Meet Prince Charles and Camilla, the 'wedding planners'!September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Charles and wife Camilla are turning wedding planners and "loaning out" their country retreat of Highgrove House to wannabe brides and grooms. And included in the package will be the royal couple's shared "expertise".
Prince Charles joins Kate Middleton to watch charity polo matchJuly 19th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Charles joined Kate Middleton, the girl tipped to be his future daughter-in-law, to watch Princes William and Harry play for a charity polo match. The Chakravarty Cup match, which raises funds for charities supported by the Royal Family, took place at the Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire, reports the Daily Express.
"Mortified" Prince Charles's heartbreaking tribute to his army palJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Charles has paid tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, a close friend, whose "heartbreaking" death in Afghanistan has left him "mortified". Charles, the colonel-in-chief of the Welsh Guards, had met the high-flying officer and his wife Sally many times.
Prince Charles victorious as developers drop plans for steel tower at old London army barracksJune 12th, 2009 Prince Charles victorious over army barracks planLONDON — Developers who wanted to build a glass-and-steel tower on the site of a former army barracks in London said Friday they have abandoned their plans in the face of opposition from Prince Charles. The Qatari royal family is funding the redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks through the company Project Blue (Guernsey) Ltd., and had hired architect Richard Rogers to design a modern tower on the site.
Why Elizabeth Hurley quit moviesMay 20th, 2009 LONDON - British model-actress Elizabeth Hurley has revealed she sacrificed her movie career to concentrate on raising her six-year-old son Damien. The 'Austin Powers' star hasn't made any film since 2004 and admits she would have loved to continue working as an actress but found it too difficult to juggle shooting with looking after Damien, whose father is US property mogul Steve Bing, reports contactmusic.com.
How Prince Charles' food is destroying rainforestsMay 2nd, 2009 LONDON - In a case of utmost irony, Prince Charles, who is touring the world, campaigning to save the rainforests, is selling products containing an ingredient blamed for wrecking them. In the past year, Prince Charles has flown to the Amazon and Indonesia to lecture politicians, businesses and the public about the need to save rainforests, whose rapid destruction kills rare animals and hastens climate change.
'Pinky' Liz Hurley wows at Hot Pink bash in New YorkMay 1st, 2009 LONDON - Liz Hurley looked stunning in a pink dress as she walked down with hubby Arun Nayar and old pal Elton John for a New York bash. The 43-year-old actress dazzled as she showed off her curves in the satin outfit at the Hot Pink party - for a breast cancer charity.
Elizabeth Hurley, Prince Charles team up for organic food rangeApril 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Elizabeth Hurley has joined forces with Prince Charles to launch a new range of low-fat organic food. The 'Bedazzled' actress was reportedly motivated to foray into the catering business after reading dietary advice for women hoping to avoid breast cancer, reports Contactmusic.
Prince Charles to recall his Greek grandmother's heroismApril 25th, 2009 LONDON - Proud of the role that his grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece, played during the Second World War, Prince Charles is to appear in a film that will tell the stories of 12 figures who helped save Jews from the Nazis. In The Rescuers: Heroes of the Holocaust, Prince Charles praises the "very remarkable" mother of the Duke of Edinburgh, who hid Jews in the royal palace in Athens and withstood interrogations by German officials.
Prince Charles' love letters sold for 20K pounds on eBayMarch 21st, 2009 LONDON - Love letters said to have written by Prince Charles to a former lover have sold for more than 20,000 pounds on eBay. The letters, which disclose Prince of Wales' fears of marrying the wrong woman, were bought by an anonymous buyer.
Online auction of Prince Charles' 'love letters' sparks rowMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - The online auction of love letters reportedly written by Britain's Prince Charles has sparked a row. The prince allegedly sent the letters to Welsh-born Janet Jenkins, reports Contactmusic.
Brazilian government calls Prince Charles 'Chaves'March 12th, 2009 BRASILIA - The Brazilian presidency got stuck in a diplomatic fumble Wednesday when it got wrong the name of Britain's Prince Charles in an official agenda. As the Prince of Wales started a five-day visit to the South American country, the first version of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's agenda mentioned a meeting with 'Charles Philip Arthur Chaves,' according to Brazilian news website G1.
Prince Charles' detox food dubbed 'outright quackery' by scientistMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Charles has been accused of 'financially exploiting the gullible' with his herbal detox tincture of globe artichoke and dandelion produced by his company Duchy Originals. Prof Ezard Ernst, from Peninsula Medical School, who has dismissed the herbal mixture as 'quackery', claims that the Prince of Wales is exploiting people at a time hardship, and dubbed the company as 'Dodgy Originals'.
Herbal gulals passe, it's now time for organic coloursMarch 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Herbal gulals, which had become very popular in the past few years as people shunned toxic colours during the festival of Holi, are now facing stiff competition from new organic gulals that are packed with health benefits. 'Organic gulal is not only free from harmful chemicals, but also act as a skin conditioner.
Prince William takes girlfriend on holidayJanuary 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has taken Kate Middleton, his girlfriend of six years, on a surprise Scottish holiday with his father Prince Charles and stepmother Camilla Parker Bowles. The couple had been expected to visit the Alps but landed on New Year's Day at Birkhall, Prince Charles's private residence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, reports thesun.co.uk.