Surprisingly, I am, a little. They are pretty adorable together.

I have to say I am not really that smitten... my daughters however... well that's another story!!

But when you are 4 & 6 and hear about a girl marrying a prince and becoming a princess, it is the things of fairytales!

I did really like the sentimental touch of Di's ring being used though. And I really loved Kate's dress.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something about Kate that I just don't quite warm to though *ducking and hiding*!!

One of our news shows last night showed Kate in a play when she was younger, playing a princess who ended up marrying "William"...

I recently got my British citizenship (now Aussie & British) and I am SO excited about the first Royal Engagement / Wedding since my citizenship and the first big royal wedding in my life.

I cant wait to follow this in the coming months. Oddly proud to be a new Brit.

Surprisingly, I have been a little bit smitten also. When Charles and Diana got married I couldn't have cared less - I just didn't get into it at all. But, for some reason this time around I find myself watching the news reports, the interviews, etc. and can't wait to see that wedding dress!

I like others love her clothes and that dress is gorgeous. I think she is gorgeous but as someone said she does very little except go to parties and groom herself to be a princess so I dont know why people are calling her modern....unless that is modern.

I haven't been following this at all. This interview is the first I've seen of her. She is pretty and I'm glad that they are taking their time with it all.

If you were Kate, would you have wanted Diana's ring and all that history behind it or have a new one of your own? I would want one of my own. Diana's ring should be in a museum. Having Diana's ring just adds more fuel to the Diana comparisons.

Aawwww, William can't help that he's losing his hair! Don't make fun of him. : )

I remember every moment of Diana and Charles' engagement and wedding; I was 13 at the time and thought it was the most romantic thing I had ever seen real-life people do. I still have a mug from their engagement, with their two faces on it. LOL!

While I haven't been following this story avidly, I think they are a good match and have been together for so long they will likely avoid all the pitfalls of public life that his parents and his uncle and Fergie fell into. I'll be watching for the fashion, for sure; Kate is always dressed impeccably!

Giving her Diana's ring is sweet and sad at the same time. Whenever either of her sons mentions Diana, it brings home instantly that while she was such a mythical public creature to most of us, to those two boys she was and is just their mum. What a lovely homage to HIS relationship with Diana, which is what is important.

I follow loosely...I like the fact that she is a "commoner" and I interpret it in a romantic way....

I am not addicted but intrigued! My mom was a huge Lady Di fan (she too has a Diana engagement ring copy) and I remember being glued to the TV watching her wedding. It felt like a fairy tale come true at the time! Considering the aftermath, I can't get quite as excited. I am not an avid follower of European royalty but I do love browsing through my MIL's Bunte magazines when I am in Germany. They always seem to have lots of pictures and gossip about the various royal houses. I especially like the stories of Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Haakon of Norway (who not only married a "commoner" but a single mom at that!).

I am very happy for both of them. No matter who you are and what family you are born in to, losing a parent as a child is a tragic event and I imagine that having family issues splashed all over the newspapers takes mental fortitude to cope with as well.

I have always admired Kate's style - it is simple and perfect for her position, I'm jealous of her hat collection too!

The Telegraph had a great spread online yesterday focusing on Kate's style - http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk.....tures.html

I got tapped out on this subject pretty early, as I was asked to write the Canadian perspective story on this announcement when the news broke on Tuesday:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cap.....edding_cda

To be honest, I felt like a bit of a shill, contributing to what struck me as extraordinary hype for something that personally doesn't really resonate with me. The issue of monarchy support is also a bit of a contentious one here in my country, since many people feel our constitution ought to be amended to reflect the fact that Canada is no longer a British colony and should no longer treat the queen/king as its head of state.
All that aside, though, I'm happy for any well-matched couple who decide to take their commitment that extra step. All the best for future happiness to William and Kate!

Kristen, we're about the same age and I remember avidly watching the news about Charles and Diana's engagement.

I was away at riding camp when they were married and I was so disappointed to be missing it. No Tivo in those days!

Smitten by the royal engagement ring itself! I had a faux copy of that when I was a kid, OH how I wish I had kept it!! Brings back fond memories of watching that wedding in the middle of the night. That dress with long train was so romantic!

I am more smitten with Kate & William than Diana & Charles. I thought Cinderella Diana and the fancy wedding was just too fairy tale, it's like watching a movie. With this couple, it feels so much more real and more relateable.

I am on a big wedding kick so I am pretty smitten. I don't think I would have been otherwise though.