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Princes William & Harry’s Joint Trip to World Cup

May 16

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Prince William and Prince Harry are to undertake their first joint overseas tour next month, St James’s Palace announced, with a week-long tour of southern Africa in separate aircraft.

The two Princes will visit Botswana and Lesotho before traveling to South Africa in time for England’s World Cup match against Algeria in Cape Town, where they will be supporting England’s bid to host the World Cup in 2018.

However, because of rules forbidding the two Princes from flying together, William and Harry will undertake the tour without ever traveling on the same flight. Although it has involved drawing up a complicated itinerary for the pair — the week involves half a dozen flights for each of them — St James’s Palace has been at pains to ensure that the rule is adhered to. “Particularly after the death of the Polish president, it is something we take very seriously,” a Palace source said.

It said that Prince William’s international travel was being paid by the FA, while Prince Harry was paying his own costs.  They will be in Africa from June 14 to 21. Would that mean William is spending his 28th birthday on a plane?

Article: Times Online

Marathon not a sprint for Prince William and Jecca Craig

Prince Williams former fiancee Jecca Craig

Prince William's "former fiancee" Jecca Craig

Prince William supports marathon on Kenyan estate of his ‘former fiancée’ Jecca Craig.

Jessica Craig, with whom Prince William reportedly carried out a “pretend engagement” while he was staying at Lewa, her family’s wildlife reserve in Kenya, before going to university, still looms large in his life. The latest project which has brought them together is the Safari Marathon, on Lewa, which William is supporting. Last week, the Prince received prospective runners at St James’s Palace.

Jecca is the only woman to have precipitated an official bulletin about William’s love life. In 2003, the Prince of Wales’s staff issued a statement in which it was denied that the couple were involved in a relationship. They had never done this for any of William’s other alleged girlfriends. Shortly after, Jecca was the guest of honour at William’s 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle. In an interview, he insisted that he did not have a steady girlfriend at St Andrews University, where he had first met Kate Middleton two years earlier. It was not until 2004 that he was happy to be photographed with Kate.

Article: The Telegraph

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Kate Middleton Prepares for Role as Charitable Princess

May 3

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If true, this would be a great idea…

Kate Middleton to be charitable princess?

Kate Middleton to be charitable princess?

Kate Middleton has been cruelly mocked as “Waity Katie” for the low profile that she has taken while being courted by Prince William. Now, however, she is preparing to take on a more public role.

The Telegraph’s Mandrake hears that the 28-year-old graduate has let it be known that she will be available to attend events for a number of charities from the autumn. “Kate’s name is already down for certain events,” says a royal courtier. “She will take a higher profile before the engagement is announced.”

Article: The Telegraph

Kate Spotted at Raffles Last Week

Princess-in-waiting Kate Middleton is renowned for being the model of decorum but there is a lesser known wild side to Prince William’s girlfriend.  Kate was spotted dancing on a podium and waving her arms around to disco music at London nightclub Raffles on Wednesday night.

With Prince William nowhere to be seen Kate, 27, joined her friend Astrid Harbord for a Children’s Trust charity bash.

‘Kate was surrounded by boys who kept putting their arms around her and twirling her around,’ one of their friends says. ‘At one stage The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme song came on and Kate saw the funny side when everyone sang the lyric, ”Looked to my kingdom I was finally there, To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air”.’

Kate was wearing a bright orange silk top with skinny jeans and stayed out sipping champagne until 4am.

Article: Daily Mail

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Princess Beatrice Runs London Marathon

Apr 26

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Princess Beatrice is the first royal to run the London marathon

Princess Beatrice is the first royal to run the London marathon

Way to go, Bea!  After months of training (and looking a lot more fit), Princess Beatrice conquers the London Marathon.

Cheered on by her proud parents, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice became the first ever royal to complete the London Marathon on Sunday – all the while part of a human caterpillar.

Bea and her American boyfriend Dave Clarke made it across the finish line having run the 26.2 miles tied to 33 other friends as members of ‘Team Caterpillar’, headed up by Richard Branson’s children Holly and Sam. That in itself was a record breaking feat as the gang became the largest number of runners to finish the race tied together. The team came in after 5 hours, 13 minutes and 4 seconds.

Beatrice – wearing the team’s lime-green skirt – said: “The hardest thing was trying to keep a steady pace that 34 people could do. The crowd were fantastic and they kept me going.”

Speaking to the BBC, mum Sarah said: “For so long I’ve been trying to get her fit and now she’s showing me up today. I’ve just decided that if she such a good role model to me then next year I’m going to do it.”

Articles: Hello! Magazine | Daily Mail | The Telegraph
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William’s Picture Sells for £24,000

Apr 17

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Prince Williams portrait raises big money

Prince William's portrait raises big money

A unique art work combining photographs which Prince William and an ex-homeless man took of each other sold for £24,000 at auction on April 15. The double portrait, known as a diptych, of William with hair controversially darkened by studio lighting and editing, and former rough sleeper-turned photographer Jeff Hubbard, was sold at Christie’s in London to raise money for homeless charity Crisis.

The sale attracted wealthy bidders, including Sir Elton John, represented by his partner David Furnish, and Hong Kong billionaire Sir David Tang but the auction house refused to say who had bought the Prince’s picture.

William, who spent an hour at a reception inside the auction house before going on to host a Clarence House dinner for wealthy donors to the Royal Marsden Hospital, added to the value of the diptych by signing his photograph of Hubbard, 54. In a speech, he contrasted the opulence of his surroundings at Christie’s with the plight of the 400,000 homeless people in Britain.

“The problem is all around us; just a few yards from this magnificent auction house, there will be people preparing for a night on the streets. People not so dissimilar from you and me tonight, just with their dreams and aspirations, for reasons often beyond their control, now eclipsed by fear and anxiety, robbing them of hope. It is organisations like Crisis that pick up the pieces of broken lives, giving homeless people the confidence to start over by restoring hope.”

The auction helped raise a total of £305,600 for Crisis. William’s portrait was the highest selling bid.

Articles: The Express | Daily Mail

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Chelsy Davy News Bits (April 4, 2010)

Apr 6

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Chelsy Davy and the mystery of why she missed the ball

Prince Harry’s girlfriend had been expected as the star turn at the Pearl Ball at the Westbury hotel in London on Thursday (April 1) to raise money for under-privileged children in the African country, but she pulled out at the last minute.

Mandrake hears whispers that the prince had an unexpected “window” and offered to whisk her away for a few days. Ronald Ndoro, the charity’s operations manager, later said: “She dropped me a note saying she was sorry, but she had to go away – it was a surprise.”

Perhaps Mandrake doesn’t know that Chelsy has been pictured in a beach in Mauritius on March 30, which is probably why she missed the ball.

Prince Harry’s spokesperson said he spent Easter in the UK.

Article: The Telegraph


Chelsy: I won’t be Harry-ed

Chelsy Davy is vowing she won’t marry into the Royal Family – because she wants a “proper” career. The party-loving heiress, 24, told pals she loves Prince Harry, but the thought of being a princess fills her with dread. Instead Chelsy – who has bagged a training post with a top law firm – is determined to carve out a career as a lawyer.

A chum said: “She does not see herself cutting ribbons for a job. She worked hard at uni and won’t throw it all away. Settling down to a life working for the Royals is just not what she is about.”

Article: News of the World

Chelsy Davy gives up burgers — and drops a dress size

Chelsy Davy has cut out junk food and lost 5lb, dropping a dress size. She shares boyfriend Prince Harry’s penchant for McDonalds, but has quit burgers in a bid to lose weight.

A friend says: ‘Chelsy is happy with her body but she hated the area around her chin and wanted to look less jowly. She went on a healthy eating regime and is surprised how much weight she has lost. She’s also working out and cutting down on her partying.’

Article: Daily Mail

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Prince Harry Eyes North Pole Ice Trek

Mar 20

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Practice! Prince Harry tries dragging a 240-lb sled while visiting wounded ex-servicemen

Prince Harry plans to join a charity expedition with injured servicemen to the North Pole next year. He said that he hopes to complete part of the 300-mile Arctic trek alongside amputees who lost limbs in the line of duty. The 25-year-old prince had already been named as a patron of the event, which aims to raise £1million for the charity Walking With The Wounded.

But at a launch in London he announced that he wants to go further with his support. ‘You will be glad to know that if my military commitments allow me I would love to join the team,’ he said.

Although Harry is training to become an Army Air Corps helicopter pilot and plans to return to Afghanistan in the next two years, he is hopeful of being given permission to join the month-long expedition for five days next April.

Article: Daily Mail






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