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![]() Wednesday, January 6, 1999 Published at 09:34 GMT ![]() ![]() UK ![]() Prince Edward 'to wed' ![]() Sophie Rhys-Jones and Prince Edward: Summer wedding? ![]() Prince Edward and his girlfriend Sophie Rhys-Jones are about to announce their engagement., it has been confirmed.
An official announcement is to be made on Wednesday morning. The Sun says the marriage will take place this summer at Westminster Abbey. The BBC's Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell, says that the absence of a Palace denial gives the story some credence. Queen 'delighted' Quoting a Royal source, the paper said the Queen was "utterly delighted" and that an official announcement would come from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Ever since the Queen's youngest son and Miss Rhys-Jones, a public relations executive, began their relationship there have been several false rumours of an imminent engagement.
The Sun reports that Prince Edward hesitated to take the plunge because of he was "painfully aware" of his brothers' failed marriages - Prince Charles's with Princess Diana and Prince Andrew's with Sarah Ferguson. Prince Edward has deliberately kept their courtship low profile. Miss Rhys-Jones has quietly become an accepted part of the Royal Family and is even reported to have her own rooms at Buckingham Palace. If they were to marry Prince Edward and Miss Rhys-Jones would make a thoroughly modern Royal couple - both with their own high-flying careers. The Prince has his own TV production company, Ardent Productions and last year presented a series called Crown and Country about the history of Britain. His girlfriend runs her own PR firm and publishes a magazine for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme. But the Palace remains tightlipped about reports of an engagement. "When we do have something to say, we'll say it," said a spokesman. ![]() |
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