Quoted on People.com

“Expelliarmos!”

- Prince William, who joined Duchess Catherine and Prince Harry on a tour of the newly launched Making of “Harry Potter” studio tour 

“He will be a wonderful uncle – [think of] the mischief he will want to get up to with the [children]!” 

-A friend of the royal family’s, talking about what Prince Harry will be like as an uncle.

“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby.”

- A statement from St. James Palace announcing Prince William and Duchess Kate are pregnant with their first child

“It’s a bit startling to achieve global recognition before the age of 30 on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom.”

- Pippa Middleton, on dealing with fame, in her new party-planning book, Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends

Can you shake it like the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?

“They show a young woman sunbathing topless, like the millions of women you see on beaches.”

- French magazine editor Laurence Pieau, defending Closer magazine’s decision to publish topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, to Agence France-Presse

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Happy 30th Birthday, Prince William!

We’re celebrating the royal milestones of the prince we all thought we’d marry when we were ten.

Cheers, mate!

“It’s the one time since she’s died, where I’ve … thought to myself it would be fantastic if she was here.”

- Prince William, who says it was “very difficult” not having his mother, Princess Diana at his wedding, in an ABC interview

“I was sort of mentally prepared … I didn’t want any wobbly lips or anything going on.”

“The hardest thing was trying to walk down the stairs with my spurs on, sideways. I had visions of myself and my brother colliding and crashing down the stairs.”

- Prince William, recalling his biggest wedding day fear, in an upcoming ITV1 documentary on his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II