Joni has been a practicing astrologer and

teacher for over 30 years, and founder of the

“Galactic Center” in Dallas. She has been an

online Vedic Instructor for the Online College,

for the American College of Vedic Astrology’s

Online program, is a faculty member for ACVA

(American Council of Vedic Astrology), and

served as the executive secretary for CVA

(Council of Vedic Astrology), where she

published and distributed the International CVA Journal. As a writer, she has published

three books and many articles and research in

Vedic astrology. Her book Eastern Astrology for Western Minds is a complete manual of Vedic

astrology. Joni has organized international

symposiums and is often a keynote speaker for

national and international conferences. She has

been on national television and radio programs

as an authority on both Western and Vedic

astrology. Her clientele includes the Who’s Who

of America, including Hollywood celebrities.

Her web site, www.galacticcenter.org, has a good

deal of information for all students of astrology.

She can be contacted at joni@galacticcenter.org

The Royal Wedding of Prince William &

Kate Middleton By

Joni Patry, USA

he royal wedding has the media

and public mesmerized by the

fairy tale idea of a commoner

becoming a queen. Everyone wants to

believe in fairy tales and living happily

ever after. I believe this is a part of the

intrigue of this royal wedding. If you

believe in fairy tales read my Spiritual

Insights, for my story of a real life fairy

tale.

Kate Middleton’s Chart

Since we do not have a time of birth for

Kate Middleton in Vedic astrology we

use the Moon as the ascendant. The

Moon was in Gemini the entire day she

was born so we will take the Moon at

mid-day and make it her ascendant. This

is called Chandra lagna (Moon

ascendant). In India the transits are

always viewed from the Moon because

this gives us an idea of what a person is

feeling. Kate Middleton’s chart is not as

easy as you might expect.

This places the Moon, Sun, Rahu, Ketu,

Mars and Saturn in angles. Planets in the

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angles produce a powerful position in life with changing events. She is young, beautiful and in

love, marrying a prince. Sounds pretty ideal, but her chart tells a different story.

In this chart she has Saturn and Mars in Virgo in her 4th house of home, residence,

mother and security. Neither of these planets gives a sense of security. She never really

knows where she stands because there was no real affection given in her early life. Her

parents worked and could not have been around much in the early years (both parents

were flight attendants for British Airways). Mars and Saturn in the sign Virgo in the

4th house represent criticism from the mother with passive aggressive behavior. Living

with the royal family she will be expected to be stoic, and strong without emotion. This

indicates a cold and detached emotional environment at home.

Jupiter in her 5th house gives a creative mind with grace and poise in the sign Libra. It

does indicate children but as Jupiter is the karaka for children it can actually limit and

disrupt the area around children in this house. Kate is expected to have children to carry

on this royal legacy. This is a very serious responsibility to fill and will weigh heavy on

her for her chart does indicate difficulty in this area mainly because Venus rules the 5th

house of children and it is in the 8th house of obstacles and death. This could mean she

has problems having the children. Venus is retrograde which could indicate delays in having

them. Kate is a very complex individual with profound and deep thoughts. She will feel

isolated with no one to share her emotional feelings.

The paparazzi will hound and hunt them which may be exciting at first but will get very

old and confining in the end. The lack of freedom will wear on their relationship.

Kate’s parents have a hard path to follow from her chart. Ketu is with the Sun, and the

Moon is with Rahu. This means she was born on a lunar eclipse. The Sun and Moon

symbolize the father (Sun) and mother (Moon) representing the parents. The father is

withdrawn and the mother is very emotional and all consuming. There is an addictive

quality to the parents. Since the Moon symbolizes our mind and emotions this means

Kate can be very emotional with extreme responses to events in her life. The Sun with

Ketu can give a lack of self esteem which is attributed to the relationship she had with

her father. This usually reflects further in the married life, for she feels a certain amount

of inadequacy in herself through her marriage. Ketu with the Sun represents a partner

who is gone a lot and has difficulty in self expression and communications. Her husband,

the prince, will become more detached in their relationship over time.

Her Mercury and Venus in her 8th house indicate her mystery and intrigue, for the 8th

house represents charisma. She will fascinate the public for years to come. But she will have

great difficulty dealing with the fame and notoriety. She has a fascination for the past

and does have hidden fears concerning her past. This involves her family of origin, for

Saturn ruler of the 8th house is in the 4th house, and Mercury rules the 4th house and

Saturn rules the 8th house. Mercury and Saturn are in each other’s signs, Mercury in

Capricorn and Saturn in Virgo, they are in mutual reception. This empowers and

connects these two planets and their house placements.

When there are planets in the 8th house this represents the spouse’s money for it is the

2nd house from the 7th house. Powerful planets here usually represent a wealthy partner.

As Kate has both Mercury and Venus here, her spouse is very wealthy. But the 8th house

is also the house of power and control, and many times the spouse will hold a certain

amount of control through money and power over the partner with powerful planets

here.

Kate Middleton has enormous expectations in her life from others, and her destiny is a

very stressful and difficult path to follow. She has a T-square with her Moon opposed the

Sun with Rahu and Ketu (lunar eclipse) and the Saturn and Mars square the Sun and

Moon.

Venus rules the love received and given in a lifetime. Her Venus is retrograde meaning

she never really gets the love and attention she desires or feels she needs.

Kate’s and William’s charts are strikingly alike! You may think at first glance you are

seeing the same chart. Right after Kate’s birth Mars and Saturn turned retrograde then

turned direct right before William’s birth so they have them both in the same sign, Virgo.

And they both have Jupiter in the same sign Libra. They are born about six months apart

so their Suns are in opposition, she was born on a full moon lunar eclipse, and he was

born at the new moon solar eclipse. This is extremely significant, and now during the

beginning of their life together they marry when there are solar and lunar eclipses on

their Sun and Moon this year. There are no coincidences as eclipses are a powerful

indication of fate and destiny.

Prince William’s Chart

ow let’s look at Prince William’s chart which reveals he has a definite destiny

being born on a solar eclipse. This is a very intriguing solar eclipse, for those

who have studied eclipse patterns know this eclipse is the very ending eclipse

of a Saros Series. This represents the end of a cycle. This is very symbolic and rare.

Many believed at the time when Diana had him this represented the end of the

Monarchy, but it was also symbolic of the ending of his mother’s life and the divorce

between his parents, which was unheard of prior to this event.

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Prince William has the Solar Eclipse (Sun, Moon, Rahu) in his 7th house of marriage

indicating a very powerful woman with whom he marries. Because the Moon represents

the mother, he will marry a woman who does remind him of his mother. But also like his

mother, Kate will cause much disruption and change amongst the royal family. Actually,

with Rahu in the 7th house he will begin to feel invisible because Rahu demands

attention, and the 7th house is his spouse. Ketu in the 1st house produces an air of mystery and

makes one invisible to others. Obviously, this means the attention will surround Kate and

not him. Kate will be the darling of the people just like Diana because the people feel they

can relate to her coming from an ordinary background. It is that fairy tale people love to

identify with.

Jupiter’s trine to his Sun and Moon (exact degree to Sun) gives confidence, and because

the Sun is the karaka of the father and rules the 9th house of the father, he honors and

respects his father who gives him his position as royalty.

His Moon and Sun in Gemini gives him great communication skills and a good sense of

humor, which Kate shares with her Moon in Gemini. But William’s Moon is in the

nakshatra Ardra in which the symbol is a tear drop. The Moon in Ardra brings sadness

especially around the mother since the Moon represents the mother in a chart, and the Moon rules

the 8th house of death indicating the sadness around his mother and her untimely death. Kate’s

Moon in Gemini is in Punarvasu, it means the “return of the light.” Where Ardra

symbolizes the winds and rains of a storm, Rudra the storm god rules Ardra, and

Punarvasu is the nakshatra that follows Ardra just as the sunny day follows the most

intense storms, the return of the light. William has had an intense emotional storm in his

life and Kate has a sunny personality that brings cheer to his life. But because he does

have his Moon in Ardra in his 7th house of marriage his wife will bear the storms as well

in their life together.

Mars and Saturn in Virgo in the 10th house of career and social standing will put the

Prince in a very powerful and difficult situation. The public will view him as overly

scrutinizing, critical and bit of a tyrant.

The Prince’s Saturn is Stationary Direct meaning that Saturn was turning from retrograde

to direct at the time of his birth. This means his Saturn is an immensely powerful planet

and the qualities of Saturn will be extremely pronounced throughout his life. Saturn rules

discipline, order, focus, endings, fear and death. His life experience has been one of loss

due to his parent’s divorce and his mother’s death. The thing he will never escape (the

media) he blames for his mother’s loss. He will grow in fear of the media as the years

progress. The problems will manifest around his children. His Mars which rules children

is conjunct his Saturn indicating a fear and obstruction around children in his life.

The Prince as well as Kate will have an extremely challenging life together in the

microscope of public scrutiny. Their charts are very compatible. They are well suited for

each other, but their position in the public eye will be challenging and extraordinarily

hard.

Both Prince William and Kate are going through their Saturn return meaning transiting

Saturn is conjoining their natal Saturn. This means it is time to grow up and be

responsible in the real world. Their life is about to change in a very serious way. They

will have responsibilities and expectations as they take their positions.

The world has become a very dangerous place and the royal couple does need a great deal

of protection during this much celebrated event. As beautiful and exciting as a wedding

may be, it is also very stressful and this can be seen from both of their charts, with the

transits of Mars and Saturn aspecting both of their natal Mars and Saturn in Virgo.

Transiting Mars in Pisces is opposed transiting Saturn in Virgo. Transiting Jupiter is

aspecting their Mars and Saturn as well giving them the protection they need.

Transiting Saturn will station on Kate’s and William’s natal Mars this summer, then late

summer square Kate’s Moon. This can indicate an emotional loss. There may be a

problem for them both around the issue of children. Transiting Jupiter will be in Prince

William’s 5th house of children. As transiting Jupiter also aspects his natal Jupiter,

karaka for children in June, conception for children becomes very strong. Kate may feel

forced into her new role to bear children, while Saturn squares her natal Moon.

Wedding Chart

he wedding chart is one of purpose, teaching and leadership. Most of the

contents for this chart are in the 9th house (Moon, Uranus, Venus, Mercury,

Mars, and Jupiter). It is a chart for high-minded nobility. Of course this doesn’t

say too much for love and romance but as the honeymoon wears off the royal couple will

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begin their roles to represent the next coming generation in the Royal Parliament. They

will be active in implementing positive change and serve and give as they are expected in

their powerful roles.

They are to become servants of their country. Saturn is the planet that rules the 7th

house of marriage and receives the aspects of all the planets in the 9th house. Venus the

karaka of love and marriage is exalted in the sign of Pisces in the 9th house, but is stifled

by the aspect of Saturn. This represents the confines, restrictions and responsibilities of

this marriage.

The Sun is exalted in the 10th house of social standing representing power and status. But

all the more this chart of marriage looks more like the chart for a king to take power and

rulership. It indicates growth through learning and higher education. Education will be

one of the royal couple’s highest quests to empower knowledge in the world in their

ruling days.

Mars is the planet that rules the 5th house of children in this chart and is conjunct

Jupiter, a great indicator for children in this marriage. They will focus on education

through the activities of their children, funding money and wealth to universities and

colleges, for the 9th house represents higher educational institutions.

As to love and romance, duty will be of more value and importance in this chart, but I do

appreciate Venus in its exaltation sign, and they actually chose a Friday to marry. Friday

is the best day to marry for it is the day of the week ruled by Venus the planet of love.

It appears Prince William and Kate Middleton were destined to be together to fulfill a

certain fate and destiny. As the public eye projects their fairy tale image on to them, they

will live their life under the magnifying camera lens giving us the show of our life.