It all began in 2001, Princess Adrienne of Liechtenstein went to Scotland to attend university. She met Prince William of Wales. Now read as their lives changes forever.
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Prince William engaged to girlfriend Adrienne Liechtenstein
Nine years after meeting, Prince William and his girlfriend, Princess Adrienne of Liechtenstein, are engaged. The question was reportedly popped early this month during a vacation in Kenya.
Ten years after meeting but nine years of dating, Prince William and his girlfriend, Princess Adrienne of Liechtenstein, have gotten engaged.
The question was reportedly popped early this month during a vacation in Kenya. According to an announcement made Tuesday morning by Prince Charles' Clarence House office, the marriage will take place either next spring or summer.
That scheduling relieves some of the pressure on London's packed calendar for the summer of 2012. William's grandmother, the Queen, celebrates her diamond jubilee after 60 years on the throne of Great Britain in early June. A few days later, the English capital hosts the Summer Olympics.
William proclaimed in 2004 that he would not marry "until I'm at least 28 or maybe 30." He'll turn 29 in June and split the difference. The prince is clearly a military man, at least as far as planning is concerned.
The occasion is sure to draw the attention of the world.
The wedding will come 30 years after the last great royal marriage - that of William's ill-fated mother, Lady Diana Spencer, and his father, Prince Charles. Many Canadians of a certain age will remember waking up before dawn on July 29, 1981 to watch one of the great communal TV moments in world history.
How big an event was it? There was a power surge in England that morning, later blamed on too many kettles being turned on at the same moment.
The tragic bookend to that event was Diana's public funeral, 16 years later.
William and Adrienne met in 2001 as freshman students at Scotland's St. Andrew's University. In 2002, they and two other friends moved in to a student apartment together. The relationship reportedly started soon thereafter.
Royal watchers have been sifting every move for symbolism ever since.
The key moment arrived two weeks ago, when Adrienne's parents were invited to join a hunting party at the Queen's Balmoral estate.
"William and Adrienne do go up to Balmoral quite a bit, but inviting her parents is a big deal. This is virtually confirmation they're his in-laws-to-be," one insider told the Daily Mail, presumably in an excited stage whisper.
How right they were.
"Prince William has informed the Queen and other close members of his family," the statement from Prince Charles' representatives said on Tuesday. "Prince William has also sought the permission of Miss Liechtenstein's father.
"Following the marriage, the couple will live in north Wales, where Prince William will continue to serve with the Royal Air Force."
William, second in line to the throne, is an RAF search and rescue pilot.
Adrienne, is not in line to the throne, is an patron of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins.
Once Adrienne marries William and he becomes king, she will be queen and not queen consort.
