With the announcement of the 'Royal Engagement' media has been on an overload of all things royal. Most of the media attention is ignoring the Prince and focusing on the Princess-to-be. If you type in 'Prince William and Kate Middleton engagement' into google there is approximately 258,000,000 results. Considering their engagement was announced just over a week ago (November 16, 2010) that is unbelievable! The media attention is so great that Kate Middleton is being given her own security detail before the marriage, due to fears over her safety.
The truth is all forms of media, even formal newspapers, love this story not for its political importance but rather for gossip. News is focusing on the ring, comparisons to Diana, the potential dress, potential wedding dates and locations, the way the Prince proposed and not on the long-term impacts the engagement has to the political realm.
Media has sold out to the tabloid generation.
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