British Royal Wedding

The Queen has let slip that Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton will have a “credit crunch” wedding if they decide to tie the knot.

A senior palace source told the News of the World Her Majesty is “mindful” of the misery caused across the nation by economic meltdown.

And she believes a lavish marriage celebration like Charles and Diana’s, which ran to millions, would not go down well with her struggling subjects.

The aide said: “The Queen knows how the nation is really suffering. A big lavish ceremony would send out all the wrong messages. The last thing she would want is to rub people’s noses in it by spending a fortune.”

“She has made it clear that the massive royal weddings of the past are just that, of the past.” (via News of the World)

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…

Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey on the 20th November 1947.

A big slice of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding cake is set to sell for more than £2,000 at auction.

The 27-year-old cake – decorated with the royal coat of arms – was given to Moyra Smith, a cleaner at Clarence House, by a royal chef in 1981.

A thank you letter from Charles and Di to staff for a clock and a bottle of beer made to mark Prince William’s birth in 1982 are also for sale.

The three will go under the hammer at Dominic Winter Book Auctions in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on August 27. (via The Mirror)

Sexy Kate Middleton is poised to set a wedding date with Prince William. And the marriage could come with the added bonus of a national holiday.

Kate has been pining for her man since he left to go on a drug-busting mission with his Navy pals in the Caribbean in June.

She’s told pals it’s made her even more certain that 26-year-old Wills  is the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with. Now she’s ready to set a wedding date for some time next summer – but no announcements will be made until he returns from his mission with the Royal Navy.

Kate, 26, has also told friends this Christmas will be the last one she spends with her family as she expects to be part of the royal household by next year.  The brunette, who only has another week to wait before she’s reunited with Wills, has attended royal events in his absence. And a source close to her family said they expect her efforts to be rewarded shortly with an announcement.

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Gossip reporter Neil Sean has posted this gem on the Fox News website;

“Not one to gossip, as you know, but take heed of this nugget — I hear that royal insiders are in the process of setting up a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding planning a national U.K. holiday around high summer next year. What could that mean? Only a royal wedding, of course. Looks like Kate Middleton will finally land her man as she marries the heir to the throne next summer. You read it here first.

And does Middleton look slightly different to you? She should, as she has had her first teeth whitening treatments. The princess-in-waiting is, I can reveal, very oral-conscious and likes to look her best in smiles and pictures.

She told a mole, “It burns so much but I have good teeth and I am a tea drinker, so I have to be careful for stains.” Will Prince William be the next in line to go under the laser?”

Kate Middleton attends another royal wedding – The Telegraph
Prince William’s girlfriend was a guest at the marriage of Lady Rose Windsor, a cousin of the Queen, who married George Gilman at the Queen’s Chapel near St James’s Palace in central London. Miss Middleton, 26, joined members of the Royal Family, including the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal, Mr and Mrs Peter Phillips and Lady Sarah Chatto…

Kate attends Royal wedding – The Sun
Kate Middleton attended her second royal wedding of the year without Prince William today. Lady Rose Windsor, who is a relation of the Queen, married George Gilman at the historic Queen’s chapel, near St James’s Palace in central London this afternoon.

Kate Middleton legs it at second Royal wedding without her Prince – Daily Mail
Miss Middleton’s floaty knee-length dress caught the wind and defied gravity yesterday as she arrived for the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor. It was reminiscent of the famous scene in Monroe’s classic movie The Seven Year Itch, but Miss Middleton had had the foresight to wear a slip while braving the wind as she walked to Queen’s Chapel, in St James’s Palace in Central London…

Lady Rose Windsor, and Kate Middleton, in bloom – The Times
The bride, who is a film art assistant, wore a tiara that belonged to Queen Mary, the wife of George V and her great grandmother, above a couture white dress for the ceremony at the Queen’s Chapel in St James’s, London. Almost as many eyes were on Kate Middleton who confirmed her growing position in the royal fold by turning up without Prince William, her boyfriend…

A confident Kate Middleton shows she is edging ever nearer to the heart of the Royals yesterday at the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor.

Lady Rose, 28 – youngest daughter of the Duke of Gloucester and great grand-daughter of George V – is 23rd in line to the throne.

And the arrival of Kate, 26, at her wedding prompted Palace watchers to speculate that an engagement to Prince William may be getting closer.

Lady Rose, who works in the film industry as an art assistant, married long-term boyfriend George Gilman at The Queen’s Chapel, St James’s Palace. (via The People)

The royal family will enjoy its second wedding of the year when Lady Rose Windsor – a relative of the Queen – marries fiance George Gilman today.

The couple will exchange vows at the historic Queen’s Chapel near St James’s Palace in central London.

Amongst the guests will be the Earl of Wessex and Lady Sarah Chatto, both god-parents of the bride, and their partners.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and other senior royals are not expected to attend.

The wedding comes a few months after the Monarch’s grandson Peter Phillips wed his partner Autumn at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Lady Rose, 28, is the youngest child of the Duke of Gloucester who is a cousin of the Monarch.

While her fiance George, 26, is the son of property developer Peter Gilman, a former director of Leeds United, who was a member of the football club’s board from 1980 to 1996.

The couple have reportedly been living together for the past two years and got engaged last November.

The Queen’s Chapel has already featured in the life of Lady Rose’s family with her brother, the Earl of Ulster, marring his wife Claire in the building in June 2002. (via The Press Association)

Lady Rose Windsor, the youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, will marry George Gilman this Saturday 19th July 2008 in London. Upon their marriage Lady Rose, 28, will be known as Lady Rose Gilman.

Lady Rose Windsor – Wikipedia
The Lady Rose Windsor (Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise Windsor; born 1 March 1980) is the younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Lady Rose was born at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, and attended St. George’s School, Ascot. She is currently 23rd in the line of succession to the British Throne and at the time of her birth was 12th.

Engagement Notice – The Times Court Circular
Kensington Palace, 16th November, 2007 – The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, The Lady Rose Windsor, to be married to Mr. George Gilman, son of Mr. Peter Gilman and Mrs. Gillian Gilman.

Queen’s cousin will refuse to say Hello! – The Telegraph
Mandrake learns that George, whose father is a former director of Leeds United, has, however, taught some members of his bride’s family a thing or two about class by apparently turning down a lucrative offer from Hello! magazine to cover their marriage. “For us, it’s going to be a private family wedding,” confirms George’s brother, Tom…

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