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Queen Invites William & Kate to Live in Buckingham Palace

Jan 15

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The best news about this?… Royal editor Duncan Larcombe is back!  His article below:

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The Queen has invited Prince William and Kate Middleton to share Buckingham Palace with her as their official London residence. Her Majesty is keen that the couple have a secure and private place to hole up as they start out as husband and wife. If they accept the offer, the newlyweds will get a large self-contained pad within the landmark building.

The Queen and Prince Philip would still use the palace from Monday to Thursday – but at weekends William and Kate would be the only royals in residence. However, insiders say that the pair are likely to opt for a suite in the less formal surrounds of nearby St James’s Palace. Prince Charles has agreed to let them renovate one of the apartments if they choose it as their London base.

A senior royal source said: “Buckingham Palace is an option, not least because it has a lot of spare space, and it’s obviously safe from a security point of view. But William is determined to make life as ‘normal’ as possible after the wedding, which makes an apartment at St James’s Palace a more likely choice. Buckingham Palace is full of household staff and is not exactly a peaceful place to live.”

While the pair need a London base, they will spend most of their first year in North Wales. Wills works at Anglsey’s RAF base as a rescue pilot. The insider said the couple will rent a home there during the week – and will have no servants.

Article: The Sun

90-second clip to be shown of the home movie the Queen doesn’t want you to see

More than 40 years ago, a 105-minute documentary showing candid interactions among members of the Royal Family was shown to the public in an experimental attempt to make them look more modern and relatable.  The Queen having breakfast with the Duke, Princess Anne and Prince Charles… The group preparing salads and barbecues… The Queen buying sweets for Prince Edward.

Her Majesty is said to have regretted ever showing the film. But astonishingly, in the forthcoming exhibition, The Queen: Art And Image, at the National Portrait ­Gallery, Buckingham Palace has allowed the organisers to a 90-­second clip from the film. The other 104 minutes will remain unseen and off-limits, like the 38 hours of unused footage which is now held in the Royal Archives at Windsor, unavailable to the eyes of even serious historians and researchers.

Article: Daily Mail

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Queen Elizabeth: 60 Pictures for 60 Years

Jan 13

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"Lightness of Being" in 3-D, one of the 60 images on display

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year is being celebrated by the National Portrait Gallery with 60 images spanning her reign.

Landmark paintings such as the gallery’s life-size commission from Pietro Annigoni in 1969, Lucian Freud’s “warts and all” portrait from 2000-2001 and the Justin Mortimer picture where her head floats away from her body against a vibrant yellow background, are all included. A new 3-D artwork is to be commissioned from Chris Levine -following his 2004 hologram the Lightness of Being – and there will be unofficial portraits by Gilbert and George, Andy Warhol and Gerhard Richter.

There are also photographs capturing the Queen on formal and informal occasions. Sandy Nairne, director of the gallery, said: “The Queen is the most portrayed person in British history, reflecting her long reign and also the respect and affection which is felt towards her.”

The Queen: Art and Image, will open in London on May 17 next year and run to October 21. There will be an admission charge.

Articles: Daily Mail | London Evening Standard

Prince Charles with an Australian in Perth, 1977

Cheeky Prince Charles and his Eye for the Ladies

He’s a happily married 62-year-old heir to the throne. But amidst recent claims of him flirting with a model years ago, Prince Charles is the subject of a playful article from the Daily Mail. It shows a collection of pictures of the Prince and his eye for the ladies.

Article: Daily Mail

A Royal Title for Kate

Another article discussing Kate Middleton’s official name once she marries Prince William.  Not the most accurate (it should be Catherine, Duchess of ???), but explains a few things.  I personally think the Queen will confer a dukedom on William, making them Duke and Duchess of ???).  But of course the press will informally call her Princess Catherine or Princess Kate.

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Prince Harry Set for North Pole Expedition

Jan 12

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Prince Harry is in intensive training to take part in a gruelling 200-mile trek across Arctic pack ice to the North Pole with four disabled soldiers.

Harry hopes to spend up to a week with the expedition which has a target of raising £2 million for the Walking With The Wounded charity.  As patron, he is said to be “keen as mustard” about joining the men. The journey is scheduled to start at the end of March and end between April 20 and 24, days before the wedding of Prince William.

The soldiers, who were all injured in Afghanistan, launched their expedition today in Trafalgar Square. They are Guy Disney, who has lost his right leg below the knee, Martin Hewitt, whose right arm was paralysed by a bullet, Jaco Van Gass, who lost his left arm and suffered severe wounds to his left leg and Steve Young, who suffered a broken back.

Harry plans to fly to the Arctic to join the group for part of the walk after completing his helicopter training. A final decision on his involvement will be taken at the end of March when he nears completion of the training.

Article: London Evening Standard | BBC News (with Video)


Prince Charles Asked Model for “Private Show”

Tasha de Vasconcelos claims Prince Charles flirtations

Sounds like someone wants her 2 minutes of fame… or trying to sell her book… but take it for what it’s worth…

Prince Charles flirted with an exotic supermodel before asking her to perform a ‘private catwalk show’ for him, she has claimed.

In an autobiography to be published this week, 42-year-old Mozambique-born Tasha de Vasconcelos alleges that the Prince propositioned her under the nose of Camilla Parker Bowles at an exclusive party.

She said they began with a ‘clumsy’ chat-up line and ‘seductive smile’ from the heir to the throne in 1999, but soon accelerated. He approached her again at a soiree in Syon House, the Duke of Northumberland’s West London home.

In claims that seem far-fetched, and language reminiscent of a Mills and Boon novel, Miss de Vasconcelos claims: ‘During the evening, I saw his eyes glance over my necklace, which lit up my face, and to the more intimate attractions of the curves beneath my Versace dress.

“You are magnificent,” he dared to utter. “Would you ever consider a private catwalk show… just for me?”’

Article: Daily Mail

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May Wedding for Zara Phillips & Mike Tindall?

Jan 4

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Wedding bells could be ringing sooner rather than later for Zara Phillips. The royal and her husband-to-be Mike Tindall, who live in Cheltenham, are hoping to set a date for their big day in May. The possible wedding date will come just a month after her cousin, Prince William, ties the knot to Kate Middleton. According to reports, the bride has chosen May so the celebrations will not clash with her grandfather Prince Philip’s 90th birthday in June.

Zara, 29, and Gloucester Rugby ace Mike, 32, are expected to marry in a relatively small ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. The couple were engaged in December when Mike proposed at the couple’s home.

The Telegraph also reports that Zara and Mike are “seriously considering” a highly lucrative deal in which Hello! Magazine would publish exclusive photographs of their wedding. In 2008, it has been disclosed that Zara’s brother Peter Phillips had agreed on a £500,000 deal with Hello! to cover his marriage to Autumn Kelly, to which senior members of the royal family reportedly disapproved.

“Zara and her family have a very good relationship with Hello! and were delighted by its coverage of her brother’s wedding,” says a friend of Zara. “Hello! told them in the past that they would be keen to cover their wedding when they got married and they will seriously consider any offer they receive. It’s not true that the family were unhappy. As far as Zara knows, no one made any negative comments about it at all. They thought the pictures were lovely.”

Zara’s spokesman says Hello! “puts in a bid about every two months to do something with Zara and Mike”, but has not yet made an offer for their wedding rights.

Articles: This is Gloucestershire | The Telegraph

The two royal couples — Zara & Mike, and William & Kate, are on the cover of this week’s Hello! Magazine.



Police Release New Footage Of Prince Charles, Camilla Attack


Police have released new footage of an attack on Prince Charles’ car during the tuition fees protests in London in an attempt to trace those responsible. Detectives who are investigating the violence on December 9 issued CCTV pictures from the Regent and Oxford Street areas of the city. There has been widespread criticism of the apparent lapse in security which left the pair visibly shaken and shocked but unharmed.

The video and images released show four people officers from the Operation Malone team would like to trace in connection with events. One shows a woman striking the Royal car and breaking the back window of one of the convoy vehicles. She is pictured with a man, whom police would like to trace as a potential witness. Officers are also keen to identify two men seen separately attacking the car.

At least three metal dustbins were also hurled at two other cars in the convoy which was travelling to Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium.

Articles: Sky News | Press Association

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Prince Charles is 2010′s Hardest Working Royal

Jan 2

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The title belonged used to belong to Princess Anne, but last year, the Prince of Wales topped all the royals with 585 official engagements.

Also very significant was the Queen’s numbers — 444 engagements for the entire year at the age of 84.  That’s up by 69 from 2009. And there are no plans to slow down, with a busy 2011 and 2012′s Diamond Jubilee.

Most of the royals saw an increased workload in 2010, with many of them done overseas. And despite full-time training/careers, Princes William and Harry also saw increases since 2009.

Princess Anne = 514 engagements
The Duchess of Cornwall = 243 engagements
Prince William = 73 engagements
Prince Harry = 53 engagements

Articles: Daily Mail | Press Association


29 Surprising Facts about Kate Middleton

Royal Editor Judy Wade from Hello! has listed 29 interesting tidbits about princess-to-be Kate Middleton as she approaches her 29th birthday on January 9. Although I question a few of them (I don’t think Kate is quite 5’11″, and she certainly drinks some alcohol), it’s a great read for those don’t know her well…

  • Kate has green eyes
  • Kate used to have an unruly mop of kinky curls
  • Kate is a demon on the piste.  She can outski & outlast William on any black run
  • Kate’s favourite sport is tennis, like Diana
  • While she shops at Tesco, her favourite is Waitrose.

Read the rest of the list: Hello! Magazine

It seems that Prince William returned to Sandringham to join a pheasant shoot after working Christmas.  According to the Sun, he got treated to Sandringham-made cider and loved it.  He is said to have left Sandringham to spend the New Year with Kate.  As for Prince Harry, we have no further reports on his holiday whereabouts.

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