The new face of Britain’s Royal Family give new meaning to the phrase “Do-It-Yourself…” The likely future king and queen already do their own cooking, cleaning and shopping at the rented cottage where they spend weekends together off the northwest coast of Wales. They plan to continue that servant-free lifestyle after their buzzed-about wedding at [...]
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Charlotte Casiraghi: Riding High
December 29th, 2010 |
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Troy is a stallion; Tintero is a gelding,†says the slight young woman with the startlingly recognizable face. Troy is wearing fabulous headgear, and Tintero, her sweet-faced gray, has huge eyes that look like they were made up with a kohl pencil. “He is my best horse, my number one—he’s so clever,†says Charlotte Casiraghi, [...]
Prince Charles & Wife Camilla Holiday Card
December 9th, 2010 |
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Season’s Greetings from Buckingham Palace. Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles, enjoy a little cross-country skiing on a private lot on their Balmoral Estate on the cover of their annual holiday card, which was presented to friends and family members of the couple this week.
Kate & William: The Love Story A Bust At US Newsstands
December 2nd, 2010 |
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Kate Middleton became the object of affection for a-many a royal watcher when the daughter of self-made millionaires was unveiled as the fiancee of Britain’s Prince William last month — but the soon-to-be new Princess of Wales will have to do more than wear the coveted tiara if she hopes to become a tabloid darling [...]
Who will design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress?
December 1st, 2010 |
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Kate Middleton’s wedding dress has been the topic of a lot of speculation ever since she got engaged to Prince William. Now bookmakers have received the strongest indication yet that Bruce Oldfield might be the official wedding dress designer, reports the Daily Mail. A spokesman for Paddy Power told Vogue.com this morning that it was [...]
Andrew Lloyd Webber wants to write â€solid love†song for Royal wedding
November 27th, 2010 |
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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has said that he would be ‘honoured’ to write an anthem for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. For the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, the Welsh composer William Mathias was asked to write a stirring anthem. And for their son”s marriage, Andrew Loyd [...]
Kate Middleton Engagement Ring Once Belonged To Princess Diana
November 16th, 2010 |
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If soon-to-be Princess of Wales Kate Middleton’s engagement sparkler looks familiar, it should: Prince William has given fiancee Kate Middleton the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother, Princess Diana. The blue sapphire and diamond ring was given to Diana by William’s father, Prince Charles, when they became engaged in Feb. 1981. The ring [...]
Prince William Kate Middleton Engaged — British Royal Wedding Summer 2011
November 16th, 2010 |
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Butter Up the English Muffins: Prince William’s getting hitched! On Tuesday, British royal Prince William, 28, confirmed that he is to set wed college sweetheart Kate Middleton — the daughter of self-made millionaires — next year. William proposed to Middleton during a vacation to Kenya last month and the happy news was announced by royal [...]
Prince William and Kate Middleton Are Enagaged!
November 16th, 2010 |
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The wait is over: Prince William and Kate Middleton, having been a couple on and off for eight years, are finally set to wed, they have announced. While no date has been revealed, it is thought the ceremony will be held in a few months and be the biggest since William’s mother, Diana, married Prince [...]
Both Charlize Theron, Keira Knightley set to play Princess Diana
October 20th, 2010 |
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Actresses Charlize Theron and Keira Knightley will go against each other on the big screen as they are both reportedly lined up to play Diana, Princess of Wales. ””The Monster”” star is said to be in line to play the late royal in a film about her friendship with her former bodyguard, Ken Wharfe, who [...]
Keira Knightley Scarlett Johansson As Princess Diana In “Diana†Biopic?
October 18th, 2010 |
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Former Pirates of the Caribbean actress Keira Knightly and Golden Globe-nominated blonde Scarlett Johansson are in chats to be cast as Princess Diana in a new movie called ‘Diana’ based on the life of the Princess of Wales, film industry informants have reportedly revealed to London’s Daily Mail. Knightley is at the top of the [...]
Keira Knightley â€to star in the movie Dianaâ€
October 18th, 2010 |
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Keira Knightly is set to play princess Diana in a new movie called ”Diana” based on the life of the Princess of Wales. Knightley is at the top of the list of a number of actresses lined up to play Diana. And producers at film company Pathe are keen to cast Knightley, 25, as Diana [...]
Michael Douglas â€doing very well,†says wife Catherine Zeta-Jones
October 1st, 2010 |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones has said that her cancer- stricken hubby Michael Douglas is ”doing very well” and will complete his treatments soon. “He is about to finish his treatment and the doctors could not be happier,” the New York Daily News quoted her as telling People.com at the Ryder Cup”s Welcome to Wales gala in Cardiff. [...]
Catherine Zeta-Jones visits sick kids in Wales with hubby Michael Douglas
July 24th, 2010 |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones visited sick kids at a children”s hospital in Wales along with husband Michael Douglas. The visit was part of the couple”s ongoing charity campaign for better facilities. The Hollywood actors opened the Children”s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff in 2006 and donated a large sum to the Noah”s Ark Appeal, which aims to [...]
Mickey Rourke to play gay rugby star in new movie
July 19th, 2010 |
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American actor Mickey Rourke is set to play the role of gay British rugby star Gareth Thomas in a new biopic. Rourke thought Thomas would be the ‘perfect model’ for a movie after reading a report about him ‘coming out’. Rourke and Thomas met for dinner after Rourke appeared as a guest on Jonathan Ross’ [...]
Audrey Hepburn voted ‘Most Beautiful Woman of 20th century
July 1st, 2010 |
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Audrey Hepburn has been voted the most beautiful woman of the 20th century in a poll. Famed most for her classic glam pose in a black Givenchy dress, pearls and gloves in the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany””s, the lovely lass beat Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly to the top spot in the poll for [...]
Wikipedia’s Wales Scales Back Founder Flag After Angering Editors
May 17th, 2010 |
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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has given up his rights to block users, delete pages or protect pages on the online encyclopedia he helped build after drawing the ire of editors who felt he overstepped his bounds by yanking images he deemed pornographic from Wikimedia Commons. More than 300 Wikipedia editors signed this petition complaining about Wales’ actions. The hullabaloo started when Wales deleted and facilitated the deletion of thousands of images that some deemed pornographic, including images with children. – <p>Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has given up his rights
to block users, delete pages or protect pages on the online encyclopedia he
helped build after drawing the ire of editors who felt he overstepped his
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<p>The hullabaloo, which Wales downplayed in tweets to the media, started…
Redrawing the map
April 29th, 2010 |
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The European map is outdated and illogical. Here’s how it should look
PEOPLE who find their neighbours tiresome can move to another neighbourhood, whereas countries can’t. But suppose they could. Rejigging the map of Europe would make life more logical and friendlier.
Britain, which after its general election will have to confront its dire public finances, should move closer to the southern-European countries that find themselves in a similar position. It could be towed to a new position near the Azores. (If the journey proves a bumpy one, it might be a good opportunity to make Wales and Scotland into separate islands). …