They split briefly in 2007, but more recently Miss Middleton - who has no royal or aristocratic family connections - has been to several official events, heightening speculation of an engagement.

2007年他们曾短暂分离，但最近毫无王室和贵族关系的凯特参加了数个官方事件，无端加强了人们对于订婚的猜测。

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Organised by her younger sister, Pippa, who will be maid of honour at the royal wedding, Miss Middleton’s private party was understood to have taken place at the home of a friend.

这场派对由米德尔顿的妹妹皮帕组织。皮帕也是威廉与凯特王室婚礼的伴娘。据称，米德尔顿的私人派对在一位友人的家中举行。

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The plans are revealed the day before Miss Middleton appears on the cover of a special royal wedding edition of Tatler in a mock-up of Andy Warhol's famous 1962 Marilyn Monroe screen prints.

威廉王子的未婚妻米德尔顿登上Tatler杂志皇室婚礼特别版，她的造型模仿了Andy Warhol经典的1962年玛丽莲·梦露油画造型。 而就在准王妃上封面的前一天，有关这对新人的婚礼计划被公布了出来。

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He could also miss the Royal Ascot meeting, which is held from 15 to 20 June.

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She had not been seen in public since and was recently forced to miss several engagements, including a Centrepoint Royal Albert Hall fundraiser and the British Military Tournament.

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Mercy Scott, 67, and her friend Margaret Shiever, 66, who got the bus from Cramlington, are life-long royal fans and were disappointed Prince William had to miss out at the last minute.

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