Prince William and Kate Middleton have released their official engagement portraits.
The photos were taken in the Cornwall room and the Council Chamber in the State Apartment in St James's Palace, London, by Mario Testino.
Testino described the couple, both 28, as "brimming with happiness."
Both portraits show the couple smiling and cuddling. One is formal and the other is informal.
The couple are to get married at Westminster Abbey on 29th April, a ceremony which will be broadcast live to hundreds of millions worldwide.
Prince William and Kate Middleton 'brimming with happiness' in engagement pictures – Mario Testino
The official portrait photographs for the engagement of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, taken by Mario Testin in the Council Chamber in the State Apartment in St James's Palace
Photo: © 2010 MARIO TESTINO
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in an official photograph taken after the announcement of their engagement in 1981
Photo: REUTERS
By Roya Nikkhah, Royal Correspondent
12 Dec 2010
The Telegraph
Prince William and Kate Middleton have released official photographs to mark their engagement, taken by celebrated fashion photographer Mario Testino.
Testino described the couple as "brimming with happiness" during the photo shoot at St James's Palace.
The two portraits, one formal and one more casual, show the couple smiling and embracing after the announcement of their engagement last month.
Testino, who created some of the most enduring images of Diana, Princess of Wales, said: "I am very happy to have been asked to cover this historic moment that the whole world was waiting for.
"They are in their prime and brimming with happiness. I have never felt so much joy as when I see them together."
The Prince and Miss Middleton, both 28, selected the two photographs from a set. In the formal image, taken in the Palace's Council Chamber, the couple stand together with Miss Middleton resting her arm on her fiance's. The informal image, above, shows the couple embracing in the Palace's Cornwall room.
Testino took photographs for Prince William's 21st birthday in 2003. A Clarence House spokesman said: "Prince William has worked with Mario Testino on many occasions before, and so the couple decided that he was the right choice for such an important portrait."
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The photos were taken in the Cornwall room and the Council Chamber in the State Apartment in St James's Palace, London, by Mario Testino.
Testino described the couple, both 28, as "brimming with happiness."
Both portraits show the couple smiling and cuddling. One is formal and the other is informal.
The couple are to get married at Westminster Abbey on 29th April, a ceremony which will be broadcast live to hundreds of millions worldwide.
Prince William and Kate Middleton 'brimming with happiness' in engagement pictures – Mario Testino
The official portrait photographs for the engagement of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, taken by Mario Testin in the Council Chamber in the State Apartment in St James's Palace
Photo: © 2010 MARIO TESTINO
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in an official photograph taken after the announcement of their engagement in 1981
Photo: REUTERS
By Roya Nikkhah, Royal Correspondent
12 Dec 2010
The Telegraph
Prince William and Kate Middleton have released official photographs to mark their engagement, taken by celebrated fashion photographer Mario Testino.
Testino described the couple as "brimming with happiness" during the photo shoot at St James's Palace.
The two portraits, one formal and one more casual, show the couple smiling and embracing after the announcement of their engagement last month.
Testino, who created some of the most enduring images of Diana, Princess of Wales, said: "I am very happy to have been asked to cover this historic moment that the whole world was waiting for.
"They are in their prime and brimming with happiness. I have never felt so much joy as when I see them together."
The Prince and Miss Middleton, both 28, selected the two photographs from a set. In the formal image, taken in the Palace's Council Chamber, the couple stand together with Miss Middleton resting her arm on her fiance's. The informal image, above, shows the couple embracing in the Palace's Cornwall room.
Testino took photographs for Prince William's 21st birthday in 2003. A Clarence House spokesman said: "Prince William has worked with Mario Testino on many occasions before, and so the couple decided that he was the right choice for such an important portrait."
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