British Royal Wedding

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson took daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to the world premiere of The Young Victoria in London last night (4/3/09).

The film stars Emily Blunt & Rupert Friend and is based on the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign and her lifelong love affair with Prince Albert. Sarah helped produce the film and Beatrice has a cameo role in the movie as a lady-in-waiting to her real-life great great great great grandmother. View photos here…

Most teenage daughters wouldn’t be seen dead in the same clothes as their mothers.

But it appears Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were taking style tips from their mother as they stepped out at Milan Fashion Week last night.

The trio looked like they had dressed from the same wardrobe as they attended designer Roberto Cavalli’s post-show party wearing little black dresses with plunging necklines.

Leading the way down the red carpet was the 49-year-old Duchess of York, who is an old friend of the Italian designer, in a low cut spaghetti strap dress with a puffball skirt.

Goldsmiths University student Beatrice, 20, was dressed the most modestly of the three with a heart-shaped neckline and capped sleeves, while her 18-year-old sister Eugenie flashed her legs in a T-shirt dress.

Read entire story at the Daily Mail…

On a wing and a prayer Prince William to pull-in tourists – Click Liverpool
Prince William is set to become the latest “tourist attraction” in North Wales with sightseers expected to flock to watch him flying helicopters. Flight Lieutenant Wales is learning to pilot rescue helicopters with the RAF and is to be posted to a unit in Anglesey with its stretches of rugged coastline. And locals say they have seen tourists armed with cameras already patrolling areas around the RAF camp in the hope of catching a glimpse of William…

The real royal rebel: Watch out Harry! Princess Eugenie’s about – Daily Mail
Prince Harry usually bears the mantle of Wild Child of the Royal Family, but now sixth-in-line to the throne Princess Eugenie has finished school and is — increasingly — left to her own, riotous devices, she seems a shoo-in for the spot. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised at such behaviour from the daughter of Prince ‘Air Miles’ Andrew and fun-loving Fergie, but she is effortlessly out-partying her young cousin…

Pass for Princess Eugenie – Telegraph
Eugenie, who is on a gap year after achieving two As and a B in her A-levels at Marlborough College, was taught to drive by an instructor, and, occasionally, her mother on the roads near Royal Lodge, her father’s Windsor home. She was also required to attend the Metropolitan Police Driving School to ensure that she could cope with any threats to her security while she is behind the wheel…

Now Kate Middleton the hot shot becomes a deer-stalker – Daily Mail
Kate Middleton is to take up deer-stalking as a serious pastime – a move likely to infuriate animal rights campaigners already enraged that she shoots game. Prince William recently bought his girlfriend shooting paraphernalia, including a Swarovski stalking scope, for her birthday and I’m told Kate is now looking forward to her first stalk…

Princess Eugenie pays a £200 visit to pole dancing club – Daily Mail
Princess Eugenie stunned visitors to a pole-dancing club by arriving with a group of friends at 4am. The 18-year-old Princess, accompanied by a Royal Protection Officer, spent an hour at the Sophisticats Gentleman’s Club in London’s West End. The Queen’s granddaughter laughed and giggled as lap dancers performed around her and she even tried to join the gyrating girls on stage…

Andrew Motion may be last Poet Laureate to write royal ode – Telegraph
When Prince William finally gets round to proposing to Kate Middleton, she may not be able to look forward to having a poem composed in her honour. Mandrake can disclose that the Government is considering dropping the requirement for the new poet laureate to compose verse for the Royal family…

Thanks to jj for the links!

Gap-year for Princess Eugenie: Beach hut and a hippy night out – Daily Mail
To the casual observer she was like any other backpacker, sunning herself in the Indian hippy resort of Goa. But Princess Eugenie had two accessories not usually found in a budget travel guide – a pair of burly Scotland Yard protection officers. The 18-year-old Royal – sixth in line to the throne – was staying in a £13-a-night beach shack featured in backpackers’ bible the Lonely Planet as part of her gap year…

Pippa Middleton joins the party – The Guardian
Knowing how you adore a new, slightly recherche celebrity, it seems the right time to open your cage door and usher in Pippa Middleton. Last month, Pippa was voted No 1 in Tatler’s list of the “200 coolest kids in town”, which is a bit like heading Jade Goody’s list of the top 200 public intellectuals…

Princess Beatrice’s St. James Reason – Fashion.ie
While the opulent St James’ Palace was always going to be more appealing than student digs, Princess Beatrice says she had a benevolent reason for turning down Goldsmiths College’s halls of residence. “I gave up my place in halls because I live only half an hour from campus.” She continued: “I thought the room would be better use to someone who had further to travel.”…

The Duchess doesn’t do the credit crunch – Daily Mail
I went to meet the Duchess of York at Harrods yesterday for the launch of her new children’s book, Tea for Ruby. I’ve met Sarah a few times and found her delightful when interviewing her in Dubai last month. I don’t know whether she deliberately means to be pure comedy but she always manages to bring a smile to my face…

Princess Eugenie narrowly escaped the Mumbai massacre, The Sun can reveal.

The Queen’s 18-year-old granddaughter left the terror-hit city four days before the attacks.

It is thought she visited the Oberoi Hotel and the Leopold cafe where the massacre began. She was on the first leg of her Indian backpacking trip.

Eugenie was accompanied by armed protection cops. But last night a senior source admitted they would have been “little defence during the massacre. It has sent shockwaves through the palace. It doesn’t bear thinking about.”

Eugenie and five pals were en route to Delhi when the attack occurred. (via The Sun)

Prince meets brave kids – The Sun
Prince Harry jokes with little Lily Slater last night at an awards ceremony for courageous kids.  Harry is patron of the charity WellChild and was special guest at its awards. “The Prince was lovely – he was brilliant with the children.”…

Princess Beatrice at Halloween Bloodlust Ball – Daily Mail
Princess Beatrice spent last night mingling with a rather unsavory crowd at a wild Halloween party at London’s Button club. The young royal and her Virgin executive boyfriend Dave Clark attended the Bloodlust Ball, which descended into a night of debauched behaviour by some fellow guests…

Princess Eugenie embarks on first Royal tour – Telegraph
The young Royal, 18, will join her father Prince Andrew on a two-week tour of the former Soviet states, beginning in Kyrgyzstan and moving on to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as Mongolia and China…

How the Queen transformed into a glam granny – Daily Mail
At the grand old age of 82, it seems the Queen has decided you’re never too old for a style makeover. After years of being criticised for her staid image, she appeared on an official engagement in Slovakia today looking younger and cooler than ever. And what’s more, she must have been delighted with her new look as she couldn’t stop smiling…

Leibovitz Reveals Why Queen Took Off Tiara in Tense Photo Shoot – Bloomberg.com
“The Queen came down the hall, and she looked a little perturbed. I knew something was up.” Photographer Annie Leibovitz spoke vividly of her session with Queen Elizabeth II as the royal pictures and dozens of others went on show at London’s National Portrait Gallery. “The thing that the BBC missed completely was: She was storming into the shoot!” Leibovitz said with a chuckle…

Eugenie opens cancer ward for teens on first royal engagement – Hello!
It was a proud moment for the Duchess of York this week as she accompanied her younger daughter, Princess Eugenie, on her first royal engagement. The mother-daughter team opened a cancer ward for teenagers in Leeds. Athough a novice to that sort of duty Eugenie looked comfortable being in the spotlight…

Mike Tindall to appear in court after drink driving plea – Telegraph
Mike Tindall, the England rugby player and boyfriend of Zara Phillips, is due to bring a medical expert to court after admitting drink driving. Tindall was pulled over by police on the M4 the day after drinking champagne at the Cheltenham Festival…

When most girls prepare for a night of clubbing, they make sure they have a handbag, lipstick and some money… or at least a generous male companion willing to buy the drinks.

But for Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, they took the unusual step of making sure they had a team of minders with them as they enjoyed a night out in London last night.

Despite frequently partying without security, somebody had obviously decided the two women needed some chaperones for Wednesday’s boozy night at members club Boujis.

Dressed in a smart black dress and matching jacket, a bleary-eyed Beatrice clung to her suited beau Dave as they left the club at 1.15am.

Beatrice’s early exit may have been down to a university commitment the next day, as her little sister Eugenie kept on partying until 3.50am.

Read the entire story with pics at the Daily Mail

Is Princess Eugenie showing a bit more than a Royal ought to? – Daily Mail
Her outfits are becoming increasingly daring – and her latest was no exception. Princess Eugenie showed a generous decolletage as she partied at Mayfair nightclub Whisky Mist. She threatened to spill out of her floral dress as she fell into a waiting cab in the early hours after a raucous evening accompanied by a male companion…

Beatrice and Eugenie get it right at the Issa fashion show – Daily Mail
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were front row at the Issa show last night as Naomi strutted the catwalk in a surprise finale. The princesses both looked chic in thigh-skimming frock, black tights and skyscraper heels as they arrived for the show at the Natural History Museum…

Princess Eugenie’s fashion show – Monsters & Critics
The 18-year-old royal – whose mother Sarah Ferguson and sister Princess Beatrice took part in last year’s show – sat alongside supermodel Jerry Hall, Sting’s wife Trudi Styler and Prime Minister’s wife Sarah Brown in the front row to watch the charity show, which was organised by Naomi Campbell…

Photos of the princesses at the events – Getty Images