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Prince William gives Diana's ring to Kate

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    Prince William gave fiancee Kate Middleton his late mother Princess Diana's engagement ring because he didn't want her to miss out on his special day.

    The future British king announced his engagement to his long-term girlfriend earlier today (16.11.10) after proposing last month and says he decided to give Kate the band his father Prince Charles gave the late Diana as his way of paying tribute to her.

    When asked about the oval blue 18-carat sapphire and diamond ring, William said: "It was my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today."

    Diana - who was divorced from Charles - died in 1997 in a Paris car crash and William and his brother Prince Harry often pay tribute to her.

    It was my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today.

    William and his new fiancee did a photo call at St James' Palace in London, where they showed off the stunning ring and Kate spoke about joining Britain's Royal Family.

    She said: "It's quite a daunting prospect but hopefully I'll take it in my stride. William is a great teacher."

    William's father Charles also spoke of his joy at the engagement and joked it had taken a long time as they had been together for eight years.

    He said: "I'm thrilled, obviously. They've been practising long enough."

    Kate's parents Michael and Carole said they were "absolutely delighted" and "thrilled" by the news.

    Her father said: "We have got to know William really well, we all think he is wonderful and we are extremely fond of him.

    "They make a lovely couple, are great fun to be with and we've had a lot of laughs together. We wish them every happiness for the future."
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No fairy-tale wedding for Prince William

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    Prince WilliamLONDON - Many saw her as Britain's future queen, but it looks like Kate Middleton's royal romance will not have a fairy-tale ending.

    Middleton and Prince William have ended their four-year relationship, a decision that surprised palace-watchers and disappointed monarchists hoping for a glamorous royal wedding to rival that of
    Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

    For many Britons, however, the split provided more evidence that the royals are as human as anyone else.

    "I think they're just like any other couple," said Minet Marshall, a 36-year-old London office worker. "They're young, and before you meet the right person you have to kiss a lot of frogs."

    The Sun newspaper reported the breakup Saturday in a front-page story, saying the couple had reached an "amicable agreement" to separate.

    William's Clarence House office refused to comment, saying it did not discuss the prince's private life, but royal sources did not deny the report, tacitly acknowledging it was true.

    The news took many royal-watchers by surprise. It was widely thought the couple would soon announce their engagement; one bookmaker was so certain of a royal wedding it stopped taking bets on it earlier this year. The retail chain Woolworths had commissioned mugs, plates and other Wills-and-Kate memorabilia, despite the absence of a formal engagement.

    Behind the scenes, a different story unfolded. The Sun said the split was caused by the "extraordinary pressures" on the couple and by William's career in the army. The second in line to the throne graduated from Sandhurst military academy in December and is undergoing further training at an army base in rural England, while Middleton lives in London.

    Even though William was photographed at nightclubs in the company of several young women in recent weeks, there was little speculation that the relationship was on the rocks.

    The prince, 24, and Middleton, 25, met as students at St. Andrew's University in Scotland in 2001 and had been dating since 2003.

    Once their relationship became public with a joint photo on a Swiss skiing holiday in 2004, Middleton was a media darling. The brunette fashion buyer was photographed attending public events, going to work, even getting a parking ticket — a level of attention that evoked the romance of William's father, Prince Charles, and then-Lady Diana Spencer a quarter-century ago.

    "William, after what happened to his father, cannot get it wrong," The Sun's royal reporter Duncan Larcombe told AP Television News. "He cannot marry the wrong woman, and I suppose, in a funny kind of way, it's better that we're here today talking about his girlfriend leaving, splitting up with her, than us talking about a royal divorce."

    Charles and Diana married at St. Paul's Cathedral in 1981, in a televised ceremony watched by millions around the world. They had two sons, William and Harry, but divorced in 1996 after admissions of adultery on both sides. Diana died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.

    William was determined Middleton would not suffer the same media hounding his mother had endured, appealing through his office for the media to leave her alone.

    Last month, Middleton lodged a complaint of media harassment with Britain's media watchdog, the Press Complaints Commission. She settled the claim earlier this month following an apology and admission of error by the Daily Mirror newspaper.

    "It would put pressure on any relationship, that sort of attention," said Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty magazine. But she said the media was not to blame for the split.

    Seward said the couple's relationship had simply reached an impasse.

    "They can't go forward because William is in the army and he's dedicated the next few years of his life to that, so he's not in a position to get married," she said.

    "They had lived together when they were at university, so in a way their relationship has become more difficult. They have seen a lot less of each other and are under a huge amount of pressure."

    Some held out hope for a happy ending.

    "Let's not rule out a reconciliation when he realizes what he has lost," said Judy Wade, veteran royal correspondent for Hello! magazine.

    Others were glad to see the end of the affair.

    "He deserves better," said 13-year-old Jessica Davis. "I think Prince William should marry me."Source URL: https://foringsorehomes.blogspot.com/search/label/Prince%20William
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Afternoon Briefs

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    Afternoon Briefs - Your Afternoon Delight!




    Mariah Carey is the latest celebrity to develop her own perfume.
    Mariah is actively involved with the production of the new scent and is having fun with the experimenting.
    "It's been an amazing and creative process," she said. "You sit down with the 'juice' companies, and then they show you the different scents. You then compose the scent."
    We've heard the scent smells an awful lot like bacon..



    Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the concert organized by Princes William and Harry to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death.
    Pharrell Williams, the English National Ballet and Sir Elton John are all to perform at the concert, which will take place at Wembley Stadium on July 1, the date of Diana's 46th     birthday.
    Prince William said, "We both wanted to put our stamp on it. We want it to represent exactly what our     mother would have wanted...We wanted to have this big concert full of energy, full of the sort of fun and happiness, which I know she would have wanted. And on her birthday as well, it's got to be the best birthday present she ever had."
    Sir Elton John added: "I applaud Princes William and Harry for choosing to honour their mother with this concert. I am absolutely thrilled to be performing at this great event. Diana was a personal friend and someone I greatly admired for her tireless and enthusiastic work for charity."



    Natalie Portman has been acting a diva at her hotel in Folkestone, Kent (England) while filming The Other Boleyn Girl with Scarlett Johansson.
    A staff member told the Mirror that she had made many demands such as asking the hotel bar to be closed at 10pm so customers wouldn’t disturb her when she wanted a cocktail.
    However, Portman's 5am yoga sessions disturbed sleeping guests. The member of staff added, “We were relieved when she left.”



    Are Mandy Moore and Andy Roddick dating again? The ex-couple were looking quite comfortable together at a charity event in Florida over the weekend. Andy recently told People magazine: “We’re cool. We’re doing fine now. She’s a good girl, and it says a lot about her to come out tonight.”


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Afternoon Briefs

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    Afternoon Briefs- A little afternoon delight never hurt anyone..







    Heather Mills says she has received many death threats in recent months and that she fears for her life. She adds that she is cannot afford bodyguards to protect her. Mills has said she is "severely upset and severely depressed" over her recent split with Paul, but said her personal trainer, Ben Amigoni, has been a big help. And not in a funny sort of way..


    According to People Magazine, Prince William may be getting ready to ask his girlfriend, Kate Middleton to marry him.
    Kate has been invited to the Queen's country retreat to spend Christmas with the royal family. This is considered to be quite the honor. They have been together for five years, and met at a Scottish university as students.


    Michael Richards plans to meet with the four African American men he went off on during his racist tirade.
    The men and their lawyer, Gloria Allred, met with reporters in LA today to announce the meeting.
    Richards is expected to offer an apology for the incident, and will likely pay a settlement. The meeting will be held after the first of the year.
    An unnamed judge is expected to suggest after mediating the meeting what further steps Richards should take to make amends.
    Kyle Doss, one of the men at the club, said he was "very hurt by what happened at the Laugh Factory", and wants to let Richards know "how his words made us feel."
    Meanwhile bandwagon jumper & owner of The Laugh Factory, Jamie Masada, has banned Richards from performing there again. This, even though before all the media attention, and after the incident, Masada allowed Richards to perform the following night.




    George Clooney says he shared a "brutal night" of drinking with Danny DeVito the night before DeVito's appearance on "The View." Matt Lauer interviewed Clooney, who said that it was possible that DeVito was "still drunk"that morning after a night of Limoncello shots.
    "We were doing shots of limoncello and that's all I have to say about it...I got to the point where I was dumping shots into the plant next to me. I don't think Danny saw me do that."
    Way to play clean-up crew George.


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