LONDON – Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton has been confirmed into the Church of Englandahead of her wedding to Britain’s Prince William this month, his office said on Wednesday. The ceremony, carried out by the Bishop of London Richard Chartres who will give the address at the April 29 wedding, took place on March 10 with Middleton, 29, accompanied by her future husband, a spokeswoman for St James’s Palace said.
“Catherine Middleton was confirmed by the Bishop of London at a private service at St James’s Palace attended by her family and Prince William,” the spokeswoman said. “Miss Middleton, who was already baptised, decided to be confirmed as part of her marriage preparations.” William himself was confirmed by Chartres in a ceremony at Windsor Castle, west of London, in March 1997 when he was 14.
Kate Middleton confirmed ahead of royal wedding
