??BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Kate & Wills Anniversary Approaches It has been a whirlwind two-year honeymoon for the most famous royal couple in the world as they prepare to celebrate their second anniversary in late April. There have been highs and lows and the biggest challenges are still ahead of them as the couple prepare for the arrival of their first child. William proposed to his wife in Africa with his late mothers??? sapphire engagement ring after an on-off 8-year dalliance that led British media to dub Kate ??sWaitey Katie???, but she quickly found public approval with over two billion people tuning for their April 29 wedding. With the spotlight firmly on them, work was a priority for the new couple, with their Seychelles honeymoon postponed while William fulfilled RAF duties, alongside a 12 day US tour, and visits to Denmark, Asia packed into the early months. By January 2012 a new addition to the family emerged, a baby cocker spaniel named Lupo, silencing pregnancy rumors and Kate undertook a variety of appearances as RAF search and rescue pilot William was posted to the Falklands. Kate undertook a full calendar of events in her husbands??? absence, including a notable Olympic Park visit where the photogenic Princess she donned pink jeans and trainers to demonstrate her hockey skills as Team GB and Paralympics GB 2012 Ambassador. The Royal bride was ??sfurious???, when French tabloid Closer caused an international furore by publishing topless pics ??" dubbed ??sgrotesque and totally unjustifiable??? by St James Palace, of Kate sunbathing on the balcony of a 19th century chateau as the couple enjoyed a break from Royal engagements. The scandal quickly died down, when just three months later it was officially announced Kate was pregnant after she was admitted to London???s King Edward VII hospital. The joyful announcement was tinged with concern and tragedy. Suffering from severe pregnancy-related sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum, Kate was the subject of international scrutiny, sparking a prank call from Sydney DJs DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian. Nursing sister Jacintha Saldhana believed she was speaking to the Queen and Prince Charles, and took her own life just days later, in a hoax that ??sdeeply saddened??? the couple. Royal staff have confirmed the baby is due in July, but the couple have avoided revealing details of the new arrival, though bookies are offering odds the child could share the same birthday as William???s late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, born on July 1, 1961. Although the Duchess???s earlier pregnancy troubles curtailed her activities she is now firmly back in the public eye, with recent appearances at the Irish Guard???s St Patrick???s Day Parade and a Scottish homeless shelter where Kate defied her six-month pregnancy to demonstrate basketball skills in high heels. The future looks even brighter for the parents to be ??" their new apartment at Kensington Palace is nearing the end of a ?L1 million refurbishment and expectation grows that the Queen is to gift them the historic Georgian mansion Anmer Hall, near her Sandringham Estate. The couple spent their first Anniversary in a 12th century Suffolk pub after attending a friend???s wedding, and Palace spokesmen remain tight-lipped about their celebratory plans this year, with Royal sources suggestion another low key celebration with Kate???s impending birth. April 12, 2013 Job: 130412T1 BOXER www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ????BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Prince William who is reported to be announcing his wedding engagement to Kate Middleton very soon. His Royal Highness is currently serving as a helicopter co-pilot in the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue squadron based at RAF Valley. The Prince and Miss Middleton are spending their time living at a secret remote farmhouse on the tranquil Isle of Anglesey where they enjoy the outdoor life of the scenic North Wales countryside even shopping at a local Tesco supermarket together and eating from a roadside burger trailer EXCLUSIVE Nov 9th, 2010 Job: 101109NE1 Anglesey, North Wales www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com