Wills and Kate: Back On For Good?

Not only was it thrilling to get the news that Prince William and Kate Middleton are dating again {full story} -- far sooner, even, than the 2009 reunion I had predicted -- it was especially gratifying to learn it from a reader's comment before I had even seen it elsewhere on the Interwebs! As always, gentle readers, I vastly appreciate your engagement and enthusiasm.

And just prior to the news breaking, another -- also much appreciated -- reader requested a birthday reading for Wills. So, I thought I'd take a look at his solar return chart and see what the year ahead holds for him ... and how it bodes for the tentatively on-again couple.

The first thing that jumps out about William's solar return is that SR (solar return) Pluto is right on the natal Ascendant, about to retrograde back over it. This augurs a year of profound transformation for Wills, of his image and his identity. With Pluto in Sag, his perspective may be changed by traveling or being exposed to many different cultures. This year could see him starting to assume a meaningful role on the world stage, or at least trying to seek meaning in his role as an (incidental) international figure.

The SR chart has Capricorn rising, bringing the intercepted part of Wills' natal first house to the Ascendant. This is another sign that this year Wills will come into his own, assuming responsibility, authority, and gravitas as part of his persona. (Capricorn is also currently rising in his progressed chart, though this has been the case for many years.) Perhaps this desire to start taking himself, and being taken, more seriously, is part of his decision to return to Kate. Even for a hottie prince, perhaps the lure of playing the field was not so powerful as having a genuine, solid connection with a true partner (especially given that 7th-house influence in Wills' natal chart).

It may be that starting in 2008, these two are ready to talk marriage, as transiting Pluto opposes Wills' 7th-house Sun (exact in late January, early June, and late November). While it may not be the most traditionally romantic planet, for a royal wedding that will literally change the course of history, Pluto seems an appropriately powerful signifier.

Or the time could be right for a wedding in 2009 when Pluto conjuncts Wills' natal Juno (exact in February, early May, and around Christmas), the asteroid associated with marriage, which is highlighted in the partnership-oriented Prince's 1st house. Also in 2009, Wills' progressed Venus will cross his natal 7th house-cusp, another suggestion that he could be ready to start married life.

Our boy will be having his first Saturn return from late 2010 to fall 2011, at which time we may really see him step up and assume a role of authority; with Saturn in Libra, plus his 7th-house Sun and Moon, he may well feel most comfortable doing so with a partner by his side to help stabilize and ground him.

As I've said before, despite harboring my own Mrs. Windsor/Princess Kitty fantasies, I think Kate seems like a strong woman and excellent princess material, and I could not be more excited for these two to get back together. I hope that losing her really did give Wills a reality check and that he is ready to get serious about making the emotional connection that his sensitive but guarded Cancer heart needs but fears. Good luck, you two!

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Prince William and Kate Middleton: Really Over for Good?

A reader recently requested an astrological analysis of the breakup of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and I am happy to oblige -- although I am not at all happy about the split itself. Failing the, shall we say, best-case scenario of my own wedding to Wills (Your Rebounding Highness, if you're reading this, call me!), I always thought Kate would be an ideal choice of princess -- she seems so spunky and self-possessed. And indeed, their astrological charts show the couple to be extremely simpatico. Frankly, it's kinda mystifying what went wrong.

Opposite signs like Cancer (William) and Capricorn (Kate) are excellent love matches, right off the bat, even though their Suns are out of orb of an opposition. The couple's core connection is reinforced by the fact that Kate's Moon is in Cancer (though, due to her birth time being unknown, we can't say whether it actually conjuncts Wills' Sun-Moon conjunction in early Cancer. See Prince William's birth chart (Astrotheme) ~ See Kate Middleton's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Born six months apart, Wills and Kate also have all their outer planets within orb of conjunction, and Mars in Libra conjunct within one degree. His Mercury in Gemini trine hers in Aquarius fosters easy communication as well as the emotional understanding that comes with their Moon connection.

Wills' Venus in Taurus isn't the greatest fit with Kate's in Aquarius, but does trine her Capricorn Sun -- while her Venus trines their shared Mars, making for quite nice romantic and sexual chemistry. All in all, these two seem to share a lot of common ground and be very much in synch -- emotionally, sexually, mentally, and in terms of what they want in life and how they go after it.

So what was the problem here? Honestly, the issue may lie more with William himself than with the relationship.

Prince William has a tight Venus-Chiron conjunction in Pisces, which opens him up to being very vulnerable, emotionally giving and easily hurt in relationships. In his progressed chart, the Moon, ruler of his self-protective Cancer Sun, has recently been passing over the natal Venus-Chiron conjunction. The Moon represents the mother as well as the emotions, and I am reminded of the tabloid report that Queen Elizabeth II advised Wills to dump Kate for fear of creating "another Diana." The upcoming 10th anniversary of his mother's death may be opening up old wounds (Moon/Chiron) and bringing up a terror of getting close to someone and getting hurt (Venus/Chiron). Fearing the possibility of emotional pain as well as, perhaps, of causing pain to Kate, Wills may have felt the need to lash out in a preemptive strike. Progressed Venus is also semisextile its natal position, fostering a sense of chafing within the relationship.

Still, I can't help but wonder if this is really the end for the couple. William is also said to feel he is too young to settle down, and it may be that he just needs time to see what a good fit Kate is for him. In the summer and fall of 2009, William's progressed Moon will conjunct his natal Cancer Sun and then its own natal position (the progressed lunar return). Around this time he will be assessing his emotional needs and his core needs as a person, especially related to relationships (the Sun-Moon in the 7th house). As William comes to figure out who he is, I would not be surprised to see Kate come back into his life.

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