Showing posts with label Prince William and Kate Middleton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prince William and Kate Middleton. Show all posts

Friday, April 29, 2011

The Royal Wedding Of Prince Charles and Lady Diana 1981

The Royal Wedding Of Prince Charles and Lady Diana 1981 

 

 The Royal Wedding Of Prince Charles and Lady Diana 1981 (photos)

It was 29 years ago today, on July 29, 1981, that the world was captivated by the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. A global media event, it was televised live and watched by hundreds of millions of people. It was a fairytale wedding, one that would later give way to tabloid headlines about infidelity, including Diana’s admission in 1995 of her infidelity in an amazingly vulnerable and powerful interview on the BBC (see video), and taped conversations of Charles in love talk with Camilla Parker Bowles, whom he would later marry. Charles and Diana would separate in 1992 and divorce in 1996. Just one year and three days after the divorce was finalized, Diana would die in an automobile crash in Paris with Dodi Fayed, son of Harrod’s owner Mohamed al-Fayed. The outpouring of grief over death was immediate and wrenching, and it is estimated that some 2.5 billion people around the world watched her funeral.

This photo captures the couple on their return to Buckingham Palace after their wedding, Diana’s smile and innocence captured so well by the photographer.










Prince William and Catherine Middleton Are Married (Photos)

Prince William and Catherine Middleton Are Married (Photos)

 With the entire world watching, Prince William and Catherine Middleton became husband and wife Friday morning – and the newly ennobled Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – at London’s Westminster Abbey.
The wedding, pegged the greatest and grandest royal affair since Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 1981 nuptials, is the fairy-tale ending to a love story thrust into the spotlight last November when the couple first announced their engagement.

“I, William Arthur Philip Louis, take thee, Catherine Elizabeth, to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse,” William vowed. “For richer, for poorer. In sickness and in health. To love and to cherish, till death us do part.”
With brother and best man Prince Harry, sporting the uniform of Captain of the Household Cavalry, by his side, William, 28, wearing the scarlet uniform of the Colonel of the Irish Guards, slipped a traditional Welsh gold wedding band on Middleton’s finger, saying, “With this ring, I thee wed.”
The couple also wrote their own prayer for the occasion. “God our Father, we thank you for our families; for the love that we share and for the joy of our marriage,” they said. “In the busyness of each day keep our eyes fixed on what is real and important in life and help us to be generous with our time and love and energy. Strengthened by our union help us to serve and comfort those who suffer”





















Royal newlyweds share first public kiss

Prince William & Kate balcony kisses complete wedding

 If you looked away from the screen for a moment, you probably missed it. It was a quick smooch. Kate turned to her groom, said something with a smile, and the prince reached over, rather hurriedly, and gave her a very quick kiss.

Maybe that's why he kissed her again.
The second kiss came just before the Royal Air Force flyover. Another first on a historic day: two kisses on the Buckingham Palace balcony by a newly married royal couple.

All eyes were on Prince William and Kate as they emerged from the palace onto the  balcony. Many among the boisterous gathered crowd and those watching around the world surely had one defining image in their minds: Princess Diana and Prince Charles' memorable wedding kiss.
It wasn’t traditional for royal couples to kiss in public following their weddings before the summer of 1981. And Prince Charles reportedly resisted breaking tradition when the crowds outside Buckingham Palace that historic July morning called out for them to kiss.
“I am not going to do that caper. They are trying to get us to kiss,” he said to Diana.
Diana’s reported response: “Well, how about it?” The prince hesitated, then said “Why ever not?”

And this image lives on as proof.
Sadly, the marriage did not live up to the sweetness of that first public kiss. And because of that, there is a lifetime of hope wrapped up in today’s royal smooch. The world wishes so much better for this young couple. They have come to marriage older, wiser, and by all accounts, truly in love.
The grand balcony has been the stage for vaulted royal appearances since 1851, when Queen Victoria stepped out onto it during celebrations for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London. The Great Exhibition was the first in a series of World’s Fair displays of culture and industry and attended by the likes of Charles Darwin and Charlotte Brontë.
Princess Anne was the first of Queen Elizabeth’s newly wed children to appear on the balcony with her new spouse, Captain Mark Phillips, in 1973. But they did not kiss.
Neither did Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex on their 1999 wedding day, though Prince Andrew did follow his elder brother’s lead when he kissed the Duchess of York on the balcony on their wedding day in 1986.
A new iconic royal kiss image is born. Long live the marriage.

Source: Yahoo 

Monday, April 25, 2011

Royal wedding three days to go

Royal wedding three days to go


A last set of preparations are being made around London ahead of the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. 

As the day nears, hundreds of people are busy with everything from rehearsing choirs and polishing medals to baking cakes and scrubbing subways.
Click through the images below to see the time, effort and elbow grease being put into preparing for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.

Source: MSN

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Who Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Royal of All Time

Who Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Royal of All Time

 

Bride-to-be Kate Middleton beating out Princess Diana may have been a “big surprise,” Greg Hodge, managing director of the site, told The New York Post. But Prince Charles placing 10th on the men’s “most beautiful” list may be the most shocking. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden grabbed the top spot among the guys, while Prince William took fifth.
“The British royals are typically very horsey-looking,” Hodge explained. “Diana certainly improved the… gene pool, and we hope that Kate will do the same.”

The Most Beautiful Royal Women

#10 Princess Masako of Japan
#9 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
#8 Princess Mary of Denmark
#7 Princess Madeleine of Sweden
#6 Gayatri Devi, Maharani of Jaipur
#5 Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco
#4 Princess Diana
#3 Kate Middleton, princess in waiting
#2 Queen Rania of Jordan
#1 Princess Grace of Monaco

Source: Oddepedia

Kate Middleton Debuts Slimmer Body During Shopping Trip

Kate Middleton Debuts Slimmer Body During Shopping Trip


The royal wedding is only days away and this blushing bride looks as calm as can be.
A slender Kate Middleton was spotted on a mini shopping spree on the streets of London today. The lingering paparazzi didn’t seem to bother the princess-to-be as she made her way in and out of stores in the Chelsea section of London, including Peter Jones department store on Kings Road.

Middleton stunned in a simple black dress and glowing smile, but we can’t help but notice her slimmed-down figure. Maybe this is just the most flattering dress ever made, but it looks like Middleton’s already tiny frame is shrinking even more as the wedding day approaches.
Perhaps even a future princess does a little crash dieting before her big day.

 

Friday, April 22, 2011

Kate Middleton Without Makeup 2011

Kate Middleton Without Makeup 2011

 Kate Middleton is a natural beauty and she’s often seen without wearing any makeup. That’s how you know a woman is pretty. It’s all about how good she looks when she’s not dolled up.







Sunday, April 17, 2011

Kate and William’s celebrity guest list

Kate and William’s celebrity guest list

 What do people wear to weddings? Hats. And who does headgear better than anyone else? Gaga, of course. She’d bound to break out something special for the big day – perhaps she could posh up her famous raw meat outfit with some swan or grouse, just for the occasion.

 Kate and William’s modest wedding reception plans include dancing back at the palace. But they might need some help to really get a party at the Queen’s house started. Inviting the coolest couple in music – one of whom has some seriously bootylicious dance moves – should get the job done.

 PA – And adding renowned party animal Kate Moss to the invite list won’t do any harm. She’s bound to be the last one standing on the dancefloor, plus she’ll be able to provide Kate with expert style advice in the run-up to the big day (although Kate’s is doing pretty well on her own, so far…).

 PA – We know Elton has a strong emotional connection with William after singing at his mother’s funeral. And we also know that he’s Godfather to literally thousands of celebrity babies (well, almost). We’re not sure when William and Kate will be hearing the pitter-patter of tiny royal feet, but there’s no harm in lining up Elton now for Godparent duty.

 PA – Firstly, she’s posh, so she’ll fit in perfectly. Secondly, she’s newly single. And where do single people meet other single people? No, not just the internet, but at weddings! Despite the age gap, we think she might get on like a house on fire with Prince Harry. Woe betide her if she tries to outshine Kate in the dress department, though…

 PA – If only British socialites were as glamorous/interesting/unintentionally hilarious as Paris. We’d love to see her tottering up the steps of the Abbey in a ludicrous outfit, losing control of Tinkerbell the Chihuahua during the ceremony and chatting away on her mobile phone while the happy couple are trying to say their vows.

 PA – Since David and Victoria are British celebrity royalty, it seems only right that they should be invited to the royal wedding. Let’s hope they don’t get confused and try to sit on William and Kate’s thrones at the head of the reception table.

 PA – Who better than the multi-Michelin-starred chef to oversee the lavish royal wedding feast? And there’s the added bonus that shouty chef Gordon will able to keep in line any of William’s rowdy mates who might misbehave. He’ll have to mind his language in front of Her Majesty though…

 PA – Her tireless charity work should endear her to the happy couple, and in particular her interest in campaigning against landmines – a favourite cause of Williams’ late mum Diana. But given her reputation as a man magnet, Kate might want to make sure Ange is seated behind a pillar, just so William won’t be distracted…

 PA – Rio’s the captain of the England football team and Prince William is the president of the FA – so they’re work colleagues. But let’s remember that Rio is a notorious prankster, so he could also lend a hand in organising Will’s stag do. Just remember, Rio, that leaving the heir to the throne n@ked and tied to a lamp post may not do your chances of a knighthood any good.

PA – Now that she’s no longer married to Guy Ritchie, Madge seems to have said goodbye to her tweed breeches and pretend English accent. But even if she’s not trying to be a member of the British aristocracy any more, we’d love to see a wedding reception dance-off between the Queen of Pop and the Queen of England.

Source : MSN