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On this day in 2011, Prince William married Miss Catherine
Middleton at Westminster Abbey. It was an event watched by nearly 2
billion people worldwide. Since then, the royal couple have spent
many happy moments together, gone on three foreign tours, and had
one son, Prince George of Cambridge.
Their third wedding anniversary comes just a few days after the
family of three returned from their extremely successful tour of
Australia and New Zealand. This year’s anniversary is special as it
will be the first anniversary that the new parents celebrate
after the birth of their son last July.
Tradition says that a married couple should exchange gifts of
leather on their third wedding anniversary. However, before
embarking on their visit Down Under, Prince William
reportedly gave his wife a Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch
embedded with a sapphire to match her engagement ring and is worth
£3,600. Cartier watches have a special significance to William as
his late mother, Princess Diana, also wore a Cartier watch and had
one specially engraved for William as a birthday present. Kate was
seen wearing her new anniversary present on every day of the
tour.
The Duke and Duchess have spent their past two wedding
anniversaries apart. Last year, Kate performed a solo
engagement in Hampshire while William was on shift at his job as a
Search and Rescue pilot for the RAF. This year, it seems that the
couple will enjoy a quiet day together with their family.
From everyone here at Royal Central we wish William and
Catherine a very happy anniversary!
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