Prince William, Kate Middleton Attend Children's Cancer Center Opening
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Prince William and Duchess Catherine reunited for a good cause on Thursday.
The pair -- married since April 29 -- opened the Oak Centre for Children and Young People at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, Surrey.
Upon their arrival, the spouses were greeted by spectators before they met with hospital staff, key donors and fundraisers. "There was excitement amongst the children before the royal arrival," a source tells Us Weekly. "One boy dressed up in an English soccer shirt to surprise William."
Because William, 29, was "on-call Wednesday night at RAF Valley and had two call outs," he didn't get a chance to sleep before the Oak Centre opening.
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"He only finished at 10 a.m. Thursday and quickly got changed before he was flown over straight from the base to Surrey," a source says. See more pics of William and Kate at the Oak Centre.
When Middleton, 29, reunited with her husband at the hospital, she "gently patted him on the back" when she heard about his sleepless night. (She had been staying in London and arrived with Palace staff.)
The Duchess, who wore a pale knee-length Amanda Wakeley dress with her favorite LK Bennett nude Sledge heels and Natalie clutch, received a bouquet of flowers by brave 12-year-old Alice Marples, who has been fighting a brain tumor for eight years.
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The newly opened Oak Centre is one of the largest comprehensive children's cancer centers in Europe, serving more than 5,00 patients a year.
William was appointed President of The Royal Marsden Hospital in May 2007; The position was previously held by his mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
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17If the people of England don't have a better use for there tax money than dress Duchess Kate with expensive designer clothes. The cost of her clothes can easy donated for those same charities. We are talking about thousands dollar for designer clothes. Is nice to be Kate!!.
Well, some people may think Williams last name is Wales because that is the way it was printed on his diploma from St Andrews University. Orignally, I believe his last name is really Tutor, but the family had the name chaned in the early 20th century. However Henry VIII has such a violent history, I dont think they wished to be associated with his lineage.
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But until that happens Catherine is NOT a princess. She is a duchess.
Good heavens, folks! William is NOT the Prince of Wales, nor is Catherine the Princess of Wales. CHARLES is the Prince of Wales and first in line to inherit the throne. His wife, Camilla, would normally have the title of Princess of Wales but because of the Diana history she uses the title Duchess of Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall is Charles second title). William is Prince William OF Wales. The family's surname is Mountbatten-Windsor but as the son of the Prince of Wales, William can use Wales as his surname since that supersedes the family surname. William's wife is Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge just as Fergie was Sarah, Duchess of York. Why? Because neither of these women were BORN princesses and neither is/was married to the *first in line to the throne*. However, someday when Charles becomes king William will no doubt be installed as Prince of Wales, as the first in line to inherit usually is, and THEN and only then will his wife be Catherine, Princess of Wales.
I though it was Wales because William introduced her as Mrs. Wales. William is known as Flight Lieutenant Wales. Harry is known as Captain Wales. But either way, they don't really need last names anyway and Middleton shouldn't be used anymore. Kate/Stacy it's interesting that you "two" said the exact same thing while having different names. There's no need to get so shaken up over it.
omg duchess of cumbridge you are not wearing your wedding rings! does this mean i may have a chance? i would luv to "court and spark" with you. we can take videos for william and maybe later on, he can run the camera. how do u feel about dat? and secondly, plez stop beating up on yur brother-in-law. us drunks have rights to ":O(
wonderful--to hear--, keep up the good work
Classy Couple!
Her name is now Katherine Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess of Wales, more "commonly" Princess Kate, not Kate Middleton. And when one meets her, one addresses her as "Your Highness," not,Hey, good looking', what's cooking'?" Your Majesty for a king or queen, Your Highness for a prince or princess, and "You're a Frigging Moron" for a President, who says, "If you love me, you'll support my jobs bill."
Mountbatten-Windsor is the official last name according to the official British royal website :)
Why on earth would you think her last name is Wales? That's not William's last name. He is the Prince OF WALES.
Why on earth would you think that her last name is Wales now? That's not William's last name. William is Prince OF WALES. As in...the place.
So happy to see that they are involoved in a great cause. Childhood Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children. My daughter passed away 9 1/2 months ago from a rare bone cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma. Thank Prince William and Dutchess Catherine for opening up a center to help so many children battling cancer.
They make a beautiful couple! US when are you going to stop calling her Kate Middleton? Her last name is Wales now. This is one of the last sites I've seen that still calls her by her maiden name.
I love the fact that Prince William had to work all night the night before. Makes him a whole lot more "normal". I'll bet that a first for the royal family
Princess Di would have be so proud of her son and daughter n law.