The Royal Wedding (YouTube / Associated Press, 2010) Kate

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The Royal Wedding
(YouTube / Associated Press, 2010)
Kate Middleton: Royal bride to be.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton are going to get married. Royal officials announced on Tuesday
that the couple got engaged last month during a vacation in Kenya and will marry in London next
year. Prince William has informed the Queen and other close members of his family.
He’s also sought the permission of Miss Middleton’s father. Following the marriage the couple will
live in North Wales, where Prince William will continue to serve with the Royal Air Force. Both 28
(years old), Middleton and the Prince met over eight years ago when they were students at the
University of Saint Andrews in Scotland. Royal author Katie Nicholl explains how the romance
started.
Kate would go running in the mornings and then would turn up in the cantine and make sure that
William had caught her eye and by the end of the first term they were breakfasting together.
Of course by the end of the first year, they had something of a very close friendship and by their
second year, well, they’d moved in together.
Ever since their relationship became public knowledge, Middleton has been admired for her model
looks and elegant dress-sense. Now, she’s likely to become one of the world’s most influential
women, drawing comparisons with William’s late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Experts say
the engagement will make Kate a style icon for women across the world.
Kate is incredibly attractive, (a) beautiful girl, has model looks, a model figure and she’s going to
have designers bending over backwards to wear their clothes and she probably will become a style
icon like Diana. It will be difficult for her not to (become a star).
Until their engagement William and Kate had been at pains to avoid any show of togetherness. This
still photo of them after William’s graduation from Sandhurstwas one of the few pictures of them
displaying any kind of affection. That caution will no longer be necessary. The royal wedding will
take place in spring or summer of next year.
Hilary Fox, the Associated Press.
Vocabulary
01. the bride to be
02. to get married
03. to get engaged
04. to seek permission
(seek sought sought)
05. Kate would go running
06. Kate would turn up in the cantine
07. to make sure that William caught her eye
08. by the end of the first term
09. they had moved in together
10. ever since
11. dress-sense
12. She’s likely to become
13. to draw comparisons
14. late mother
15. the engagement
la future mariée
se marier
se fiancer
demander la permission
avait l’habitude de faire du footing
avait l’habitude de se presenter, d’arriver
pour être sûr qu’elle se faisait remarquer
avant la fin du premier semestre
ils habitaient ensemble
depuis le moment
façon de bien s’habiller
elle va probablement devenir
évoquant des comparaisons
mère défunte
les finançailles
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16. across the world
partout dans le monde
17. to have designers bend over backwards
faire se plier en deux les “designers”
17.to be at pains to avoid any show of togetherness se donner du mal pour éviter toute apparence
d’intimidé
18. a still photo
une photo sur papier
19. a graduation
une cérémonie de remise de diplômes
20.to display any kind of affection
afficher toute semblance d’amour
21.caution
prudence
22.to take place
avoir lieu