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Here's Who's Going to the Wedding

Other royals, politicians, celebrities, even normal people

(Newser) - You might not have heard, but Prince William is getting hitched in six short days, and the confirmed guest list is out today. A list of the notables, as per the AP:
  • Foreign royals: Denmark's Queen Margrethe; Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja; Spain's Queen Sofia; Prince
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Teen on Hunger Strike Gets Flight to Royal Wedding

Desperate to attend, Mexican woman spent weeks outside UK embassy

(Newser) - She went on a 16-day hunger strike for a cause: to get to the royal wedding. Now, the dream is coming true for 19-year-old Estibalis Chavez of Mexico, after a pitying man lent her the airfare to head to London. Desperate to attend the wedding, she spent two weeks camped...

Kate Middleton: After Royal Wedding, She'll Be Third Most Beautiful Royal Ever
 Kate Middleton: 
 3rd Prettiest Royal 
survey says
Apr 19, 2011 10:31 AM CDT

Kate Middleton: 3rd Prettiest Royal

Or she will be when she becomes one, that is

(Newser) - It's exciting enough that she's becoming a princess, but this news is sure to make Kate Middleton's day even brighter: On April 29, she will become not just a royal, but the third most beautiful royal in history—in the entire world. She scored 84% in a...

Kate Middleton: Watch Out for Those Crazy, 'Vulgar' Royals
 Kate, Beware This Batty Crew 
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
Apr 18, 2011 7:23 PM CDT

Kate, Beware This Batty Crew

The Windsors are pretty wacky, says Christopher Hitchens

(Newser) - For those salivating over every bit of cake or gown drivel that oozes out of the royal wedding, Christopher Hitchens is here to rain on your parade. The "constitutional absurdity" (ie, monarchy) is getting ready to claim its latest victim, he writes in Slate, and Kate Middleton had best...

Prince William, Kate Middleton Dance Down the Aisle in T-Mobile's Royal Wedding-Inspired Ad
 Wills, Kate Dance 
 Down the Aisle 
viral videos
Apr 18, 2011 9:07 AM CDT

Wills, Kate Dance Down the Aisle

T-Mobile ad is closing in on 5M views

(Newser) - Just because he's royalty doesn't mean Prince William wants to be left out of the viral wedding video craze. AdWeek points to a new ad from T-Mobile imagining a royal wedding complete with Wills, bride-to-be Kate Middleton, Charles and Camila, the Queen, Prince Harry, and a variety of...

Among Royal Wedding Guests: Lots of Ex-Loves

But no official word yet on Harry's date

(Newser) - Prince William and Kate Middleton chose 250 of the guests invited to their wedding, and Middleton's family chose 100. Among those? Quite a few of Wills' and Kate's ex-partners, the Daily Mail reports. For Kate: Rupert Finch, whom she dated pre-William, and Willem Marx, one of her teenage loves. For...

Why Prince William Won't Wear a Wedding Ring

He just doesn't dig rings, an aide insists

(Newser) - Perhaps when you heard that Prince William won’t sport a wedding ring after he finally ties the knot with Kate Middleton, you thought it was some sort of royal tradition. Nope, turns out the prince just doesn’t like jewelry, the Daily Mail reports. “It is simply down...

Prince William Parties at Secret Bachelor Bash

No details yet, but you can be sure booze was involved

(Newser) - The palace confirms that Prince William had his bachelor party (or, as the Brits call it, his "stag do") this weekend, but anyone who expected him to go wildly cavorting around London's nightclubs is about to be disappointed. Wills is believed to have spent the weekend at a...

Anarchists Targeting Royal Wedding

British police on alert after latest violence in London

(Newser) - Anarchists in Great Britain—who wreaked havoc in protests in London on Saturday—will likely next target the April wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, say Scotland Yard officials. "That has been on my radar for a long time," says a police official in charge of security....

Royal Wedding: In Lieu of Gifts, Please Donate to...

...help save endangered Asian elephants

(Newser) - Prince William and Kate Middleton are saying no-thank-you to fondue sets and the like: In lieu of wedding gifts, one of the charities the pair would like you to donate to is to save Thai elephants. They're asking that charitable gifts be made to the London Zoological Society, which works...

William: Maybe We'll Have Aussie Honeymoon

Weather back home is 'dreadful,' he tells Aussies

(Newser) - It certainly hasn't made the official royal website yet, but Prince William hinted to hopeful Australians today that he'd like to return... as a newlywed, reports Australia's News. "I will have to come back, maybe we'll have a honeymoon in Cairns?" he told a crowd in the flood-ravaged northeastern...

Kate Middleton Saved Prince William From Becoming an Embarrassment, Author Christopher Andersen Says
Without Kate, William
Would Be 'Embarrassment'
SAYS NEW BOOK
Mar 10, 2011 10:42 AM CST

Without Kate, William Would Be 'Embarrassment'

'She's always in control,' author explains

(Newser) - Kate Middleton may be the “commoner” in the relationship, but without her, Prince William could have been a common embarrassment to his royal family, Christopher Andersen tells PopEater . The best-selling author just released William and Kate: A Royal Love Story, and he explains that Wills and brother Harry drink—...

Wills, Kate Launch Wedding Website

That still doesn't mean you're invited, though

(Newser) - British royals: They're just like us! Case in point: Prince William and Kate Middleton have launched a wedding website. All the royal wedding news you need, all in one convenient location: OfficialRoyalWedding2011.org . Adding to the modernness of the proceedings, the website has links to the royal Facebook, the royal...

Wills, Kate Pick Wedding Party
 Wills, Kate Pick Wedding Party 
Feb 14, 2011 9:37 AM CST

Wills, Kate Pick Wedding Party

Top spots go to siblings Harry and Pippa

(Newser) - Prince William has chosen the best man for his wedding, and—shocker!—it’s his brother, Prince Harry. Wills and Kate Middleton announced their wedding party today, People reports, and Middleton also went the family route: Sister Pippa will serve as maid of honor. The other attendants include young...

Royal Wedding Guests Invited... Via Fax?

Apparently that's modern enough for Wills and Kate

(Newser) - Prince William and Kate Middleton are said to want a modern wedding —in, apparently, every way except one. Save-the-date cards were recently sent to Europe’s royal families … by fax. Despite the fact that the technology is a bit outdated, it was still a more “efficient” way...

Kate Middleton Quits Her Job
 Kate Middleton Quits Her Job 
MORE UNEMPLOYMENT
Jan 25, 2011 7:30 AM CST

Kate Middleton Quits Her Job

She does have a wedding to plan, you know

(Newser) - As, one assumes, part of her preparation for becoming royalty, Kate Middleton has quit her day job, the Evening Standard reports. The future Mrs. Prince William "handed over her work" at her parents' online party supply store before Christmas, "and is now preparing for her future life,"...

William Proposed... Because He's Balding?

It's a possibility, claim the experts

(Newser) - Why did Prince William finally propose to girlfriend Kate Middleton? To hear the Brit tabloids tell it, there’s only one explanation: baldness. Yep, many speculate, 28-year-old Wills felt his attractiveness receding and figured he’d better lock in his longtime galpal. Lending a sort of credibility to this theory...

Brits Already Betting on Royal Divorce

...and on every other little detail of the wedding

(Newser) - With the royal wedding day approaching, Brits are placing their bets—and some of them are wagering on whether or not Kate Middleton and her prince will divorce. They're also betting on things like the length of Kate's wedding dress train, and how many minutes late she'll be to the...

Brits Debate Bumping Girls Up Royal Line

Law that favors male heirs may be ditched

(Newser) - With a royal wedding on the way, the British government is considering a move to bring the monarchy into at least the 20th century. Ministers are debating changing the law on royal succession to give females the same rights as males, the Telegraph reports. As the law stands, any son...

Brits Feared Attack on Charles at Di's Funeral

Young princes were asked to walk with him

(Newser) - After Princess Diana’s death, Buckingham Palace feared Prince Charles might also be in danger—at Di’s funeral. In his newly published diaries, former Tony Blair aide Alastair Campbell writes that an attack on the prince as he walked behind the coffin was considered a risk—unless his sons...

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