middleton was said to be running out of patience as the pair were guests at the wedding of Guards officer Nick Van Cutsem on 14 August. The groom fuelled the pressure on the prince by joking “you’re next” during speeches at the wedding breakfast. But the prince’s wedding plans form part of the bigger strategy for the future of ‘the firm’ as the royals call their public image. William is to be a steadying influence on younger brother Harry, and we can expect to see more photos of the royal princes together over the next two years. The presence of William and Harry on international visits and photocalls is aimed to revive the Windsors’ image and stay in touch with the younger generation. This will be followed by a short engagement and a royal wedding that is already being planned in secret. This method is intended to avoid the mass hysteria that surrounded the prince’s mother, Lady Diana, and to give William and Kate more privacy to make a success of their marriage as prince and princess.
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