Royal Wedding 2011 Date: Kate Middleton Gets...

The Royal Wedding 2011 date continues to approach for Kate Middleton, she is getting all sorts of advice and guidance for the big day. The most recent advice comes from a former bridesmaid for Princess Diana, India Hicks, who is also a second cousin to Prince Charles of Wales.

Hicks currently works as a fine jewelry designer in addition to her role as creative partner with Crabtree & Evelyn.Â She'll be hosting a special on TLC this coming Sunday called "Untold Stories of a Royal Bridesmaid."Â Since India Hicks was on hand as a bridemsaid back in 1981 for the wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, she knows how difficult it can be for a young royal couple, especially the bride.

So what does India Hicks say of the upcoming William and Kate wedding ceremony?Â She has some great advice that hopefully the future wife of the Prince of Wales takes into account.Â Hicks told PEOPLE:

"It's an incredibly difficult role that she is going to be taking on. What will be particularly difficult is finding the balance. The world will be sharing that day with her, yet she must bear in mind that it is her wedding day. Kate must enjoy it intimately with her family and with the man she loves and will spend the rest of her life with."

Hicks also adds that Kate and William will need to work as a "bonded team."Â The reason for this is due to the immense pressure of marriage.Â While it's a joyous day, it can be nerve-racking and stressful.Â It's tough enough to get married, but imagine the pressure of doing so with so many in attendance including family and friends, as well as billions around the world watching on TV.

Will you be watching the Royal Wedding 2011 when Kate and William tie the knot?Â Do you think there is too much pressure being put on such a young couple, or is it part of the deal?

Comments: 8

Ishbel R. Apr 23, 2011, 5:02pm UTC

'young couple'? They are almost 30! Hardly 'young'.
And whilst I am sure they will be grateful for the advice of the older woman - her experience of being a bridesmaid was when she was a child. Hardly the best judge of what might constitute good advice on the subject of a royal wedding...

Susan Halen May 2, 2011, 10:39am UTC

Ishbel, you are right! Hicks is "always a bridesmaid, never a bride." She's not royal--she is the daughter of a male interior decorator, no real education, and has never married. I was shocked to see that the rags are paying Hicks for her "advice to Kate."

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Rachel D. Apr 23, 2011, 7:42pm UTC

I got married at 29 - and from my "group" of friends in college, I was the SECOND to get married. People are getting married a lot later these days.

Ishbel R. Apr 24, 2011, 6:01am UTC

But you wouldn't have referred to yourself as a 'young' couple, surely, RachelD?!

I mean Princess D married old-jug-ears at 19 - now THAT's what I call a young marriage age!

Rachel D. Apr 24, 2011, 10:40am UTC

mmmm - maybe. I still think of us as "young", even though we're crossing the 40 threshold (or have crossed it...). That's a difficult question to answer. I *DO* know that my parents still called me "young!" when I got married at 29! :-)

Matt Clark Apr 24, 2011, 2:54pm UTC

Well there are people who are in there 40's, 50's and 60's who refer to themselves as young...it's a mentality too, but I understand your view too Ishbel.

Ishbel R. Apr 24, 2011, 5:38pm UTC

As I say, Matt - Princess D was 19 - that was certainly 'young'. 30-ish? Naaah!

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Susan Halen May 2, 2011, 10:36am UTC

Kate Middleton, born a commoner, is now a titled royal who may one day become queen, and clearly needs no advice from India Hicks, a money-chasing social climber who has never been married to anyone, let alone a royal man, is it not herself at all royal, and lives very far away from England, where all the real action is happening. Kate should just keep her counsel with her own family, and avoid these grasping "wanna-be" fake royals.

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