Prince William to take Kate Middleton on a ski getaway?

Though many sources had reported that Prince William and Kate Middleton were likely to forego their annual ski trip to Klosters this year because of the lagging global economy, the Mail on Sunday's Katie Nicholl claims that they will be heading to the Swiss ski mecca after all, as long as his security officers give the plain their okay.

Nicholl writes, "Prince William doesn’t seem too concerned with tightening his belt – he has just booked a romantic £40,000 Alpine getaway with his girlfriend Kate Middleton. He is whisking her off to Klosters, the exclusive Swiss ski resort where the Royals normally spend their Easter, but this year – for a change – his father isn’t coming along."

Instead of their usual five-star hotel accommodations, however, Nicholl reports that William has booked a private chalet for Kate and a group of their friends, including Kate's sister, Pippa.

Nicholl's anonymous "source" explains: "William has booked a chalet which is out of this world. It’s not the place they usually stay, but William has decided he wants to do something different. His father has said he is not going skiing this year, so William has decided to do his own thing with a few of his closest friends. The friends will all be paying their share – although William will be treating Kate."

The "source" adds, "He’s really looking forward to it. The protection officers have yet to give it the final green light but a decision will be taken this week."

Klosters was the place where the media first discovered William and Kate's relationship, when the pair were photographed kissing out on the slopes several years ago.