Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has been given an unprecedented invite to spend Christmas Day with the British royal family, The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported. Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has been given an unprecedented invite to spend Christmas Day with the British royal family, The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported. For royal watchers, Elizabeth's breaking her strict rule on no boyfriends or girlfriends at the Christmas table can mean only one thing: A royal wedding is in the cards. Last year Middleton was only invited to spend the following day, Boxing Day, with the royals. Middleton now has to decide whether to spend December 25 with her family or William and the queen, The Mail on Sunday said. A source told the tabloid: "Kate has been invited to Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth II's private estate for Christmas lunch, but she has yet to accept. It is incredibly prestigious, so she is unlikely to turn down such an important invitation. A spokesman for Clarence House, William's official residence, said: "Christmas plans are being discussed, but we do not discuss royal guests." William met Middleton at St Andrews University in Scotland, where he earned a master of arts degree in geography. They have been together for four years and lived together during their student days. Their relationship is kept as closely guarded as possible. British retailer Woolworths has produced 100,000 commemorative souvenirs ready to be deployed to stores if William and Middleton get engaged. 點擊查看更多雙語新聞 (AFP)

據英國《星期日郵報》報道，威廉王子的女友凱特·米德爾頓日前收到英國王室共度圣誕節的特別邀請。 據王室觀察者分析，伊麗莎白女王此次破例邀請尚未與王室結成婚姻關系的人共享圣誕午宴只有一種解釋：威廉王子和凱特的婚期在即。 去年，米德爾頓只是受邀參加了王室成員在圣誕第二天節禮日的圣誕狩獵活動。 《星期日郵報》評論說，米德爾頓得決定是否接受這個邀請。 一位消息人士向《星期日郵報》透露：“凱特受邀參加在女王伊麗莎白二世的桑德靈厄姆別邸舉行的王室圣誕午宴一事確實屬實，但她目前還沒有接受邀請。能受邀參加王室的圣誕午宴是無上的榮耀，凱特不可能拒絕如此重要的邀請。” 威廉王子官方住所克拉倫斯豪宅的一位發言人說：“王室的圣誕節計劃正在討論之中，但目前還沒有確定邀請哪些賓客。” 威廉王子與米德爾頓在蘇格蘭的圣安德魯斯大學上學時結識。威廉王子獲得了圣安德魯斯大學地理學專業的文學碩士學位。 威廉王子和米德爾頓已經交往了四年，兩人在大學時代同住一間公寓。但他們的“保密工作”一直做得很好。 英國雜貨零售商伍爾沃思公司已提前為兩人的訂婚儀式設計制造了10萬件紀念品，以便在婚約宣布后的第一時間上架銷售。 （英語點津姍姍編輯）