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A Royal Wedding in June and a Baby in 2010?

trix — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:33:00 GMT

Prince William and his fiance Kate Middleton will be announcing their summer wedding sometime this month.

Will Prince William's wedding rival his mother Diana's?

I highly doubt it.

The couple spent their New Year with family instead of going on their traditional skiing trip and William reportedly proposed to Kate around January 9th.

Now, according to royal tradition, the couple will get married and within the following 18 months, should give birth to an heir.

Will they follow in their ancestors footsteps or do things their own way?

Emotional Prince William Talks About His Mom's Death

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Emotional Prince William Talks About His Mom's Death

Sassy Smith — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:31:00 GMT

For the first time publicly, an emotional Prince William, now 26, talked about the pain of losing his mother, Princess Diana. He said he struggles each year on Mother's Day.

William was just 15-years-old when his mother was killed in a tragic car accident in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in France.

The young heir, gave an impromtu speech at the Child Bereavement Charity in Burton Place, saying, "My mother Diana was present at your launch 15 years ago. Today I am incredibly proud to be able to continue her support to your fantastic charity by becoming your royal patron.

"What my mother recognized then and what I understand now, is that losing a close family member is one of the hardest experiences that anyone can endure. Never able to say the word 'Mummy' again in your life sounds like a small thing.

"However, for many, including me, it is now really just a word - hollow and evoking only memories. I can therefore wholeheartedly relate to the Mother's Day campaign as I too have felt and still feel the emptiness on such a day as Mother's Day."

Can you imagine how hard it must have been for William and his younger brother, Harry? To lose a parent is difficult for a child, but to also be in the public eye while trying to grieve and understand the loss, must have been truly heartbreaking.

Princess Diana would be proud of the boys she raised and I'm sure they think of their mom every day.

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Prince Joachim of Denmark Expecting

Karl Erikson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:35:00 GMT

Prince Joachim of Denmark and wife Princess Marie are expecting their first child together. The baby, due in May, is the first for Princess Marie, but Prince Joachim has two sons - Prince Nikolai, 9, and Prince Felix, 6 - from his marriage to Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg.

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie goet married in May. He's the youngest son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik The Prince Consort.

Man, I'd LOVE to be a Prince Consort! Where do I apply?

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Royal Baby: Prince William & Kate Middleton Expecting?

Sassy Smith — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Is the Royal Family about to have their world rocked by a pregnancy scandal? According to a Palace source, Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton are expecting a child together...

According to a Royal source, Kate was said to be horrified that she might be pregnant. The insider said, "The panic started a few weeks ago, when Kate told Wills that she thought she was pregnant. William was left speechless. They're always very responsible and this shouldn't have happened."

Wills and Kate have been together for years and have always been sensible about their relationship and understand the magnitude of what a pregnancy would mean at this point in their lives.

Judy Wade, a royal commentator said this was totally out of character for Kate. The situation has royal insiders in "an uproar."

Does this mean they have to get married now? Can she wear white? I've never been a royal (well only in my mind) so I'm not sure how that all works.

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Sunday Cute Shot: The Dutch Royals

Whit Honea — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:39:00 GMT

I almost forgot one! This is the Dutch Royal Family: Princess Maxima and Willem-Alexander with daughters Amalia (4), Alexia (3), and Ariane (16months).

More cute photos below!

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Liar Liar: Chef Robert Irvine Fired From Food Network

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:25:00 GMT

Robert Irvine has cooked his last soufflé as host of the popular Food Network show Dinner: Impossible. Irvine was fired after it was discovered that he embellished (that's fancy talk for 'lied') several items on his resume, most notably that he had worked on Princess Diana's wedding cake.

Irvine had made the claim in his book Mission: Cook. “It was an English fruitcake that weighed over 360 pounds...I worked on these elaborate side panels, which told the history of the royal Windsor and Spencer families - in icing!”

But that's not all. Irvine also claimed he was a knight who owned a castle in Scotland, had cooked for presidents and royalty and was friends with Prince Charles - all stories that Irvine has admitted he made up to "impress wealthy Americans."

Looks like his next show might be, Mission: Find a Job.

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Paul McCartney Hopes Heather Mills Kills Herself

Sassy Smith — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:05:00 GMT

I think the b*tch is crazy too, but that's a bit nasty isn't? Reportedly, Paul McCartney is on tape saying to his daughter Stella McCartney, "If we turn up the pressure on Heather, with a bit of luck she will top herself and then we won't have to pay her a penny."

A source added, "When Heather found out what was said on the tape, she was very distressed. It was such a terrible thing to say, whether it was meant or not. Heather was very shocked and hurt and has discussed the tape several times with her sister Fiona."

"She knows that she and Stella never saw eye to eye but she never expected anything like this. Her legal team feel that if the tape is genuine it is one of the most damning things Paul has ever said."

Now, we've heard from Mills in the past, that she has recordings of Paul saying nasty things, however, who would have recorded this conversation between Sir Paul and Stella? And, in my opinion, why doesn't McCartney just pay the crazy lady? He's worth, what, 800 gazillion dollars, so why not, just give the let's drink rat's milk woman, some cash, shut her up and be done with it? Wouldn't it be worth it? Get her outta your hair? Think about it Paul, think about it.

I just hope they're both thinking of their small daughter, Beatrice.

The battling ex's divorce case is set for February at the High Court in London.

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Princess Sofia Knows It Ain't a Baptism Until Someone Pees in the Punch Bowl

Whit Honea — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:26:00 GMT

Spain's Princess Sofia, daughter of Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia, was ~~basted~~ baptized in Madrid.

Seriously though, doesn't it look they're basting her? Looking at Sofia, being glazed next to that big metal bedpan, reminds me of an old Bugs Bunny cartoon, the one where they try to trick him into getting inside a big boiling stockpot, and of course by "the one," I mean most of them. I'm just waiting for the altar boys to start chopping carrots.

If I was Letizia, I would be a pretty princess, but more importantly, I think I'd tighten my grip on my kid and hope that the priest had a big lunch.

Prince What's-His-Name and Sophie Who's-She-What Expecting Second Baby

Alisyn — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:03:00 GMT

England's least exciting and glamorous royal couple, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie - known in the U.K. as the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and in the U.S. as nobodies - announced that they are expecting their second child sometime this winter. Apparently, the couple are already parents to a 3-year-old daughter, Lady Louise.

Congrats to... wait... what were their names again?

Princess Kalina (Barely) Resists Devouring Son Alive; Husband Kitin Still Tempted by Yummy Baby Fingers

BadKitty — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:11:00 GMT

No one panic, but we have a Homely Goth Alert, Terror Level: Ren-Faire. Princess Kalina's n'eyebrows and blood clot lipstick, plus the fresh-from-the-grave complexion of her husband, "noted" humanitarian Kitin Munoz, just scream "We will harvest the baby's plasma!" This ~~devil spawn sacrificial ceremony~~ family portrait is just one black velvet cape away from Terror Level: Cure Concert.

It kind of looks like they are at a christening for little Simeon Hassan, but what mere mortal could fulfill godparenting duties to this family? Paging Anne Rice and Angelina Jolie! Wear your prettiest vial of blood, we need witnesses for a ritual! (Actually, maybe don't invite Angie, you know how grabby she gets around foreign kids.)

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Who's Your Daddy Prince Harry?

BadKitty — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:33:00 GMT

The rumor that James Hewitt is Prince Harry's real daddy is back in the "news." In a homepage story on Thursday The National Enquirer quotes a new book by Christopher Anderson, titled After Diana: William, Harry, Charles, and the Royal House of Windsor. Anderson claims that Harry wants to put this matter to rest with a DNA test. In their latest issue US Weekly also talked to Anderson, who told them that the Queen would never permit a test, just in case.

This story goes way back. The BBC has a great side by side picture of Harry and Hewitt in a story from 2002 about the paternity questions. It also has excerpts from James Hewitt's interview with The Daily Mail and another book about Diana by her police bodyguard, Ken Wharfe. Both point out that Harry was about two years old when Diana and Hewitt started banging boots, making it difficult-to-impossilbe for Hewitt to be the Baby Daddy, unless there was a threesome with Mr. Peabody in the Way Back Machine.

Everyone's big "proof" is Harry's red hair. Wharfe rebuts with the obvious, that Diana's family, the Spencers, are red heads. Ever seen her brother Charles? Red hair, blotchy skin, watery eyes. TMZ has a three-fer photo, with Hewitt, Harry and Charles, side by side.

I offer the picture above. That schnoz! Those ears! Talk about dominant Windsor Family traits. I'm guessing that Harry is legitimate, and he should be damn grateful he escaped getting his Dad's teeth, too. That said, you can be sure I'm watching Dateline tonight when Matt Lauer interviews Prince William and Prince Harry. Just in case.