Inthe new Newsweek, Tina Brown ponders what Princess Diana would be like today – as she would have turned 50 on Friday.
A computer-generated, age-projected image of a Diana shows her appearing to walk next to Kate Middleton, Prince William‘s bride.
“What would she have been like?” Brown writes of Diana. “Still great-looking: that’s a given.”
She goes on to say:
“Fashionwise, Diana would have gone the J.Crew and Galliano route à la Michelle Obama, always knowing how to mix the casual with the glam. There is no doubt she would have kept her chin taut with strategic Botox shots and her bare arms buff from the gym.
Remarriage? At least two, I suspect, on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Brown details all sorts of escapades that might have happened, with men, with her ex-husband, in politics and more. And would Diana have found peace? “Yes, I believe she would,” writes Brown.
But the Los Angeles Times ponders a different question – about the “jarring” cover, asking: “Shocking, brilliant or just plain cheap?” Most readers, it appears, find it “horribly” offensive. How about you?
President Barack Obama and his First Lady Michelle Obama are currently on an overseas tour in Europe at the moment and today they stopped off for a state visit in the U.K. where they were introduced to Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.
People reports that William and Kate had a quick chat with the Obamas before they were treated to a special lunch that Queen Elizabeth hosted for the visitors in Buckingham Palace.
Apparently during the 15 minute meeting both couples discussed the upcoming tour of the U.S. that William and Kate will be taking in July, they apparently also talked about the recent Royal wedding.
Yesterday the Obamas were in Ireland, where they both had a glass of guinness before Obama gave a speech in Dublin,. Later on today the Royal family will be having a special dinner to celebrate the Obamas visit.
My, how the tables have turned for the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton.
Trying on the hat of a lovesick royal years before even meeting her future husband, Prince William, Middleton played ‘Prince Charming’ in her middle school’s adaptation of ‘Cinderella,’ according to The Sun.
“Oh woe, woe, woe is me,” Middleton’s character laments in one scene. “I’m in love. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I can’t concentrate on anything. My memory is gone.”
With stellar comedic timing, a voice made to hit those high notes and an uncanny ability to pull off a crown, it looks like Middleton has had the makings of a royal since she was just 11-years-old. Brava, Brava! Talk about a serious encore in the making. Eighteen years later Middleton would marry Prince William in what will go down as the wedding of (at least) the decade.
I don’t know if you have been force-fed the Royal Wedding all day but I have, it’s been on every channel and every single website. But anyway here is the moment that the whole world was waiting to see the first kiss as husband and wife between Princess William and Kate Middleton.
I hope it’s made more of an impact on your day than it has on mine because I’m sick of hearing about these two already and unfortunately I think it’s going to go on longer than today because next up they have the honeymoon.
I don’t know if I’m the only one that’s sick of hearing about the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton but anyway here is the official portrait that will be featured in the Royal Wedding program.
The program was available for download earlier on today, you can get it here, and features a little statement from the couple thanking everybody for their support. Here is what they say:
“We are both so delighted that you are able to join us in celebrating what we hope will be one of the happiest days of our lives,” the couple write in their official wedding program, released Thursday. Their message, signed “William” and “Catherine,” goes on to say: “The affection shown to us by so many people during our engagement has been incredibly moving, and has touched us both deeply. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone most sincerely for their kindness.”
Mario Testino was the photographer who shot this uber-cheesy photo for us all to enjoy. The 28-page program also features details of tomorrows wedding service and states that she will walk down the ailse to “I Was Glad” by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, composed for the coronation of William’s great-great-great grandfather Edward VII at Westminster Abbey in 1902.
Kate will follow in Princess Diana‘s steps with her vows and promises not to obey her husband but she will “‘love, comfort, honor and keep” William.” When putting the ring on her finger he will say “with this ring I thee wed.”
Is it just me that is looking forward to this wedding being over and done with tomorrow? Every news channel is going to be full of it all day.
You know when you walk into a store and look at the magazine racks and every week it’s the same celebrities over and over? Well there’s a reason for that because that celebrity is the one that’s selling the most copies for the magazine. Here is a list of the top 10 selling tabloids of 2010.
10. Twilight – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 2.4 million
09. Jennifer Aniston – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 2.6 million
08. The Kardashians – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 2.7 million
07. Teen Mom – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 2.75 million
06. Lady GaGa – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 2.8 million
05. The Royal Wedding – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 3.2 million
04. Bachelor Jake – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 3.6 million
03. Angelina Jolie – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 5 million
02. Dr Oz – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 7 million
01. Sandra Bullock – Total Unit Sales (all magazine titles): 7.4 million
None of this is surprising to me at all, I’ve been sick of all these people for the past year.
The gilt-edged invitations to Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton‘s April 29 wedding ceremony went out to 1,900 guests on Wednesday and Thursday.
The palace revealed Will and Kate’s 8-inch by 6-inch invitation to the press, says the U.K.’s Daily Mail, which reports that “more than half” the recipients will be friends of the couple.
The conservatively designed white card is stamped with (grandmother-of-the-groom) Queen Elizabeth’s golden insignia, and requests a dress code of military uniform, morning coat or lounge (business) suit.
But alert your social secretary: This invite to Westminster Abbey applies to the 11:00 a.m. marriage ceremony only. The full celebration is a three-part affair, with increasingly exclusive guest lists. And when it comes to who’s making the cut, some surprising snubs and desperate wannabes are already making news.
There’s more than one side to this generation of royals. They’re formal. They’re fun-loving. And in a two-hour shoot, renowned photographer Mario Testino has captured them beautifully.
In two newly released portraits of Prince William and his fiancee, Kate Middleton (make that Miss Catherine Middleton, according to the royal family), the couple, both 28, look genuinely in love.
Mario Testino, 56, was a favorite photographer of William’s late mother, Princess Diana. Among his royal assignments, he took official photos of William (for his 21st birthday) and Prince Harry (for his 20th birthday), according to the U.K.’s Guardian. The fashion photographer has also snapped iconic images of Kate Moss, Elizabeth Hurley, Emma Watson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Claudia Schiffer.
“They are in their prime and brimming with happiness,” Testino said of the future King of England and his bride-to-be. “I have never felt so much joy as when I see them together.”
The most surprising bit of behind-the-scenes info to come out of the photo shoot? Middleton reportedly did her own makeup, with Testino’s artist on hand merely for touch-ups.
The formal portrait of the pair was taken in a chamber linked to Prince Charles’ official residence (Clarence House), according to People. com. Middleton posed in a white Reiss dress and Links earrings, placing her left hand prominently on her prince’s arm to display Princess Diana’s famous sapphire ring, given as an engagement ring from William to Kate.
A more casual photo of the couple embracing — and both wearing jeans — was taken in the Cornwall Room of St. James Palace.
Testino was hand-picked to shoot the highly anticipated photos by William himself. “Prince William has worked with Mario Testino on many occasions before, and so the couple decided that he was the right choice for such an important portrait,” said a Clarence House spokeswoman.
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock today I’m sure you’ve heard the news that Prince William is engaged to Kate Middleton after he proposed to her last month in Kenya.
The couple have been on-and-off for the past eight years but they are now finally set to get married sometime in Spring or Summer of 2011. Prince William is said to have asked Kate’s father for her hand before proposing to her.
He presented her with with his mothers, Princess Diana, oval blue 18-carat sapphire and diamond ring engagement ring because he didn’t want her to miss out on the excitement. He said…
“It is very special to me. It was my way to make sure my mother did not miss out on today and the excitement that we are going to spend the rest of our lives together.”
No word on where the wedding will take place yet but her family say they are thrilled with the news of the engagement. Check out the photos to see the engagement ring.
Congratulations to Prince William and Kate Middleton but I know I am going to be sick of hearing about them by the end of the week and when the actually wedding comes around it’s all we will hear about.
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Prince William has revealed that he proposed to Kate Middleton with his mom’s engagement ring — the same one Princess Di stopped wearing after Charles cheated on her … which in turn, ruined the marriage, embarrassed the royals and tore the family apart.
source: With my mother’s ring I thee wed: Prince’s moving tribute to Diana as he announces Royal wedding next year [Daily Mail]
