British Royal Wedding

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

Hands up if you can spot a certain resemblance between Kate Middleton and her royal boyfriend’s mother.

Catherine, as she prefers to be called nowadays, spread a shapely hand across her face as she walked past waiting photo­graphers at Heathrow airport yesterday.

She had just returned from Birkhall, the Prince of Wales’s Scottish residence, where she had spent a romantic couple of days with Prince William but ­whether it was a sad parting or a happy return had to remain a mystery as she chose to screen herself in true Princess Diana style.

“They (William and Kate) have been told to keep their profiles low,” said one source last night. “It’s a brave move; there’s a risk that it might seem a bit precious but whether keeping out of the spotlight will endear her to the general public or not remains to be seen.”

Read entire story at Sunday Express | View photos at CelebMad.com

Prince Harry is apparently furious after Chelsy Davy was spotted getting friendly with reknowned playboy Hugo Taylor at a nightclub opening. Monsters & Critics reports…

A source said: “Harry was furious when he heard Chelsy was with Hugo at Chinawhite. Hugo had told a number of pals that he’s got his eye on Chelsy, and as they are all in the same circle of friends it got straight back to Harry.”

Hugo is the new promoter of Chinawhite and is a well-known player who has been linked to Harry’s cousin, Princess Eugenie. The source added to Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “On the night of the party Hugo doted on Chelsy. He made a beeline for her as soon as she arrived, and he bought her drinks for the whole night.

“The VIP area in the club is tiny, and she spent most of the night at his table, where they were chatting and dancing. Harry told pals he couldn’t believe Chelsy went to the club just to see Hugo. He isn’t at all happy about it.”

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…

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

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…

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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.”…

Acutely 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…

Prince 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…

As 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…