Actually it's in April.
Royal wedding pencilled in for April
Prince William and Kate Middleton are hoping to marry at the end of April.
The royal couple have selected a 'first choice' date, thought to be in the final week of April Photo: PA
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Roya Nikkhah, Royal Correspondent 9:00PM GMT 20 Nov 2010
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Senior royal sources confirmed that the couple have their hearts set on a spring wedding in London, and have selected a "first choice" date, thought to be in the final week of April.
The date, which is understood to be a weekday, is currently being cleared with other members of the Royal Family and Downing Street and is expected to be announced this week.
A second choice date in the summer has also been earmarked should April prove logistically problematic, with the wedding set to take place at Westminster Abbey.
An April wedding would see Prince William marrying in the same month as his father, the Prince of Wales, whose second marriage to the Duchess of Cornwall took place in Windsor on April 9, 2005.
The couple are understood to have one specific spring date in mind as their favourite. It is thought that will not be until the end of April as the Queen would not be expected to attend a major event during the Lent and Easter period.
A senior royal aide said: "Prince William and Miss Middleton have a specific date and venue in mind, and Prince William's Household is consulting with all relevant parties.
"However, they are realistic that for one reason or another, their first choice date may not work for all parties involved, and so they have selected a second choice summer date.
"Traditionally royal weddings take place on a weekday, usually a Friday rather than a Saturday, so a weekday is likely."
Next year, Lent runs from Wednesday March 9 until Saturday April 23, with Easter Monday falling on April 25, meaning that an April wedding would likely take place between Tuesday April 26 and Friday April 29.
As the final decisions were being taken on the wedding date yesterday, it also emerged that Kate Middleton is to play a central role as a working member of the Royal family after her wedding.
It is understood that she is already considering a request from the charity Starlight, which grants wishes to seriously and terminally ill children to work as their patron or ambassador.
Royal aides yesterday contradicted widespread reports that Miss Middleton, 28, would not be a working princess and that she instead intended to start a family early in her marriage to Prince William.
"Catherine has made it clear that she wants to get stuck into work for the Royal family and that she wants to support her future husband," said a senior royal aide.
"The intention is that Prince William will show Catherine the ropes: how she goes about becoming a member of the Royal family, how to work with charities and how to do the job."
The aide added: "Prince William is keen to show that Catherine wants to help him with the job, so I would expect her to attend a couple of engagements with him prior to the wedding and then many more after the wedding.
"That's when her new life will really start, but they will be joint engagements and you will not see her doing anything solo for some time.
"The couple want Catherine to take on a meaningful role, but at her own pace and not feeling under pressure."
Miss Middleton's new role is certain to lead to comparisons with the late Diana, Princess of Wales, who supported many charities.
Party Pieces, the Middleton's family business, already has links with Starlight and some friends of Miss Middleton expect her to accept a formal role with the charity next year.
In September last year, Miss Middleton and her family attended a charity auction at the Saatchi Gallery in London to raise money for Starlight.
Miss Middleton hosted a table at the £100-a-night black tie event and her parents donated a party for 20 youngsters as a prize for the auction.
In 2008, Miss Middleton was also involved with organising the Boodles Boxing Ball in London, which was attended by Prince William and Prince Harry, and raised more than £100,000 for Starlight.
The charity was founded by the actress Emma Samms, who starred in Dynasty, and its current ambassadors include the actresses Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller and the fashion designer Matthew Williamson.
Another charity that Miss Middleton may consider adopting is Place2Be, which provides counselling to schoolchildren in need.
In 2008, she helped to organise a roller-disco charity event in London for Place2Be, during which she was photographed wearing yellow hot pants lying on the floor after taking a tumble in her roller-skates.
Royal aides also stressed that, contrary to media reports and her "Waity Katie" nickname, Miss Middleton has been working full time for many years, but has preferred not to publicly address criticism that she has been work-shy.
She has been "project manager" of her family's firm for more than four years, overseeing new designs, new catalogues, the photography of new products, marketing and other duties.
"She has been working very long hours for a very long time," said a source.
The Telegraph
I can see them singing "we're in the money" already. 
I hope she is; what made you think so?
