Serena says Prince William 'shazam', but Harry better
Above: Prince William with tennis player Serena Williams and her mother on January 21. Photo © 2010 ZumaPress. Photo provided by PicApp)
Jan 252010
Jan 082010
This oil painting of Prince William and Prince Harry by artist Nicky Phillips was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London on January 6, 2010. It is the first double portrait painting of the royal brothers. What do you think of it? (I like it a lot.)
(Photo via Newscom)
UPDATE: Originally this post was called “Royal Half-Time Report,” and that’s what I get for writing things when I’m sleepy. Of course, July is the SEVENTH month of the year, not the sixth! Oops.
So here, with a new improved name, is a look back at the current state of Prince William’s romance with Catherine “Kate” Middleton. Will they ever get engaged? Here are the clues we’ve received so far in 2009:
JANUARY: Kate’s parents are invited to meet William’s father and step-mother, Charles and Camilla. William surprises Kate with a romantic dinner in a log cabin.
Kate turns 27. For her birthday, Prince William gives her a sniper sight — how romantic. (Don’t think so? Obviously you’re not a royal.)
Prince William starts training as a search and rescue pilot, and reportedly plans to rent a house for Kate to use when she visits him.
But Kate is rumored to be allergic to horses. Horses and royalty go together like, well, sniper sights and royalty. Will Kate’s sneezing fits ruin her romance with the prince?
FEBRUARY: Much discussion of Kate and William’s plans to live together. Is it a step closer to marriage?
MARCH: Rumors that an engagement will be announced by the end of March. It’s not.
William & Kate sneak off on a holiday together. They don’t seem to be good at sneaking because the whole world finds out about it.
APRIL: In the absence of much Kate Middleton news, Kate fans and foes search the Internet for info about her. (No, she’s not pregnant. Sorry.) Unlikely rumors fly that Kate is desperate to have a baby. (Sorry, she’s still not pregnant.)
MAY: Kate and William are photographed together at a polo match! Apparently that horse allergy isn’t such a big obstacle to their romance, after all.
Due to royal budget cutbacks, Kate reportedly loses police protection. Rumor now has it that William wants to marry Kate next year. The BBC is said to be making a documentary that will air when the engagement is announced.
JUNE: Kate joins William for a weekend of polo and accompanies Prince William to a wedding. Later in the month they celebrate Prince William’s 27th birthday by checking into a hotel together under the names Mr. and Mrs. Smith. More engagement rumors ensue.
JULY: Big news: Kate is invited to a private lunch with the Queen! She attends yet another royal polo match, and finds time for a vacation — without Prince William. Late in the month, the two are photographed kissing in a pub’s parking lot.
So, to sum up: Parental meetings; meeting with the Queen; romantic dinners; sniper sight and polo matches; living together, vacationing together (sometimes) and parking lot kissing… My verdict is yes, they will be getting married. Someday. Don’t ask me when.
Maybe by December we’ll know the answer.
For all the latest news about Kate Middleton, visit The Kate Middleton Report, where it’s all Kate, all the time! Except when there’s nothing to say about her.
Mar 212009
The reporter in this CBS News video says, "The beaches of St Tropez may be lacking in Euro-trash royalty this summer... European royalty have been quietly told to keep their summer schedules free" so they can attend the rumored wedding of Britain's Prince William.
OK um..."Euro-trash royalty"? Does this reporter realize how many European countries are monarchies? Is it polite or necessary to refer to heads of state and/or their family members as "trash"? Maybe I'm missing something here. Or maybe this reporter is.
Dec 172008
Nov 182008
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.
Nov 222007
You’d be sensitive about your looks too if people kept staring at you: William well on way to being heir without hair
2009 UPDATE: Well, the video I embedded below is no longer available, and now I can’t find any authorized video of the memorial service! That’s a shame. But you can still read the text of Prince Harry’s (heartfelt and touching) remarks about his mother.
2008 UPDATE: The BBC used to offer a video of the full 2007 memorial service for Princess Diana, but the link no longer works outside the UK.
I looked around, and the best video I can find now is the one I’ve embedded below. It’s only 5 minutes long, but it includes Prince William’s reading and Prince Harry’s full speech. (2009 update: Video no longer available.)
Original post:
Information on TV broadcasts of the August 31 memorial service for Diana, Princess of Wales:
You can watch the memorial service for Princess Diana at the BBC site. For some reason the direct link to the video no longer works, but if you’re in the UK* go here and choose the “Diana’s memory celebrated” video. After that window opens, you will see another link to a video of the full ceremony. It’s about an hour long.
* 2008 Update: The video now seems to work only in the UK. And if it you’re in the UK and it still won’t work, my apologies. It’s the only link I can find to the full service.
Apr 222006
Dear Cinderella,
If I wanted to marry prince Henry what would be the best approach.
Ps ignore E-mail address. You can answer my question at [address and phone number]
I only reply to questions via email, so I can’t answer this question unless I answer it here. And unfortunately, I can’t really answer this question at all. If you want to marry a prince, your best bet is to meet him first, and princes don’t have enough hours in the day to meet all the people who want to marry them.
It is possible for an ordinary person to marry a prince: Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is one example. But she didn’t set out to marry Crown Prince Frederik. In fact, she reportedly didn’t know he was a prince when she met him.
So I guess my advice is: Forget about princes and start taking an interest in the people around you, and maybe you’ll find your prince after all.
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