Given that there is just one week to go before he makes his vows with long-time partner Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Charles was no doubt expecting a little interest from onlookers when he took slopes of Klosters in the Swiss Alps. But for once the heir to the throne was not the centre of everybody's attention, because on Wednesday afternoon all eyes were on his son's pretty companion Kate Middleton.
The girl who is said to have captured William's heart joined her dashing prince and his family for a bit of snowy fun this week. After spending the morning with the Prince of Wales, the pair headed off for some quality time together before meeting up with the rest of the party for lunch.
Kate and Wills did their best to avoid the press pack by walking to the piste separately, but there was no disguising their affection for one another when they sat together for the afternoon meal.
It is the second year in a row that Kate has joined the family for their annual Alpine break. The 22-year-old, who shares a house with William in the Scottish town of St Andrews, where they are both students, became close to him after they met in their first year at the university. And although their future together will depend largely on what happens after they finish their studies this summer, for now their relationship seems to be going from strength to strength.
And Wills' relationship with his father seems equally robust. As next week's wedding - at which William is to serve as a witness - approaches, both siblings put on show of solidarity when they posed for pictures at the resort with Charles. With his hand placed warmly on his parent's knee, Wills left photographers in little doubt about his affection for the future king. |
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