British Royal Wedding

Kate Middleton is now in Super Mario’s sights – Daily Mail
There are two figures who have proved elusive for fashion photographer Mario Testino – the Queen and royal girlfriend Kate Middleton. ‘I’d also love to photograph Kate Middleton. But with some people it’s hard to find a time when you are both free to organise it. I haven’t managed to pin her down yet.’…

Photos show real royal affair – The Sun
The black and white pictures show the young royals with their proud mum and dad, then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The couple are sharing a rare family moment with the Queen Mother, King George VI, and Princess Margaret…

Video: How To Make Queen Elizabeth Cake – Associated Content
Learn how to make step by step a Queen Elizabeth Cake, a date nut cake that is truly fit for a queen…

The Queen in 3D – YouTube / Channel 4
Innovative young cameramenb Bob Angell and Arthur Wooster filmed a 3D colour newsreel of the Queen’s Coronation that they named ‘Royal Review’. Bob and Arthur captured the Queen at the events she attended in the lead-up to and after the Coronation in 1953, including her journey to the Coronation itself…

Beatrice and Eugenie’s wild night at Party – Daily Mail
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are at the centre of fresh security fears after partying into the early hours at a wild bash that police had tried to close down. One guest said: ‘Beatrice was very low key, staying downstairs chatting to her boyfriend and steering clear of alcohol, but Eugenie was really enjoying herself, she was partying hard…

Charles ‘hoped for Australian republic’ - News.com.au
Prince Charles secretly confided he believed Australia should split from Britain and become a republic while touring there 32 years ago, a new book claims. A new autobiography claims the heir to the throne told a 1977 dinner party in Sydney that he did not understand “why Australia bothered with us – we really are yesterday’s news”…

Prince Edward one of the crew – Stuff.co.uk / North Shore Times
When exchange student Levi Gennrich arrived in New Zealand he never dreamt he would meet Prince Edward. The Glenfield College student from Germany was on the Spirit of New Zealand boat on Waitemata Harbour with 40 other teenagers when the Prince came on board for a day…

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Honorary ranger Prince William – Monsters & Critics
Britain’s Princes William and Harry have been made honorary Canadian Rangers by the country’s prime minister. A Palace spokesman said: “Prince William and Prince Harry are very grateful to be made honorary Canadian Rangers, whom they admire enormously.”…

What awaits the Windsors once Elizabeth goes on her way? – Globe & Mail
Recently, Princes Charles (Chuck, as he’s called in my house) and his missus, the Duchess of Something-or-Other, came to Canada for a visit and look-see. What did it all mean?…

We pooh-pooh but Canadians relish their royals – lfpress.com
Criticism of the monarchy is mostly based on a lack of knowledge. We simply don’t teach our children the fundamentals of parliamentary democracy and the role of the constitutional monarch…

New York-bound Kate Middleton – Monsters & Critics
Britain’s Kate Middleton is moving to New York to work with top snapper Nikolai von Bismark as she trains to be a fashion photographer…

Prince Harry dines in Stevenage – The Comet 24
Prince Harry tucked in to chicken and chips with Army friends at Nando’s on Stevenage Leisure Park…

Prince William’s tribal invitation – Monsters & Critics
Britain’s Prince William has been invited to stay with a tribe who believe his grandfather is a God…

Did Sarah Ferguson shows off a little too much at royal ball? – Daily Mail
The duchess, who turned 50 last month, chose a black dress with a spectacularly plunging neckline for the Royal Rajasthan Gala in London…

Storm over Queen’s visit to Bermuda – Daily Mail
The royal visit comes just five months after a diplomatic row in which the Foreign Office threatened to cancel the Queen’s trip…

Princess Margaret: unearthed letter sheds light on decision not to marry – Telegraph
Princess Margaret’s decision not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend, a divorcee, has always been thought to have been made under pressure and opposition from the Queen…

Zara Phillips relaxes at spa after Melbourne Cup – Telegraph
“I had an amazing time. It’s so peaceful at Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa and I feel thoroughly relaxed.” Miss Phillips said…

Sparkly gold Princess Beatrice out with boyfriend Dave Clark – Daily Mail
Last night the Queen’s granddaughter played the chauffeur as she drove her boyfriend Dave Clark around London. She carefully did up her seatbelt before her 27-year-old boyfriend, a university friend of her cousin Prince William, slid into the passenger seat…

Zara Phillips hits Melbourne’s clubs – Monsters & Critics
Britain’s Zara Phillips stunned fans by going clubbing in Melbourne. An onlooker said: “Zara managed to avoid being photographed in the club and looked like she really enjoyed herself. She turned up with a few pals and spent the evening mingling with the celebrity crowd.”…

Camilla steps into fashionable shoes – The Star
Image makeover takes her from dowdy to designer – The Duchess of Cornwall is on her first official tour of Canada, alongside her husband Prince Charles. They’ve landed in Toronto and will open the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Friday…

Photos: Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Canada – Getty Images

Two can play at that game, Harry – Daily Mail
This week, as Prince Harry, 25, starts the second phase of his helicopter training in Middle Wallop, Hampshire, he will find himself living closer to London than he has in over a year… it may still not be close enough for him to keep an eye on his lively on-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy, 24…

Prince William to represent the Queen on tour of Australia and NZ – Telegraph
Prince William will take another important step forward in his apprenticeship as a future King when he represents the Queen for the first time on an overseas tour. The Prince will take the place of the Queen on a three-day trip to New Zealand in January. He will then fly to Australia for two days…

Majority of Canadians want William to become next King – The Star
A new poll suggests the majority of Canadians would prefer to see Prince William become King, not his father. Forty-one per cent said they would rather see Prince Charles pass off the throne to William rather than succeed Queen Elizabeth himself, while 31 per cent believed Charles should be King…

Royals face the bottom line – Herald Sun
Being a young royal these days doesn’t come cheap. The problem is that for the past decade or so, even Britain’s proud monarchy has been experiencing its own economic crisis. As this generation of young royals is forced to care about salaries rather than salutes and contracts rather than curtsies, it doesn’t look like life in the gilded cage is getting any easier…

Photos: Zara Phillips at the Melbourne Cup – Getty Images

Prince Edward: controversy over death remarks – Telegraph
The Earl of Wessex is embroiled in controversy after suggesting that the death of a boy during a Duke of Edinburgh Award exercise had made the scheme more popular. The Prince made the comments during a trip to Australia when asked about a schoolboy who died in 2006 on an unsupervised bush walk as part of the adventure scheme…

Princess Beatrice mistaken for Cheryl – Monsters & Critics
Britain’s Princess Beatrice was mobbed by fans during a recent night out – because they mistook her for Cheryl Cole. Guy insisted Beatrice was flattered and “easygoing”, even when she realised people thought she was Girls Aloud singer Cheryl. He told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “She was happy to chat to the locals and really down to earth.”…

Excerpt from ‘The Queen Mother’ Book – Wall Street Journal
In warm afternoon sunshine, as the National Anthem was performed by massed military bands, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir of a thousand singers,Queen Elizabeth, dressed in pink, arrived with her grandson the Prince of Wales in a landau escorted by the Household Cavalry. After she had inspected the troops, she and the Prince sat on a flower-bedecked dais (though she stood much of the time) to watch the parade together…

Henry Conway – London Evening Standard
He is 27, tall, very blond and, I reckon, wearing a flick of black mascara to set off his light blue eyes. Conway is best known as a nightclub host, whose Thursday nights at Mahiki in Mayfair are near-legendary for their popularity with an über-Sloaney set that includes Kate Middleton and Prince William…

New from Amazon: The Queen Mother: The Official Biography by William Shawcross

Princess Diana is immortalised in a ‘glowing’ comic book – Daily Mail
A comic book based on the life of Princess Diana and featuring illustrations of the Queen, Prince Charles and sons William and Harry, has been published in the U.S. The book, entitled Female Force: Princess Diana, even includes pictures of Camilla…

Princess Beatrice’s party pal concerns – Monsters & Critics
Britain’s Princess Beatrice’s advisors are terrified Katie Price is going to be a bad influence on her. A source said: “Jordan’s hell-raising reputation is something Beatrice shouldn’t be mixing with. Her advisors are very worried about how things will look if they are seen drinking together…

Canadians apathetic about Prince Charles – CBC
Just days ahead of a visit to Canada by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Canadians appear less than excited about the first-in-line to the crown. According to a recent poll Charles has an image problem…

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Prince William, More Than a Party Prince – CBS News
The future King of England revealed he plans to continue with all of his charitable work, and that of his late mother, Princess Diana, but that he intends to do it “on my own terms.” “I won’t be doing anything other than the way I know how, and, in my view, the most effective way to get results,” said the prince…

The throne clones – Daily Mail
You may think that Princess Beatrice has her father’s face and her mother’s hair. But as the pictures below show, she also bears a striking resemblance to a young Queen Victoria. And she’s not the only royal to share an uncanny similarity with a regal ancestor…

Duke of Hazard strikes again – The Sun
Gaffe-prone Prince Philip has put his foot in it again – by cracking a joke about the Indian name Patel. After glancing at Mr Patel’s name badge, he remarked: “There’s a lot of your family in tonight.”…