Kate Middleton's dad gave five-word verdict on Prince William after proposal announcement

Prince William projected to his semipermanent woman Kate Middleton successful October 2010, asking her begetter Michael Middleton for support earlier popping the question and her dada had a five-word response

It's been 14 years since the Royal Family announced that Prince William and Princess Kate were to necktie the knot.

The engagement, which is believed to person taken spot successful October 2010, came 9 years aft they initially crossed paths astatine St Andrews University successful Scotland. Prince William admitted helium didn't question Michael Middleton's support earlier popping the question to Kate for fearfulness of his imaginable reaction, contempt this, Kate's parents appeared overjoyed with the announcement.

Shortly aft the engagement was made public, Kate's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, stepped extracurricular their Berkshire abode to stock their thoughts connected the blessed news. Right aft the announcement, her begetter Michael Middleton shared his glowing sentiment of Prince William with the media, saying "we each deliberation he's wonderful."

Speaking for the family, Mr Middleton expressed: "I would conscionable similar to accidental that Carole and I are perfectly delighted by today's announcement and thrilled astatine the imaginable of a wedding immoderate clip adjacent year.As you cognize Catherine and Prince William person been going retired unneurotic for rather a fig of years which is large for america due to the fact that we've got to cognize William truly well."

He went connected to picture the couple’s relationship: "I would conscionable similar to accidental that Carole and I are perfectly delighted by today's announcement and thrilled astatine the imaginable of a wedding immoderate clip adjacent year.As you cognize Catherine and Prince William person been going retired unneurotic for rather a fig of years which is large for america due to the fact that we've got to cognize William truly well."

He went connected to emphasise their affection for the prince, reports the Express. He said: "We each deliberation he's fantastic and we are highly fond of him."

Michael praised the couple's enslaved arsenic well: "They marque a beauteous couple, they're large amusive to beryllium with and we've had a batch of laughs together. We privation them each happiness for the future."

The connection itself happened during a vacation successful Kenya among friends. The mates were staying astatine a secluded lodge by Lake Rutundu erstwhile helium decided to popular the question. While the princess admitted that the connection was a "total shock", William revealed they had discussed tying the knot previously, having dated for astir 8 years. The brace exchanged vows astir six months aboriginal successful the expansive mounting of Westminster Abbey successful April 2011.