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Royal Family Whereabouts

Aug 5

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Happy Landings as the Royals End Their Holiday Cruise

The Royal Family were in high spirits yesterday when they took a walk down memory lane at the end of a 10-day holiday cruise.  Three generations of royals, with Peter Phillips’s pregnant wife Autumn carrying a fourth, disembarked the five-star cruise ship, the Hebridean Princess, and took a nostalgic trip to the late Queen Mother’s home, the Castle of Mey.

The Queen paid £300,000 out of her own private funds to charter the 49-passenger vessel, although it cost taxpayers an estimated £1 million for police, divers, dog handlers, Ministry of Defence police marine units, and a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Kent, to provide security for the trip.

Article: The Express | Daily Mail

Zara Phillips Joins Sailing Team for Cowes Week

Think Zara Phillips and you think jodhpurs, crops and horse riding competitions. But today, the young Royal proved that her sea legs are just as competitive as she swapped the equestrian life for one on the open waves.

Zara was taking part in the Artemis Challenge, which saw a fleet of six yachts sail round the Isle of Wight to win money for charity.

Article: Daily Mail

Prince Andrew in Sardinia while  a Man Arrested for Breaking Into his Home

Cops have arrested a man on suspicion of breaking into the grounds of Prince Andrew’s house. The 43-year-old was nicked at his home in Colnbrook, Berks, over conspiracy to commit theft and is being held in police custody.

While all this was happening, Prince Andrew was spotted in a yacht in Sardinia, apparently with a woman massaging sun cream on his back. According to Richard Palmer, the woman was the wife of another guest, and not Prince Andrew’s new girlfriend

Article: The Sun
Pictures: StarTraks Photo

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Queen Leads Royal Family on Island Cruise

Jul 25

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It’s a slow weekend… and the Royals are on holiday…

The monarch used to adore her annual cruises around the Western Isles of Scotland aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia and wept when the ship was decommissioned in 1997. Those days seemed destined to be more than a memory, but so keen was she to repeat the experience that she has spent an estimated £200,000 chartering a new cruise for her children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

Among the highlights of the trip will be two parties to celebrate the 60th birthday of The Princess Royal next month and the 50th birthday of The Duke of York earlier this year.

Bathed in glorious sunshine, an excited Royal Family arrived en masse at Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis to begin their holiday.

The Queen, dressed in a lime green trouser suit and pastel headscarf, boarded the luxury Hebridean Princess, which will be their home for the next ten days. She was joined by the Duke of York and his daughters, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.

The Princess Royal, boarded with a backpack and wearing cream trousers and a jacket, followed by her husband, Vice-Admiral Tim Laurence, who was carrying two bags. Viscount Linley, Princess Margaret’s son, was present with his wife Serena Stanhope and their two children, Charles and Margarita. The viscount’s sister, Lady Sarah Chatto, her husband, Daniel, and their sons, Samuel and Arthur, appeared cheerful as they boarded.

Among those due to join the trip later are the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex, with their children, and Peter Philips and his wife, Autumn.

Article: Telegraph
Pictures: Zimbio

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Christmas 2009 for the Royals

Dec 25

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Christmas 2009 went according to tradition, with the Royal Family attending the Christmas Day service at Mary Magdalene Church, greeting people lined up in the streets to meet them, and returning to Sandringham House for lunch. The Queen’s Christmas message was then broadcast in the afternoon.


The Queen’s Christmas Message

Transcript: Read the Queen’s Christmas Message

The whole family was there for the church service. Pictures show Prince William and cousin Zara Phillips linking arms, the Queen receiving flowers from children, William hugging a church regular, Zara & Autumn (visiting with husband Peter Phillips) in killer heels, plus a host of Philip Treacy hats. Security is reportedly significantly tighter this year.

Article: Daily Mail
Pictures: Getty Images

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Kate Middleton Upping Charity Involvement

Dec 6

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Warning: Katie Nicholl…  To me, this is another nonstory.  Party Pieces has been involved with Starlight since 2008, and has been helping in their Christmas and summer party programs.  More info here. Whether Kate plans more public exposure with this existing involvement remains to  be seen.

Kate Middleton is planning a Christmas warm-up for what Palace insiders are calling a ‘Princess-in-waiting role’ next year. The Middleton camp hopes the move – which will involve an increasing number of charity appearances as well as duties alongside Prince William – will help endear Kate to the British people.

With plans for a Royal wedding already in the early stages, Kate will prepare for her new role by fronting several charity parties in the run-up to Christmas for her parents’ company, Party Pieces.

‘She plans to raise her profile by doing more charity work and is genuine about her concerns – it is not done for some ulterior motive,’ says a source. ‘Kate cares, but in the past she has had to be careful where she treads. Party Pieces allows her to increase her charity work without being compared too closely to Diana, something courtiers are keen to avoid.”

Article: Daily Mail

And here’s another news bit with a very misleading headline…
Prince William and Kate Middleton Now have a Wedding Planner
Technically, it only says that Sarah Sienesi, a “wedding and event consultant,” has been hired as a lady-in-waiting to Sophie, Countess of Wessex. And that if Wills and Kate would in the future need a wedding planner, there’s one working for the Firm. Right Now, Sarah is concentrating on sporting events.

Article: The Telegraph

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Royals Attend End of War in Iraq Commemoration

Oct 9

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Today marks another day of work for the royals. During the End of War in Iraq Commemoration, Rowan Williams — an outspoken critic of Britain’s role in the war — told a congregation at St. Paul’s Cathedral that there are many lessons to be learned from the Iraqi conflict. Included in the audience were HM Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Iraq President Jalal Talabani, top British Military officers, veterans of the war and families of British soldiers killed in Iraq. Prince William also attended the service with his father, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, along with Princess Anne and Prince Edward.

British troops completed their pullout from Iraq in May, ending a six-year campaign that saw 178 British servicemen and women and one civilian Ministry of Defense worker killed.

News: Associated Press
Pictures: Getty Images |  Rex Features

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