British Royal Wedding

This is Gloucestershire reports that rugby star Mike Tindall could propose to Zara Phillips after the 2012 Olympics – as long as she wins a gold medal!

The Queen’s granddaughter and world champion eventer has set her sights on Olympic gold in London in three years time. And if she does won the coveted medal then Mike has said he’ll pop the question.

The news was revealed by former England rugby player Will Greenwood. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Will says it was Mike who was talking passionately about horses rather than Zara.

“I am surprised when he talks of ‘flying changes’, ‘rein backs’, the four-star horses, and the promise that an Olympic gold medal might, if she’s lucky, be exchanged for a wedding ring”, he says.

Katie Nicholl reckons that Zara Phillips & Mike Tindall are pressuring the Royal Household to allow them to announce their engagement…

The pair have been dating since 2003 and had hoped to wed this year but were pipped to the post by Lord Freddie Windsor, who is marrying actress Sophie Winkleman next month.

‘The Palace has to give them the nod,’ says my source. ‘Zara is Royal and there are certain protocols.

There’s still the question of whether William and Kate will make an announcement. There can’t be two at once.’

Together since 2003, The Telegraph reports that Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall are ready to ‘formalise’ their union…

“I don’t think it is about whether we will get married, but when,” says the England rugby player, who met the granddaughter of the Queen in 2003. “There is no doubt that I love Zara, but it has to be the right time.

“She is so busy competing and I am touring. We often don’t even manage to get away on holiday together. And, yes, it probably would be a white wedding, although sometimes I can see the attraction of sneaking away without telling anyone.”

A friend of the couple’s tells this week’s Hello! magazine;

“He is very good with the children and enjoys all the rough and tumble… Zara is brilliant with the children. She would come over for a coffee sometimes and play with the children. They adore her…”

Zara Phillips and fella Mike Tindall are moving into this £800,000 home – fuelling wedding talk.

The Queen’s granddaughter and the rugby ace have spent £250,000 renovating the five-bed pad since buying it in April. The investment is the clearest hint yet they will wed.

Ladbrokes has closed the book on equestrian star Zara, 26, being the next Royal to wed after a flurry of bets.

View Photo and read article at The Sun…

Zara Phillips has moved into a new £1 million home with boyfriend Mike Tindall. The Sunday Express reckons this is the clearest sign yet that they plan to marry…

The Queen’s granddaughter and the rugby star have bought a regency-style town house in Cheltenham, prompting speculation they will soon announce their engagement.

Friends say the couple opted for the leafy spa town to be closer to the nightlife and Zara’s favourite shopping streets, having outgrown their two-bedroom cottage on Princess Anne’s Gatcombe estate.

An insider said: “They wanted more ind­ependence. They have enjoyed living at Gatcombe for the past four years but it can get quite suffocating with Zara’s mum, dad and stepmother all living on the estate. Zara has always loved Cheltenham and they think the property will be a good ­investment.”

Seems Princess Eugenie’s gap-year hi-jinx have prompted a review of around-the-clock protection for junior members of the royal family. The Sun reports…

Experts believe the bill for ensuring the security of the entire family may have topped the £50million mark. The review will look at where the money is spent and whether some younger family members actually need the current level of protection.

A senior Royal source said: “Few people would begrudge working members of the Royal family adequate security arrangements. However, their is growing unease at the sheer costs involved in offering round-the-clock protection to non-working members of the family.

“The only thing the public see is bodyguards being used as glorified taxi drivers to ferry young members of the family to and from nightclubs.

Zara Phillips has let rip at paparazzi who have been hounding her at the Badminton Horse Trials. The Daily Mail has the story…

She raged at the press pack following her: ‘This is a competition, not a ****ing social event!’

Her outburst came the day after a member of the paparazzi allegedly caused her horse, Ardfield Magic Star, to rear as she entered the dressage arena.

After getting the message off her chest she did, however, offer a half-hearted apology.
‘I’m not blaming you, it’s just people like that [the paparazzi] who give you lot a bad name,’ she said, then offered a wave.

Her mood was further lightened later when she came ninth in the dressage event on her other horse, Toytown.

Whew! That ‘Prince Harry’ item (Harry spotted in the Philippines) – The News Today
I hope that by now that “Prince Harry” media-hyped prank is now put to rest. I remember that a few weeks ago in Tagaytay, I was introduced to this 18-year-old. Those with him called him “Prince Harry,” and I immediately got the joke. The fellow has a striking resemblance with the real McCoy, though perhaps a bit more refined, regal and definitely better behaved…

Brave Eugenie travels on – The Sun
Brave Princess Eugenie was yesterday carrying on her gap year travels despite being involved in a mugging. A thief grabbed a purse belonging to a friend of the Duke of York’s younger daughter in Phnom Penh, Cambodia…

World champion Zara Phillips has a great chance at Badminton – W & G Standard
Royal rider and world champion Zara Phillips is naturally one of the favourites to lift the trophy after the showjumping on Sunday, riding her World and European championship-winning horse Toytown…

Century old royal wedding cake under the hammer – Herald Sun
A 138-YEAR-old piece of cake from one of the British royal family’s most controversial weddings will go on sale this week. Wrapped in parchment and tied with string, the cake is thought to be the only surviving piece from the wedding celebrations of Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, and the Marquis of Lorne…

Artist unveils portrait of Duchess of Cornwall – Daily Mail
The hint of a smile playing across the subject’s lips gives the painting more than a passing resemblance to a rather more famous portrait. But while the Mona Lisa has intrigued millions of people who have filed past her over the years, this painting of the Duchess of Cornwall is going on public display for the first time this week…

So, Zara, what first attracted you to the rugby star Mike Tindall? – Daily Mail
She’s no shrinking violet and he’s not exactly a wallflower. So the organisers of a Mr & Mrs-style competition knew they could expect a few giggles when they invited Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall to take part. At one point, displaying that they both share the same sense of fun, the couple agreed that what first attracted Miss Phillips to the England rugby star was his ‘big tackle’…

You dare to head ‘with Kate Middleton? – Hola.com
All girls dream of becoming a small real princess, but very few do. Perhaps Kate Middleton, current partner of Prince William of England, was one of them: all the British tabloids for months awaiting the announcement of the commitment of the couple, especially since she was declared ‘official girlfriend’ of the heir last July…

Fergie’s mid air horror – The Sun
Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson was left “trembling in shock” after a terrifying mid-air drama, The Sun can reveal. Princess Eugenie’s mum, 49, is said to have screamed in fear when an engine casing flew loose. A source said: “It made a hell of a racket and the alarms went off and lights on the control screen began flashing. “Sarah was terrified the plane was going to crash and was trembling with shock when it landed.”…

Windsor Castle sex couple fear sack – Monsters & Critics
The couple who had sex in Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s front garden fear their drunken illegal romp could cost them their jobs. The pair – who spent a night in police cells and were cautioned for outraging public decency – were pictured at Jo’s flat yesterday but refused to comment on their romp…

Zara Phillips moonlights in Monaco as a Bond girl – Daily Mail
She could probably beat James Bond at showjumping. And she can certainly match his girlfriends for glamour. Zara Phillips was one of the star attractions at a charity poker event in the South of France. In a purple satin dress and huge gold earrings, and armed with a glass of champagne, she could have outshone Eva Green in the 007 film Casino Royale…

David Walliams meets Princess Beatrice at fashion bash – The Sun
David Walliams towers over a little Briton as he meets Princess Beatrice at a fashion bash.Walliams and Bea, 20, were at a dinner to mark the launch of a Michael Kors store in London’s Bond Street…

Paparazzi: scum, or a showbiz essential? – London Student
“I feared for my life in chase by paparazzi” and “Leave us alone” are some of the recent headlines in the press. Who are the paparazzi or “paps” as they are commonly known? Why have they come to be feared, hated and disgusted?  And most importantly: How come we don’t see any headlines blaming the public?.. (Link thanks to Rman)