Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement: the front pages

The Daily Mail's front page jokes that Kate's wait is over – as is the paper's wait to run its 'superb 16-page souvenir pullout' Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: Action images The Guardian's main picture caption keeps things austere Photograph: Public Domain Daily Express – Smiling couple. Check. Close-up of ring. Check. Diana in headline. Check Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: Action images The Times goes back to the 1980s. Maybe a jibe at Kate's makeup? Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: Action images The Daily Mirror wins the race to write the worst pun. Possibly in the history of the world Photograph: Public Domain The Daily Telegraph keeps it special – and cheesy too Photograph: Public Domain The Sun isn't afraid to compare the happy couple to Charles and Di. A good omen? Photograph: Public Domain The Daily Star's pull quote is very similar to the Sun's treatment of the story. Just in case you were craving more coverage check out P2-P3-P4-P5-P6-P7 Photograph: Public Domain The Financial Times keeps it restrained – a small pic caption while Ireland's economic woes gets more coverage. Business is business after all Photograph: Public Domain Metro uses the word 'band' in the strapline to avoid repetition with 'ring' in the headline. Not sure what type of music Di's band would play Photograph: Public Domain The Independent was the only UK national newspaper not to feature the engagement on its front page … Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: Action images … instead, the Independent's royal engagement coverage began on page 3 Photograph: Public Domain The Wall Street Journal Europe gives the engagement surprising prominence with a picture lead, alongside the small matter of the EU financial crisis Photograph: Public Domain Spain's El País wins the award for the tallest picture – although the height of the doorway makes Kate and Wills look short Photograph: Public Domain German tabloid Bild's headline screams 'Dream wedding!' – but the burger ad opposite the masthead makes it more of a nightmare Photograph: Public Domain Germany's Der Tagesspiegel chooses a souvenir plate to illustrate the story – although it looks like it belongs in an ad from a Sunday tabloid's magazine Photograph: Public Domain France's Le Monde uses a picture of a souvenir loving cup ... anyone would think there was something tacky about the wedding Photograph: Public Domain The headline in Austria's Heute shouts 'Yes!' ... as if there was ever going to be any other answer Photograph: Public Domain The New York Times limits the story to a dignified picture trail ... about as large as its puff for a food section piece on pie-making Photograph: Public Domain The Washington Post gives the story a more prominent downpage slot – although its claim that the wedding is 'expected to be rebirth for British royal family' is open to debate Photograph: Public Domain The New York Daily News has a typically subtle take on the royal news – and slips in a gag about 'tying the Windsor knot' Photograph: Public Domain The New York Post squeezes in the news alongside a splash on disgraced congressman Charlie Rangel Photograph: Public Domain