It’s Wheels and Kate
TWELVE years on, the Prince and Princess ofwales look as happy as they did on their wedding day.
To mark their anniversary yesterday,william and Kate shared a photo of themselves out on their bikes in Norfolk.
And as the casual snap shows, despite living and working together, the royal couple never tyre of each other.
The Prince wore sunglasses, jeans and a blue shirt while the Princess, balancing a pair of sunglasses on her head, sported a white shirt and jeans.
The image was posted on the couple’s officialtwitter account with the simple caption “12 years” and a heart emoji.
It comes a week after Kate shared a snap of their son Prince Louis riding in a wheelbarrow to mark his fifth birthday.
The couple married at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 after an eight-year relationship that began at St Andrews University in Scotland.
Nearly 25 million people tuned in to watch the ceremony, with the worldwidetv audience estimated to be two billion.
Now viewers are set to get an insight into William’s working life.
It was reported yesterday he will front a documentary that sees him work on a homelessness initiative.
And it is thought the ITV show will focus on the 40-year-old’s role as heir to the throne.
ATV source told a newspaper: “This is pretty extraordinary.
“He’s keen to highlight his work, particularly on a homeless project which was a subject very close to his mother’s heart, and to connect with the public on a new level.”
The insider added: “He knows all too well how important it is that the monarchy develops a more modern relationship with the British people.”
FOR months, we’ve been waiting to see if Charles the moderniser would get an updated Coronation.
Many people thought it would be more diverse. Leaders of other faiths are certainly involved. And a Hindu, Sikh, Muslim and Jewish peer will each carry items to be used in the ceremony.
But something else is going on.the late Queen was linked to duty but the King’s Coronation has a theme of service.
Duty suggests a moral responsibility, while service suggests something more heartfelt. But what is really remarkable is how this will be conveyed.
Charles will say, referring to Christ, “In his name, and after his example, I come not to be served but to serve”. Another
first is when the King says a prayer, speaking of the “God of compassion and mercy whose Son was sent not to be served but to serve”.
There’s another first: all of us will be able to swear allegiance to the King.
In a country where a minority are republican, that’s a risky addition.
Catherine Pepinster is author of Defenders of the Faith – the British Monarchy, Religion and the
Coronation. Hodder & Stoughton