On October 28, Prince William arrived at Balmoral, the British royal family's 50,000 acre estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, for his annual excursion to shoot pheasant.
But this year, he invited two guests who had never been to the castle: Michael and Carole Middleton, the parents of his girlfriend, Kate. "William made sure Kate's parents were looked after, arranging for them to have private shooting sessions," Katie Nicholl, author of William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls and royal correspondent for the Mail on Sunday, tells Us. "The Middletons are being taught a favorite royal pursuit. This event is extremely significant."
Indeed, several sources confirm that after eight years of dating, two brief breakups and an initial chilly reception of the relationship from his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, 28, will fulfill a secret promise he made to his university sweetheart in 2007 and ask for her hand in marriage - making the 28 year old commoner Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales.
"The engagement will be announced in 2011," a source tells Us. The Clarence House press office tells Us, "We do not comment on the private lives of Prince William or Ms. Middleton." Tellingly, this is the first time Middleton has been included in an official comment by the press office.
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