Iluvbertie
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OK - you are assuming that they are even talking about an engagement rather than it just being tabloid gossip.
A royal wedding can't overshadow an election and you actually gave the very reason why it can't - 'Gordon might welcome the distraction' but that would also mean that the opposition can't get their points across and thus interfere with the election process - something the royals can't be seen to do.
An engagement announcement before the election just isn't on in my opinion and after the election means a winter wedding - which might just suit William as there would be fewer people prepared to wait all night in the cold to get a glimpse of the bride on her way to church when they can stay at home and watch it on the TV in their warm homes, or go to the pub and watch it live (of course it wouldn't be allowed to clash with the football).
The other problem is William's military commitments - he has still to finish his training and isn't this upcoming part where he will be away for quite a bit of it in a harder to access part of the country and with fewer weekends free so less time for him to be involved with preparations and able to protect Kate and introduce her around so she would be left to fend for herself - like Sarah in many ways. I really don't see him marrying until after he has finished in the military and had a year or so doing royal duties on his own before introducing the distraction from the main person in the form of his wife.
A royal wedding can't overshadow an election and you actually gave the very reason why it can't - 'Gordon might welcome the distraction' but that would also mean that the opposition can't get their points across and thus interfere with the election process - something the royals can't be seen to do.
An engagement announcement before the election just isn't on in my opinion and after the election means a winter wedding - which might just suit William as there would be fewer people prepared to wait all night in the cold to get a glimpse of the bride on her way to church when they can stay at home and watch it on the TV in their warm homes, or go to the pub and watch it live (of course it wouldn't be allowed to clash with the football).
The other problem is William's military commitments - he has still to finish his training and isn't this upcoming part where he will be away for quite a bit of it in a harder to access part of the country and with fewer weekends free so less time for him to be involved with preparations and able to protect Kate and introduce her around so she would be left to fend for herself - like Sarah in many ways. I really don't see him marrying until after he has finished in the military and had a year or so doing royal duties on his own before introducing the distraction from the main person in the form of his wife.
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and the stories about it being family only for the royal xmas and Kate being so sad and snubing the Queen have sufaruced,
next is the January 9th engagement frenzi hold on to your hats...lol I fear we still have a long ride before an engagmengt is announced ...
