Prince William, Kate: No Servants for Us

...at least, not in the first three years
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 28, 2010 12:05 PM CST
Prince William, Kate: No Servants for Us
This is one of two official portrait photographs taken on Nov. 25, 2010 in the Cornwall Room in St James's Palace.   (AP Photo/Clarence House Press Office/Copyright 2010 Mario Testino, ho)

Prince William and Kate Middleton are determined to be just like you and me—which apparently means making their own coffee in the morning. During the weekends they'll spend together during their first three years as husband and wife—the prince will be busy finishing his RAF tour of duty during the week—they will somehow get by without servants and butlers. Compare that to Prince Charles, who currently employs a staff of 149. The Telegraph reports that the pair thinks the servant-less move will help bolster the intimacy of their relationship.
(More Prince William stories.)

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