Prince Harry certainly is popular these days. Musician Akon wants to teach him to rap. Daniel Craig — the most recent actor to play James Bond — thinks Harry has “everything it takes” to be the next 007.
Poor Prince William. Doesn’t anyone want to hear his mad rhymes or watch him jump out of an airplane without a parachute? Well, at least people still want to meet him.
“Paris Hilton says Chelsy Davy” (girlfriend of Britain’s Prince Harry) “is her ‘kind of girl’.”
During her visit to India, Crown Princess of Victoria of Sweden reportedly had dinner with actor/director Aamir Khan.
Here’s Aamir Khan’s official site (he has a blog, but I don’t see any mention of Princess Victoria there, at least not yet).
"Pink has lashed out at our dear royal family for failing to reply to her anti-fur and hunting letters."
Mohamed Al Fayed denies allegations of sexual assault
(Mr Al Fayed is the father of Dodi Fayed, who died with Princess Diana in a car crash in 1997.)
UPDATE: This report is more specific about the allegations.
Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell died recently. From 1960 to 2007 he released a yearly list of the world’s Worst Dressed Women. Over the years, several royal women topped the list. I managed to find some photos of them during the years in question:
1965 - Princess Margaret (Photo)
1969 - Queen Elizabeth II (Photo)
1982 - Princess Diana (Photo)
1985 - Princess Stephanie of Monaco (Photo)
1988 - Sarah, Duchess of York (Photo)
1994 - Camilla Parker Bowles (who later became Duchess of Cornwall). I couldn’t find a photo of her in 1994.
In recent years, the likes of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears have come along to take the heat off the royals.
BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell talks about the day Prince Charles called him “awful.”
Prince William double is found dead. Thank you to Dawn for sending a link.
This seems to be Matthew Turpin’s official website:
Prince William Online
And here’s a tribute page.
I wish I were a cartoonist so I could illustrate this post with a picture of medieval paparazzi. Oh well. I’m sure you can mentally picture something appropriately ridiculous for me.
UPDATE: Here’s another post about “medieval paparazzi,” from the Got Medieval blog.
Another opinion piece: Why does Mohamed Al Fayed get such stick?
Sharks, Viagra & Michael Jackson: Mohamed Al Fayed’s craziest moments. (Warning: This article contains potentially offensive language.)
See item #2, “Al Fayed G,” for the video of Mr. Al Fayed rapping (no, I’m not kidding).
Andrew Morton — who is famous among royal watchers as the author of Diana: Her True Story — has a new book out about actor Tom Cruise, and Cruise is reportedly less than thrilled about it:
‘Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography’ released, $100 million lawsuit in planning stages
