William and Kate: The First Year Page #2

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even longer.

He wants to be a serving

Royal Air Force officer.

I mean, he's not messing around.

His career is very important to him.

It was totally apparent to me

straight away

how important the job is,

the general airmanship

you need to have around you,

the wits you need to survive the

situation you are thrown in to.

It definitely is advanced flying and

it is rewarding.

Put the two together,

and it's a fantastic job.

You could never accuse people of

favouritising him for who he was

because nobody would put other

people's lives at risk

and have a rescue sea helicopter

going out

with a man who didn't know

how to fly it.

It's a tough job, and just like

people all over the country,

at the end of the day,

he likes to wind down

by popping into his local

for the pub quiz.

On the night that William came in,

I was actually in the kitchen.

One of the staff came through and

said, 'Prince William is here.'

I said, 'No. There's no chance.'

I sat on the table opposite him,

and he was really friendly.

He actually turned to me and said,

'Do you know what colour the

Simpsons' car is?'

I couldn't help myself.

I said, 'I think it's royal blue.'

He laughed his head off

when I said that.

He stayed right until the very end.

I went over and thanked him

for coming in

and he thanked me for a lovely

evening

and said we'd see him again.

And the canny landlord

could spot an opportunity when it

presented itself.

I told everybody that Prince William

had been

and I told them that he was coming

the following Thursday as well.

You didn't know. Which I didn't know

whether it was true or not.

The following Thursday,

the pub was very busy as well.

Kate and William enjoy life

in Anglesey

away from their royal duties,

but it won't last forever.

Things will change when they move

to London,

which will happen probably

at some point in 2013.

It's when they will have to give up

their private part of their lives

and they will become full-time

working royals.

For the time being, they can enjoy

some quality time in Wales.

I think this is a wonderful

opportunity for them both

to have a life that is as normal as

possible.

I think that this is,

sadly for them,

probably the short span

of their life

when they can really be like a

normal person.

Two weeks into married life,

the newlyweds swapped the rugged

beaches of Anglesey

for their top-secret honeymoon

destination...

the tropical beaches

of the Seychelles.

They'd said beforehand that they

wanted to go somewhere hot,

a young person's destination.

The Seychelles fitted the bill.

This was something a bit different,

a bit younger,

more akin to what people of their

generation with a bit of money

would do for a honeymoon.

They went to the Seychelles in 2007,

post their temporary breakup.

They'd had a fabulous time.

William was reported to have said it

was the best holiday he'd ever had.

I think they were keen

to go back somewhere that had

really positive memories for them.

The couple settled down in their

exclusive 4,000 a night villa

on the uber-fashionable

North Island.

What was great is that they could be

safe and secure

in a very remote part of the world

on a little island.

What more could you want?

After 10 days of taking in the sun,

it was back to Britain,

and back to business.

The president and his wife Michelle

were welcomed by the Queen and

Prince Philip.

They later met the

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Here was a moment that illustrated

the extraordinary leap she'd taken

from being an ordinary member

of the public

to suddenly meeting the most

powerful man in the world,

the president of the United States.

She looked great,

she was suntanned, glowing.

I just love the fact she wore a

high-street dress for that meeting.

It kind of said it all, didn't it?

The 175 dress sold out immediately.

The Duchess of Cambridge is an

enormously powerful sales driver.

As soon as she wears something,

it sells right out.

She has an immediate

and instant effect.

From kicking back in her casuals...

to Couture on the red carpet,

all eyes are on the Duchess

wherever she goes.

And comparisons to Princess Diana

are inevitable.

My impression is that she is trying

very hard

not to be the fashion plate that

Princess Diana was.

Princess Diana was adored by the

British fashion industry

and she loved wearing clothes.

I think Kate was never particularly

interested in fashion,

never had any need to dress

to be photographed,

and now she suddenly finds herself

thrown into the spotlight.

With Will and Kate on top of

everyone's guest list,

the world watches their every move.

This was the royals as glitterati.

William and Kate could hardly have

chosen a more opulent occasion

for their official debut

as a married couple.

When Kate stepped out of her

limousine, my goodness.

The Duchess... She dazzled..

She looked absolutely stunning.

She was wearing a Jenny Packham

blush gown down to the ground,

nipped in at the waist, and she

literally sparkled.

She really looked like she was

having a blast.

Enjoying what you're wearing is the

key to looking great in clothes.

I think that was one of the reasons

why that dress was so successful,

because she looked like she was

really enjoying it.

While every one of Catherine's

outfits hits the headlines...

the fashion press

waits with bated breath

to see how her look evolves.

I think it was Yves Saint Laurent

who said that...

"Fashion is passing

and style is eternal."

I would hope that the advisers

that she had

would steer her clear of fashion.

She's a young woman, so she can

certainly nod to it,

but style is more important.

As Kate starts to take on more

and more royalty duties,

increasingly, she'll be expected

to showcase the British fashion

industry.

I think as she's moving forward,

she mustn't shy away

from wearing some of those higher

end British designers,

maybe putting some of them

on the map.

She is our future Queen consort.

We do like to see her looking

glamorous.

So far, she hasn't put a foot wrong,

so hopefully that will continue.

Coming up...

William and Catherine take a trip

across the pond.

Canada and the United States

were a triumph. Flawless.

And what does the newlyweds body

language say about them?

We were witnessing a moment

there between the two of them

that clearly illustrated

how in love they are.

Just two months

after their wedding day,

with the world under their spell,

the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

headed off on their first official

overseas trip.

It kicked off in Canada.

It was William and Kate presenting

themselves to the world

and the world had an insatiable

appetite for them.

Will and Kate!

Will and Kate!

Canada was a perfect choice

because Canada does royal tours

extremely well.

It's had dozens of royal visits

over the years.

There was a lot of pressure on them

and no one quite knew the reception

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