Britain's Prince William begins training to become an RAF search and rescue pilot Monday. The 26-year-old royal's two-year training course will cost $1.2 million, and he has already been codenamed Golden Osprey by Ministry of Defense officials.

During the course, the prince will learn to pilot Sea King helicopters and is expected to be fully qualified by early in 2011, when he will undertake at least one three-year tour of duty.

Britain's Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton is very "sophisticated and elegant," according to hotel heiress Paris Hilton.

Paris met William, his brother Prince Harry and their respective girlfriends Kate and Chelsy Davy the last time she was in the U.K., and admits she was envious of the 27-year-old beauty's effortless sense of style.

Britain's Prince William will propose to his girlfriend Kate Middleton Friday, it has been claimed. Kate - who has been dating the 26-year-old royal for around six years - turns 27 today, and speculation William is planning to make her day extra special is rife.

U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes has halved the odds of the pair announcing their engagement to 5/1 after it was flooded with bets. Bookmaker William Hill has also decreased its odds of the prince popping the question during 2009 from 6/4 to 1/2.

Britain's Prince William has surprised girlfriend Kate Middleton with a romantic supper at a fairytale log cabin, fueling rumors he is set to propose.

The 26-year-old royal arranged for staff to prepare the isolated wooden lodge as a surprise for Kate during their current holiday in Scotland.

The U.K.'s Princes William and Harry are setting up their own private office. William, 26, and Harry, 24, will have headquarters in London's St James's Palace, where their father Prince Charles held official offices until 2002.

The move represents an important step for William, 26, and Harry, 24, as it gives them more autonomy from the Prince of Wales. The princes' new venture was recently approved by Queen Elizabeth and is expected to be officially announced this week.

The mother of Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Britain's Prince William, fears they will never marry. Despite Kate insisting she is "not bothered" that the prince has still not proposed after six years together, her mom Carole is said to be worried that she will never see her daughter walk down the aisle with William.

A source close to the former air hostess is quoted by Britain's The Daily Mail newspaper as saying: "Carole is very concerned that it might not happen. She was at a social event recently and Kate and William came up in conversation.