Kate Middleton 'Not to Obey' Prince William at British Royal Wedding

Some 2 billion people are expected to watch life the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William. Photo from ttgasia.com

Kate Middleton is reportedly breaking with tradition on the wedding vows – she will "love, honor and keep" her husband but not "obey" him, according to the London Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail also reports that Middleton and Prince William have apparently had their sit down with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who will officiate their ceremony a week from today.

The royal couple is said to have confided in him their fears about the pressure that public scrutiny will put on their marriage, bearing in mind the recent history of royal divorces, but, the archbishop said they're mature and they know "what's at the heart of all this."

The US channel ABC has itself reported that since the glowing euphoria of the UK royal wedding announcement in November 2010, there has been at least one apparent sign of stress in the princess-to-be in particular – namely, that Middleton has gotten "thinner and thinner."

A total 1 900 People will be attending the British royal wedding in the Westminster Abbey, while some 2 billion are expected to watch it live on TV. In Bulgaria, the ceremony will be shown live by the bTV channel.

On Friday, the King of Cambodia was reported to be a notable absence from the guests invited to attend next week's royal wedding in London, DPA reported.

A spokesman for St James's Palace declined to comment on a report in the Sun newspaper that King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia was the only royal guest who had not replied to the invitation. The paper gave no reason for what it described as a 'sensational snub.'

The official guest list for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29 has not yet been published. However, on Friday the Sun published extracts from what it said was the official list.

It said the 62 royals and heads of states included a number of European monarchs as well as the King of Bhutan, the King and Queen of Malaysia, the Crown Prince of Dubai, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, the Aga Khan and the Sultan of Brunei.

The list of celebrities is headed by David and Victoria Beckham, singer Elton John and his partner, David Furnish, as well as comedian Rowan Atkinson, better known as 'Mr Bean,' according to the Sun.

Film director Guy Ritchie, the ex-husband of Madonna, is also on the list. A surprise invitee is Chelsy Davy, the on-off girlfriend of Prince Harry, the younger brother of the groom.

Brazilian-born designer Daniella Helayel, who created Kate's by now famous electric blue engagement dress, has also been invited, according to the Sun.

Those asked by the Middleton family include their yoga teacher, the local butcher, postman and landlord of Kate's favorite pub in the village of Bucklebury, in Berkshire, where she grew up.

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