威廉王子與凱特訂婚後首露面引關注

IT wasn’t exactly an event on the scale of a royal wedding, and as walkabouts go, probably not too testing either. Even the boat she launched was a humble inflatable – hardly the Ark Royal. But for a certain Miss Catherine Middleton, yesterday was a crucially important milestone in the life of a princess in waiting. With a dazzling smile (and a craftily cut-down herringbone overcoat) she launched herself on the royal stage with the kind of confidence few might have expected from someone so new to public duty.

離威廉王子與凱特在英國威斯敏斯特大教堂的宏偉婚禮指日可待了，諸多媒體對婚禮的細節都有千百萬種猜測，近日，這對紅透全世界的準新人夫婦威廉王子與凱特在婚禮前參加一個豪華遊輪的剪綵典禮。豪華遊輪的剪綵典禮雖然不是威斯敏斯特大教堂婚禮前的彩排，但是卻被當作凱特以“未婚妻”的身份第一次陪同威廉王子在公衆場合的“處女秀”，吸引了大批媒體的追訪，與民衆的圍堵，但凡是拿不到婚禮典禮門票的民衆都爭相用這個“免費”的機會來看看這位英國皇室的成員的風采。她能否能夠繼承王妃戴安娜的優雅、與愛心，一定程度上能“替代”戴安娜 在英國民衆心中的地位，是凱特即將面臨的又一個難題。

Why, she even looked as if she was enjoying it. This was Kate’s first official public engagement alongside Prince William and their formal debut in Anglesey, where they will make their home. And after naming a lifeboat that she christened with champagne, the Prince, perhaps appropriately, threw her in at the metaphorical deep end. But within seconds, she appeared to have charmed a crowd of more than 1,000 people, who had been waiting hours in a cold and blustery wind for a glimpse of the couple – and, in particular, for a peek at the bride-to-be.

據悉，這回威廉與凱特的首次訂婚後亮相是在英國威爾士西北部一島安格爾西島舉行的，這個地方據透露也有可能成爲威廉和凱特建立他們自己的家的地址。在豪華遊輪剪綵典禮上，凱特身穿優雅的低領Herringbone棕色外套，開香檳十分具有“王妃風範”地給自己的遊船撒香檳。凱特在寒風中的優雅露面才短短一會兒，就吸引了上千人的圍觀，據悉，有上千英國民衆頂着寒風等着凱特露面長達數小時，爲了就是一睹這位美麗“準王妃”的真容。