Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton (L) pose for a photograph in St. James's Palace, central London November 16, 2010. [Photo/Agencies]
The news of Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal engagement has stirred the UK and the rest of the world.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said the wedding will be a "great moment for national celebration".
The University of St Andrews, which Prince William and Kate both graduated from, posted the engagement news on its website. A spokesperson for the university said, "We are absolutely delighted for William and Kate and their families."
"St Andrews is a special place – one in ten of our students meet their future partner here and our title as Britain's top match-making university signifies so much that is good about this community," the spokesperson added.
Next year, St Andrews will launch its 600th anniversary celebrations, "We hope that they will take the opportunity to return to Scotland and join us in celebrating the romance of St Andrews," said the spokesperson.
The UK media went hysterical and the couple's faces are surely bound for the cover of many newspapers and magazines.
The BBC dispatched a helicopter to provide an unchanging aerial shot of Buckingham Palace and pressed its most senior diplomatic and political correspondents to discuss the upcoming nuptials.
"When I heard that Prince William had proposed to Kate Middleton, I thought it was absolutely fantastic news -- just what the country needs to cheer us all up after all the doom and gloom," said Elizabeth Emanuel, the designer of Princess Diana's gown, according to the Mail. Emanuel's vision for Kate's big day has even already been posted on some media websites.
Congratulations also arrived from New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Japan. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was quick to invite the couple to his corner of the Commonwealth.
The US media also fixated on the royal news. ABC's Good Morning America opened with a fanfare over pictures of the couple.
However, some people expressed their concern.
"It seems that the media have set the tone for this marriage from the announcement in that this poor girl is being compared to Diana. If they do not give the couple space, a repeat of history may unfold," said one netizen using the online moniker 'Woodso'.
"Most people are saying good luck to them both, but it is right all the same to say, who will pay for it," said another British netizen using the online moniker 'Johnny glasgow'.
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