I think Kate
invigorates P. William! She is obviously good for him: for instance, she is the person who convinced him to continue on with his studies when he wanted to quit University. and as mentioned by Luv2Cruise
I think Incas has it right and people have to have common ground. Kate and William do have common ground, they have more than 3 years of shared experiences together at University, they have lived together...
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I agree that they must have many things in common and would hardly argue that she is not good for him...I was referring to reinvigorating the monarchy, not the monarch personally. That being said, while she may have encouraged him to continue attending St. Andrews instead of transfering to University of Edinburgh, she has not (at least not obviously) encouraged him to take on more royal duties, in which field he still seems (to me) to be a bit reluctant. I guess what I am saying is simply, if she makes him happy, and he were simply Mr. William Wales, that would be enough. However, he is not, and therefore it is not enough to make a royal marriage entirely based on what he thinks will make him personally happy, he must also choose a woman suitable to be queen. It is like Jane Austen's famous quote, " It is wrong to marry for money, but foolish to marry without it." While he shouldn't marry a woman he detests so Britain will have a good queen, he shouldn't marry a woman, no matter how much he loves her, if he knows she will be a horrid one.
felicia said:
I know the question isn't addressed to me, but I thought I would offer my opinion since I am so fixated on this. I would be okay with William marrying a title-less lady if she had some royal or noble background, a good education, and was a charismatic, hard-working and suitable lady. I compiled a list of all eligible descendents of Queen Victoria - I will try and post it later if I find it. I considered them having to be born in the 1980s to be eligible.
I am sorry...I should have adressed it to you both. But then to amend my hypothetical question, would you consider a good pedigree as requiring descent from Queen Victoria? How little royal/noble blood would be too little?