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.

Britain's Prince Harry is to train as an Army pilot after passing the unit's selection process. The 24-year-old royal - who is a tank commander with the Blues and Royals regiment - will begin training next month after completing a course to test whether he had the required talent and ability to fly.

The prince will now complete a 16-month training process, after which he will be eligible to pilot one of three helicopters - a Gazelle, Lynx or Apache.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has ordered the royal family to avoid flaunting their wealth in public during the current global financial crisis.

The monarch - renowned for her thrifty ways - has reportedly told senior royals, including Prince Charles and his sons Prince William and Harry to swap extravagant spending for public engagements, with the younger royals advised that to be seen in nightclubs would set a bad example.

Britain's Prince William has been left off a list of famous students who attended his university.

The royal and his girlfriend Kate Middleton - who have been dating for five years after meeting at Scotland's St Andrew's University - were not included on a list of alumni at the institution's new $3 million museum.

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden split because Benji was jealous of her relationship with Britain's Prince William, it has been claimed.

The Good Charlotte rocker was said to be furious when William, who is second in line to the throne, told Paris he would be attending the New Year's Eve party she and Benji were scheduled to host in Sydney, Australia.

Kate Middleton is being "hounded" by paparazzi in the same way as Britain's late Princess Diana was, says the coroner who investigated the royal's death.

Lord Justice Scott Baker, claims Kate - the girlfriend of Diana's son, Prince William - receives much the same amount of media attention as Diana did, suggesting the issue of the paparazzi is still a serious one for the royals.