t taking advantage of what will happen on Friday 29th to work on tenses?The history of the royal couple ………………. (go) back nearly 10 years - to the Scottish town of St. Andrews, where the prince ……………… (begin) university in 2001. It ……………… (be) there, protected from media intrusion, that he ………… ( meet) fellow student Kate Middleton.
Prince William's soon-to-be wife, Kate Middleton ……………….. (be) the first commoner to marry a British prince close to the throne since Anne Hyde wed the future King James II more than 350 years ago.
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton ………………… (be born) in the town of Reading on January 9, 1982. The 29-year-old …………………(be) the eldest of three children of Michael and Carole Middleton, a middle-class couple who ………………………… (gain) wealth through the launch of a successful party supplies business, Party Pieces. Kate’s mother ………………….. (be) an air hostess.
Middleton …………………….. (attend) Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where she ……………………… (study) chemistry, biology and art and ………………………(play) a number of sports, including tennis, hockey and netball, which ……………… (be) similar to basketball.
After ………....……..(spend) a year abroad in which she………...... (study) in Italy and ……...... ( take) part in a charity program in Chile, Middleton ………………………… (enroll) in 2001 at the University of St. Andrews, where she ……….... (meet) Prince William.
In 2002, Middleton ……………….. (model) in underwear and a sheer lace dress at a charity fashion show at the university -- an event that Prince William reportedly ……....……… (pay) more than $300 to attend.
They ……………………. (become) friends and …………… (share) a house with other students. Exactly when they ……….. (begin) dating is unclear.
They …………… (break up) once in 2007, but only for a few months.
After.......................................(graduate), Middleton ………………….. (work) for her family's business and also ………………….. (serve) as a part-time buyer for the clothing company, Jigsaw Junior. In 2008, she ……………. (launch) First Birthdays, a junior brand to Party Pieces.
In the media, Middleton ……………….. (be) dubbed "Waity Katie", with critics saying she ……………….. (appear) to be spending her time waiting for Prince William to propose.
William ………………….. (ask) her to marry him last year, while they ………………… (be) on vacation in Kenya.
For the most part, Middleton............................................ (try) to maintain her privacy throughout her courtship with William, largely avoiding media attention and in 2007 she even ………………… (file) a harassment complaint against a British newspaper.
Earlier that same year, after speculation about a possible engagement subjected Middleton to a sea of photographers outside her home, Prince William …………………….. (issue) a statement saying he ………… (be) "very unhappy at the paparazzi harassment of his girlfriend" and ................................. (want) "more than anything" for it to stop.
Like William's mother, the late Princess Diana, Middleton ……………… (receive) widespread praise for her sense of style. Her fashion choices ……………(be) closely watched by those both inside and outside of Britain, with her most notable wardrobe pieces getting numerous imitations.
Friday 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey
10:30 am - Royal Family arrives at Westminster Abbey
11:00 am - The Marriage Service begins at Westminster Abbey
12:40 pm - The Reception at Buckingham Palace
1:25 pm - Queen, Bride, Groom their families Balcony appearance Buckingham Palace
Wedding service:
* 1,900 guests (over 1,000 friends, family of bride and groom)
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Souvenier teabags are seen in London
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Photo of an illustration for the comic book " Kate and William: A Very Public Love Affair" . 2011 photo.
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