Today the engagement of Prince William to Kate Middleton was announced, ending years of speculation.
The two became engaged while on holiday in Kenya.
In a touching gesture, Kate's engagement ring is a sapphire and diamond ring once owned by William's mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales. It was "my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today and the excitement", said William.
The wedding will take place in in London in either spring or summer. Will it be the event that the wedding Prince William's parents, Charles and Diana's was? Probably not, but I'm sure the world will be captivated anyway. For Britain it will be a celebration like they haven't seen in years, probably not since the wedding of Charles and Diana, and I suspect the wave of euphoria will last all the way through the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics in London. But most of all it will give the monarchy some much needed rejuvenation.
