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Prince William chooses brother to be best man
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February 15, 2011, Tuesday
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BRITAIN'S Prince Harry will be his brother's best man and Kate Middleton's stylish younger sister Pippa will be her maid of honor at the April 29 royal wedding.
The announcement was made yesterday by St James' Palace, the office for Princes William and Harry, confirming expectations for the highly anticipated nuptials at London's Westminster Abbey.
The 26-year-old Harry has shed his party-going image for that of a military man in recent years, and Philippa Middleton, 27, had long been the favorite for that position because of her close relationship with her 29-year-old sister.
"It's completely natural," said royal historian Hugo Vickers. "Normally, a member of the royal family has his brothers as his supporters, or joint best men. As Prince -William has only one brother 鈥 it's an obvious choice."
It is not known if Prince Harry, who loves to tease his older brother, will poke fun at William's receding hairline when he makes a toast to the newlyweds.
Vickers was, however, slightly surprised by the choice of Pippa Middleton, since it is not always customary in England for chief bridesmaids be in their 20s.
St James' Palace also announced bridesmaids and page boys for the gala festivities.
The bridesmaids include Lady Louise Windsor, seven, the daughter of The Earl and Countess of Wessex; Margarita Armstrong-Jones, eight, the daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley; Eliza Lopes, the three-year-old granddaughter of Prince Charles' wife Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall; and Grace van Cutsem, three, a godchild of William's.
Page boys for the royal occasion will be William Lowther-Pinkerton, 10, the son of William's -private -secretary, and Tom Pettifer, eight, another one of William's godchildren.
The announcement was made yesterday by St James' Palace, the office for Princes William and Harry, confirming expectations for the highly anticipated nuptials at London's Westminster Abbey.
The 26-year-old Harry has shed his party-going image for that of a military man in recent years, and Philippa Middleton, 27, had long been the favorite for that position because of her close relationship with her 29-year-old sister.
"It's completely natural," said royal historian Hugo Vickers. "Normally, a member of the royal family has his brothers as his supporters, or joint best men. As Prince -William has only one brother 鈥 it's an obvious choice."
It is not known if Prince Harry, who loves to tease his older brother, will poke fun at William's receding hairline when he makes a toast to the newlyweds.
Vickers was, however, slightly surprised by the choice of Pippa Middleton, since it is not always customary in England for chief bridesmaids be in their 20s.
St James' Palace also announced bridesmaids and page boys for the gala festivities.
The bridesmaids include Lady Louise Windsor, seven, the daughter of The Earl and Countess of Wessex; Margarita Armstrong-Jones, eight, the daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley; Eliza Lopes, the three-year-old granddaughter of Prince Charles' wife Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall; and Grace van Cutsem, three, a godchild of William's.
Page boys for the royal occasion will be William Lowther-Pinkerton, 10, the son of William's -private -secretary, and Tom Pettifer, eight, another one of William's godchildren.
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