{"id":281097,"date":"2011-02-24T17:51:27","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/02\/24\/prince-william-and-kate-launch-lifeboat-in-wales\/"},"modified":"2011-02-24T17:51:27","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T17:51:27","slug":"prince-william-and-kate-launch-lifeboat-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/24\/prince-william-and-kate-launch-lifeboat-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate launch lifeboat in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"81.9163749514\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link --><br \/>\n       <!-- Tracking values --><br \/>\n<!--[if lte IE 7]>\n\t\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.14285714286\">\n<div readability=\"4.83333333333\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"80.5045099218\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>Prince William and Kate have conducted their first official engagement together<\/li>\n<li>The couple attended a lifeboat naming ceremony in Anglesey, north Wales<\/li>\n<li>The pair currently live in Anglesey while Prince William serves as an RAF pilot<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>London, England (CNN)<\/b> &#8212; Britain&#8217;s Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton made their first official engagement as a couple Thursday, launching a lifeboat in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The pair, who are due to marry in April, officially named the &#8220;Hereford Endeavour&#8221; lifeboat in a ceremony at the Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station in Anglesey, North Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Middleton, wearing a Vivien Sheriff black-feathered beret, three-quarter length cream coat and suede boots, poured a bottle of champagne over the lifeboat after Prince William made a speech commending the efforts of the volunteers and rescue crew. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We effectively have two launches today,&#8221; said CNN royal contributor Mark Saunders. &#8220;The launch of the lifeboat by William and Catherine and, at the same time, the launch of William and Catherine into this celebrity saturated world they are going to be living in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the modest nature of the event, hundreds of people turned out to watch the royal couple conduct their first official duty together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 20 years of royal reporting I&#8217;ve never witnessed quite such excitement for such a single job,&#8221; said Saunders.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"6.5\">\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>In 20 years of royal reporting I&#8217;ve never witnessed quite such excitement for such a single job.<br \/><span>&#8211;CNN royal contributor Mark Saunders<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p>One onlooker told CNN: &#8220;It&#8217;s lovely&#8230; I would have thought more people would have brought flowers and things for them but it&#8217;s lovely&#8230; It&#8217;s low key which is what he (Prince William) wanted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first public appearance the couple has made since they announced their engagement last November.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a very low-key event, launching a lifeboat on the island where they both live&#8230;it&#8217;s a very good debut event for them,&#8221; said Saunders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have a very good relationship with the locals here, they are often seen at the local supermarket and buying wine from the local off-license. So for a first event, they couldn&#8217;t have picked a better one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The reason for such a low-key ceremony, says Saunders, is to prepare Middleton for life as a royal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(The royal family) have learnt many lessons from when Princess Diana first joined the royal family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Diana was just thrown in the deep end and absolutely given no guidance whatsoever. They&#8217;re making sure this time round Catherine is well prepared,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>After naming the new Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Prince William and Middleton met members of the charity&#8217;s lifeboat crew along with fundraising volunteers and were given a demonstration of the vessel&#8217;s capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued before the ceremony, Lifeboat&#8217;s Operations Manager, Aubrey Diggle said: &#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to have Prince William and Miss Middleton at our naming ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Naming a new lifeboat is always a special occasion for the charity where we can thank our supporters and fundraisers. Having the royal couple there will make the day even more memorable for the whole community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple currently reside in Anglesey while Prince William serves as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot.<\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.04052443385\">\n<div readability=\"3.32203389831\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.15666666667\">\n<div readability=\"6.34666666667\">\n<p>For every wedding that&#8217;s planned there&#8217;s a snubbed relative. But none quite so publicly or brutally as Sarah Ferguson. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"6.11445783133\">\n<div readability=\"8.15261044177\">\n<p>Prince William and Kate Middleton will go on a royal tour of Canada in June and July, his office announced Wednesday. It will be the first official foreign trip for the couple after they marry in April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.86394557823\">\n<div readability=\"5.98639455782\">\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait for the royal wedding? Here&#8217;s your essential guide to Prince William and Kate Middleton&#8217;s big day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.28362573099\">\n<div readability=\"6.50292397661\">\n<p>Prince William&#8217;s younger brother Prince Harry will be his best man when he marries long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton in London in April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.99056603774\">\n<div readability=\"7.98742138365\">\n<p>Kate Middleton has joined her future stepmother-in-law Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, at an upscale London hotel for lunch. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.97784810127\">\n<div readability=\"6.12658227848\">\n<p>Now the senior members of European royal families have received save-the-date notices from Buckingham Palace &#8212; via fax. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.29166666667\">\n<div readability=\"6.51282051282\">\n<p>Several Facebook users have had their profiles deleted from the site because they share their name with a soon-to-be princess. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.40689655172\">\n<div readability=\"6.95172413793\">\n<p>Royals writer Mark Saunders says by choosing to wed in Westminster Abbey, Kate and William nod toward tradition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycrcntr --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntntrgt --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/edition_europe\/~3\/MosiAt1sXLM\/index.html\" title=\"Prince William and Kate launch lifeboat in Wales\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prince William and Kate launch lifeboat in Wales<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Part of complete coverage on STORY HIGHLIGHTS Prince William and Kate have conducted their first official engagement together The couple attended a lifeboat naming ceremony in Anglesey, north Wales The pair currently live in Anglesey while Prince William serves as an RAF pilot London, England (CNN) &#8212; Britain&#8217;s Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton made their first official engagement as a couple Thursday, launching a lifeboat in Wales. 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