They really are a different breed from the Windsors, and that’s surely thanks to Diana’s wonderful influence. God bless her, and God love William for have her compassionate heart .. may he have a long life and happy marriage to his beautiful, normal Princess.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton honour war heroes with wedding invitations
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Prince William and Kate Middleton are paying a heartfelt tribute to Britain’s war heroes by giving veterans and bereaved families pride of place at their wedding.
The Royal couple have sent coveted invitations to the Westminster Abbey ceremony to servicemen including L Cpl Martyn Compton, a friend of the prince who served alongside him in the Household Cavalry at Windsor.
Martyn, 27, was so badly burned in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2006 that he “died” three times and lost his ears and nose. He was in a coma for three months.
Now Kate and William have invited Martyn – who Wills knows by his nickname Compo – to share their big day, alongside 1,900 celebrities, sportsmen, fellow royals and overseas dignitaries.
There is also an invitation for Holly Dyer, 30, the sister of 2nd Lt Joanna Dyer who was killed by a bomb in Iraq in 2007.
Joanna was a close friend of William, 28, at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, Berkshire. The Prince was “absolutely devastated” by his friend’s death.
Susie Roberts, widow of William’s platoon commander at Sandhurst Major Alexis Roberts, will also be there. Father-of-two Maj Roberts, known as Lex, was killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2007. A friend and mentor to William during his training, the prince remembers him with “great fondness and respect”.
Susie’s mother Carol Deans told the Sunday Mirror: “Susie feels so proud to be going to the wedding. She knows that Lex would be very proud too as he had a real bond with William.”
William, who attended Major Roberts’ funeral, has stayed in touch with Susie. Carol said: “Susie has been close to William over the past few years and that has been reflected in her invite.”
This is a good man.
A good man and a loyal man. Many will look up to him as he continues to grow and mature.
Mom woke up, so I watched the rest with her and then fell asleep on the couch. Thanks all for posting so much great info,thoughts,trivia and pics in the thread. I’ve enjoyed reading through it all.
It’s gonna be a beautiful day here...hope it is where you guys are too.
See you on the threads!