Prince William Proposes to Kate Middleton on a Luxury Safari in the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya
Posted by: Only Spectacular
on Nov 18, 2010 
Prince William has finally, after eight years of dating, asked Kate Middleton to marry him. It was a luxury safari in the Lewa Conservancy (http://www.lewa.org/) in Kenya that worked its magic with the Prince after apparently carrying the engagement ring around in his backpack for 3 weeks. The ring is the engagement ring of his mother, the late Princess Diana.
In front of the world's press, he said: 'It is very special to me. It was my way to make sure my mother did not miss out on today and the excitement that we are going to spend the rest of our lives together.'
Her marriage to William will be the biggest royal event since the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana in 1981. It is hoped the ceremony will give a huge boost to the UK and it's economy. Bookies have made August 13th the early favourite for the wedding date and it is likely to take place at Westminster Abbey. It is claimed personnel at the Abbey have already been contacted about a royal wedding in the second week of August, although St Paul's and Windsor Castle are other potential venues. The Queen and the Queen Mother were both married in the Abbey but it also carries painful memories of William's mother's funeral in 1997.
Prince William has traveled to Kenya many times, he spent part of his gap year before going to university in Kenya and Tanzania. In 2003, he told the BBC he was studying KiSwahili. One of the first holidays the young couple took together was a safari in Lewa Downs. And just this past May, William traveled to Kenya to celebrate a friend's birthday. Lewa Conservancy is part owned by the Craig family who the Prince is very close to. He also dated Jecca Craig when he was younger and recently attended her brother's wedding out in Kenya instead of attending his own cousin's wedding back in the UK.
