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Friday, November 6th, 2009

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

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

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

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Saturday, October 31st, 2009

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…

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

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Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Female Force Princess Diana ComicPrincess 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…

Rman’s 4000th Comment on BritishRoyalWedding.com

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Rman's 4000th Comment

Congratulations to Rman who has posted his 4000th comment on this website! Amazing! I know all regular visitors here appreciate Rman’s thoughts on all things royal and his ability to get things back on track when the conversation starts to get a bit heated!
On a personal note – I’d like to sincerely thank Rman for his continuing contribution to the community here at BritishRoyalWedding.com. Thanks Rman! – Steven (BRW)

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Since this website started on 7th January 2007 there have been 29,215 comments left by over 900 commentators! Check out all the BritishRoyalWedding stats here…

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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

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.”…

Prince Harry To Play Polo in America for Orphans

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

harrypoloAcutely aware of the precarious finances of the charity he set up to help orphans in Africa, Prince Harry is planning to take part in a lucrative fund-raising polo match in America.

Potential donors from Virginia, USA are to meet Harry next month at Clarence House, the Prince of Wale’s London home, to discuss switching an annual polo tournament in which he takes part, from Gloucestershire to America.

In May, Harry, 25, played in a polo match in New York which was attended by several famous figures, including Madonna and Jennifer Lopez. “It was a big success and raised a substantial six-figure sum” said one of his chums. “He is keen for his charity to build on that success. He was delighted with his reception.”

Read the entire story at The Telegraph.co.uk…

Kate Distances Herself From Chelsy

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

chelsykatePrince Harry’s girlfriend Chelsy Davy has been left in the cold by Prince William’s love Kate Middleton, claim her furious friends.

Chelsy, 24, has been amazed at the warm welcome she’s received from Harry’s pals and relatives since the couple rekindled their romance.

But friends revealed she has barely exchanged a word with her royal “high-and-mightiness” Kate since her return. They believe ambitious Kate, 27, is distancing herself from party girl Chelsy as she carves out her own royal future.

Read the entire story at the Daily Star…

Bea a Dead Ringer for Victoria

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

princess-beatriceAs family resemblances go, theirs could hardly be closer. But would Queen Victoria be amused to know Princess Beatrice is her spitting image.

At 21, Bea looks almost exactly like Britain’s longest reigning monarch, her great great great great grandmama, when she was a similar age.

Beatrice’s mother, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is obsessed with Victoria and has even said she thinks she might be her reincarnation. She named Beatrice, the fifth in line to the throne, after Victoria’s ninth and youngest child, her fifth daughter.

Read the entire story at The Daily Express…

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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

How to be a natural beauty like Kate – Hello!
Kate Middleton remains a suitably regal companion to Prince William, maintaining a dignified distance from the media glare while also always ensuring she looks impeccable when the camera does catch her – natural and beautifully groomed without ever going over the top…

Chelsy Davy steps on the property ladder – Telegraph
Prince Harry may have inherited £9 million when he turned 25 last month, but his girlfriend, Chelsy Davy has demonstrated that she doesn’t need to ask him for any favours.(Her father) has spent £1.65 million on a home for her in London, where she is studying to become a lawyer…

William to become patron of charity – PA
Prince William has received a major boost to three of his charities after linking up with a top team of women financiers. The second-in-line to the throne is to become patron of 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ charitable initiatives for the next three years…

Alexa Chung v Princess Beatrice – instyle.co.uk
Alexa Chung and Princess Beatrice don the same Luella dress – but who wears it better? Alexa Chung and Princess Beatrice both stepped out in Luella’s pretty floral-print minidress…

Coin scam in Loughborough – inloughborough.com
The suspect has been selling Charles and Diana Royal Wedding coins to vulnerable elderly people at a retirement complex. The coins were produced by the Royal Mint in 1981 to celebrate the wedding of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer…