British Royal Wedding

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…

The Sun newspaper reports that Prince Harry will become a multi-millionaire when he turns 25 next Tuesday…

The birthday means Harry inherits his share of Princess Diana’s fortune, estimated at £9million. He and brother William, 27, inherited about £6.5million each when their mum died 12 years ago.

Both princes are prevented from spending the lump sum of their inheritance until they turn 30. But all income generated by Harry’s portion of the estate – around £300,000 a year – will go into his bank account from next week.

In a move that’s sure to upset princes William and Harry former royal butler Paul Burrell has appeared on Italian television speaking about the ‘disintegration’ of Prince Charles’ and Princess Diana’s marriage. The Daily Mail reports…

Burrell, 51, has already enraged the young princes after he ruthlessly cashed in on the time he spent with their mother in a series of books.

‘It was five years into their marriage, Harry had just been born. The day he was born Prince Charles went to visit him peeped into the cot for five minutes and said ‘Oh it’s a boy’ then he went to the opera,’ he told host Alda D’Eusanio.

‘She said that she cried throughout the night and so I think she knew then things were not right. The people closest to her knew that there were three people in that marriage.’

Sarah Gwyer’s debut exhibition, Masquerade, which sets out to explore the allure of the modern-day icon, is set to cause a few jaws to drop as the centrepiece consists of a triptych light box portraying Diana and Princes William and Harry, Kate Moss and Kate Middleton with halos.

Designed to represent the concept of past, present and future, Gwyer insists that these characters are “the saints of the future”, receiving as much adoration as any religious figure.

Opening at the SaLon gallery in Notting Hill next Friday, the exhibition will also feature sculptures of Amy Winehouse and Peaches Geldof and twenty portraits made out of beads… (via The Evening Standard)

Amazon – Now in Stock: Kate: Kate Middleton – Princess in Waiting (Hardcover)

Host Alastair Burnet presents an all-encompassing look at the day-to-day lives of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Contains footage of the two fulfilling their royal obligations, their family life, plus tours of the U.S. and Australia…

Fergie contemplates reunion with Andrew – Hello Magazine
Nearly ten years after her marriage to Prince Andrew ended, Sarah Ferguson has not ruled out a reconciliation with her former husband. Speaking recently to a UK magazine about the possiblity of a future with her ex, the Duchess of York definitely seemed to be leaving the door open. “How can I say? I just don’t know. As you get older and wiser, maybe you feel differently about things. We’ll have to see.”…

Prince Philip calls Simon Cowell a sponger – Daily Mail
He is famed for his waspish put downs to would-be stars. But it seems Simon Cowell met his match in the form of Prince Philip. The pair are said to have enjoyed a less than friendly exchange after the Royal Variety Performance, with the notoriously cantankerous royal allegedly calling the music impresario a ’sponger’…

How Diana and Wills helped a mother bring hope to grieving children – Daily Mail
Julia Samuel was sitting in her cramped office at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London, when she received an unexpected phone call. ‘I was told by a member of my staff that Prince William’s office had been in touch to let us know he had written a few words about his mother to mark our Remember On Mother’s Day campaign,’ says Julia, who co-founded the Child Bereavement Trust, a charity which supports bereaved children as well as parents who have lost a child…

Prince William has spoken for the first time about the devastating effect of losing his mother as a teenager.

The prince, who was just 15 when Princess Diana died, said: ‘Never being able to say the word “Mummy” again in your life sounds like a small thing. However, for many, including me, it’s now really just a word – hollow and evoking only memories.’ Read full article at the Daily Mail…

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Prince Harry fought the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Prince of Wales reached 60 and made his views on GM crops very clear, while Prince William didn’t get engaged and the Diana, Princess of Wales inquest finally came to a conclusion. more at the Telegraph…

The BBC ‘fawns’ over the Royal Family – The Telegraph
British TV presenter, Jeremy Paxman, a self-confessed republican-turned-monarchist, said that the Queen and her family brought out “the worst aspects” of the corporation. “While the BBC does report royal matters pretty straightforwardly, as it should, there is still a fawning taste, a fawning sense to the tone of voice it adopts when dealing with the heir to throne and his family,” he said…

Charles And Camilla To Tour Japan – Sky News
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are to embark on an official tour of East Asia despite the credit crunch, Clarence House has announced. The couple will visit Japan and Brunei at the end of October. The Prince of Wales will also travel to Indonesia, while the Duchess of Cornwall will fly home early…

When the Prince Met the Mayor – New York Times
Mayor Bloomberg was in London on Monday to give an economic address on the global credit crisis. But what dignitary’s visit to Britain would be complete without paying respects to the royal family? After attending an economic roundtable, the mayor spent about a half-hour with Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, at Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles, Harry’s father…