Never-before-seen photograph of William and Kate shows

With wide smiles, they can barely conceal the excitement of their newly-announced engagement. In this never-before-seen photograph, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appear close and relaxed – thrilled by thoughts of their impending big day.
The photograph, taken by Mario Testino, graces the July cover of Vanity Fair. It includes further portraits by Testino, such as the iconic picture of Princess Diana in 1997.
The Peruvian photographer took William and Kate’s engagement pictures at St James’ Palace last November. Though William, Prince Harry and the Prince of Wales have all turned to Testino for pictures to commemorate milestones, the celebrated fashion photographer had never before captured Miss Middleton. But speaking to U.S. Vogue, he said he already felt ‘very confident’ she would be an ‘easy sitter’ because of her natural grace. And last week, speaking at a gala in his honour in New York, the 56-year-old said he understood why he was chosen to take the photographs. Testino, a close friend of Diana’s, said: ‘I guess it was a way for them to keep William’s mother in the whole process of it.’
Despite the pressure of the shoot, Testino said the Duchess ‘looked fabulous’ and that the couple exuded ‘sheer happiness’. He added: ‘They are a young couple in love.’
The edition will lift the lid on the couple’s house-hunting and who does the chores around their Anglesey home. It describes the pair’s giggles as they watched their nuptials back on television, and recounts the moment Michael Middleton realised the relationship was serious – when Prince William arrived at his Berkshire home by helicopter. It also recalls the rather surprising requests the pair had for their honeymoon suite – including Philadelphia cream cheese and Brussel sprouts.
The July issue of Vanity Fair will be on news-stands on June 3, ahead of the newly-weds’ trip to Canada and California in July.
 
Kate & Wills go no frills

Wills and Kate will teach the Royal old guard a trick or two about saving taxpayers' cash on their first official tour abroad. The young newlyweds will take a bare minimum of flunkeys - and will shun private jets when they set off for North America next month.
Trendsetter Kate, 29, has told aides she does not want a hairdresser or lady-in-waiting. Wills, 28, has trimmed his retinue to essential staff only. The couple will even jet back on a scheduled British Airways flight. The saving to the public purse in travel costs alone during their whirlwind two-week tour of Canada and California will top £200,000. Last night a source said: "William wants to distance himself from any claims he is extravagant or wasteful like other family members. But the fact he is flying home on a normal airline will make it even harder for the likes of Charles and Andrew to justify private jets."
Prince Charles used a chartered plane when he took new wife Camilla to America for their first official tour together - lumbering taxpayers with a £300,000 bill in 2005. The cost of a private jet used by Prince Andrew on a visit there in 2007 was £100,000.
Wills and Kate will tour eight Canadian cities in nine days. That part of the jaunt will see the Canadian military take care of travel arrangements. The couple then head to Los Angeles for a two-day US visit - during which they will catch commercial flights and fly home on an ordinary airliner after what a Clarence House source described as a bid to boost "Britain UK Plc".
Yesterday it emerged the couple have done their bit for the economy of Anglesey, where they live. Tourism has leapt.
 



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