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The Queen celebrates 65 years of marriage
Today marks Queen Elizabeth’s 65th wedding anniversary. On November 20, 1947, a 21-year-old Princess Elizabeth of Britain married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony broadcast to 200 million radio listeners across the globe. Decades later, she is the first British Monarch to reach her… Read More
Kate’s wedding gown, too ‘trivial’ to deserve a Wikipedia page?
It has been only a year or so since Kate Middleton walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey and already her stunning wedding gown has snagged itself a place on the list of the world’s most memorable wedding dresses. Yet, it seems, some of the folk at Wikipedia, mostly volunteer… Read More
Plastic fantastic – Barbie gets the royal treatment
In anticipation of the Kate and Wills’ first wedding anniversary on April 29, 2011, Mattel will release two gorgeous portrait dolls of the happy couple on their big day. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s dolls are decked out in miniature versions of their wedding finery. Barbie Catherine’s floor-length… Read More
Scotland gears up for the “other” royal wedding
In case you hadn’t heard, there’s another royal wedding on tomorrow, but it won’t be watched by two billion people as the last one was. The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips, who is thirteenth in line to the throne, will marry England rugby captain Mike Tindall. It’s the first royal wedding… Read More
Monaco gets a new princess
Monaco has kicked off three days of royal wedding festivities after Prince Albert II wed former Olympian swimmer Charlene Wittstock yesterday. The new Princess Charlene, 33, looked elegant in an Armani gown cut from 130 metres of silk and studded with 40,000 crystals. It also featured a grand 15-foot train.… Read More
Is it third time lucky for Princess Di’s little brother?
Just eight weeks after his nephew Prince William wed Catherine Middleton, Princess Diana’s baby brother Earl Spencer has taken his own trip down the aisle – for the third time. Charles Spencer married Canadian philanthorpist Karen Gordon in an intimate wedding ceremony at the Spencer family’s ancestral estate in… Read More
Princess Beatrice’s “Octopotty” hat fetches $124,869
Oh, dear. Poor old Princess B’s godawful wedding hat (which I’ve nicknamed the Octopotty) has attracted an embarrassingly high final bid of £81,101. That’s $124,869 AUD, folks! The now legendary Philip Treacy creation was put up for sale on eBay to raise funds for Unicef and the charity, Children in… Read More
A fairytale dress for a real-life princess
A fairytale dress for a real-life princess is how Catherine Middleton’s already famous AUD $381,000 (£250,000) royal wedding dress is being described. The stunning white gown was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, and the new Duchess of Cambridge chose the iconic British couturier for “the beauty of its… Read More
Kate and Wills’ stamp of approval
Among the many countries commemorating Kate and Wills’ big day on a stamp is New Zealand, which today released these gorgeous Royal Wedding stamps. They’re based on couple’s official engagement portraits and had to be signed off by the Queen! “Her Majesty conveyed that she likes the designs very much,… Read More
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