Public criticism of Queen after Di's death 'hugely upset' Queen MotherSeptember 27th, 2009 LONDON - Queen Mother was angry and defensive after her daughter, the Queen, was criticized by the public for her actions after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car accident in 1997, it has emerged. The Queen's apparent "business-as-usual" approach to take Princes William and Harry to church at Balmoral just hours after Prince Charles had told them of their mother's death had made the public angry.
Swedish princess thought to be Wills' potential mate gets hitchedAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - Princess Madeleine of Sweden, who was briefly argued as a possible replacement for Prince William's girlfriend during his temporarily split from Kate Middleton, has announced her engagement. The 27-year-old daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia is set to tie the knot with lawyer Jonas Bergstroem, Sweden's royal palace announced.
Princess Beatrice's 21st birthday 'bitten by recession blues'August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Princess Beatrice of York reportedly celebrated her 21st birthday at a friend's house in Spain after the Queen was said to have endorsed "recession restraint". The elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York, was allegedly happy to mark the occasion without a big bash.
Silvio Berlusconi offers 'cruises and seaside holidays' to earthquake victimsJune 1st, 2009 LONDON - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has announced "cruises and seaside holidays" for those rendered homeless by the earthquake that hit the country last month. The earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale had left 299 people dead and hundreds more injured in the tremor, which hit the city of L'Aquila.
Palace says Denmark's French-born Princess gives birth to her first child, a sonMay 4th, 2009 Denmark's French-born princess gives birth to sonCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's royal palace says French-born Princess Marie has given birth to her first child, a son. The palace says Prince Joachim was present during the birth early Monday, and that the 33-year-old princess and her son are both doing fine.
Katie Holmes says Suri loves being a princessApril 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Katie Holmes has revealed that her daughter Suri loves being a princess. After a trip to Disneyland, Katie and Tom organized a princess theme party for Suri's 3rd birthday on April 18th and the tot loved it.
Brit couple's Shrek-themed marriage!April 24th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit couple took their love for the film 'Shrek' to a different level all together, when they married donning costumes of the green ogre and Princess Fiona. Groom Keith, 44, and bride Christine, 40, of Barnstaple, Devon, expressed their love for the flick by covering themselves in green paint and wearing full costumes, while walking down the aisle.
Spanish Royal Palace says Princess Cristina and family moving to Washington, DCApril 23rd, 2009 Spanish princess and family moving to WashingtonMADRID — Spain's Royal Palace says Princess Cristina and her family are moving to Washington, D.C., because her husband has accepted a job there with telecommunications company Telefonica. The 43-year-old princess is the second of King Juan Carlos' and Queen Sofia's three children.
TomKat celebrate daughter Suri's 3rd birthdayApril 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes gave a small party to celebrate their daughter Suri's birthday No. 3. The pair organized a princess-themed birthday party for their little princess, and ordered a cake-featuring Belle from Beauty and the Beast and a treasure hunt.
Princess Eugenie downs beer with ketchup for Easter bet in Thai barApril 14th, 2009 LONDON - Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Andrew and Fergie, was seen dancing on tables after she downed beer with ketchup for an Easter bet with pals during a wild night in Thailand. The 19-year-old Royal partied at the trendy Lizard Lounge club near Surin Beach in Phuket, where she is on a gap-year jaunt.
'Busy bee' Jordan turns down lunch invite at Buckingham PalaceApril 8th, 2009 LONDON - Katie Price a.ka. Jordan has claimed that she was invited to lunch at Buckingham Palace but declined the offer because she was in America.
Princess Eugenie breaks her no smoking resolution twiceApril 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Princess Eugenie has twice broken her New Year's resolution to give up smoking, after she was seen puffing away during her Sydney trip. Eugenie, 19, was seen smoking while she was out shopping with friends during a gap year trip to Australia.
Kate Middleton 'fronts' family brochure to sell 'Princess party gear'March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A picture of Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has found its way on her family brochure selling Princess party gear. The 27-year-old's face was also featured in a website along with the catalogue offering eighty-four princess-theme products, including dresses, wands, bookcase, fairytale stagecoaches along with Princess party invites, cups, treasure chests and table covers.
Boat ride on Sabarmati river from next yearJanuary 21st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - People of Ahmedabad as well as tourists would be able to enjoy a boat ride on the Sabarmati river from next year, as a firm plans to invest Rs.7.5 million (Rs.75 lakh) to start the service. Akshar Travels Pvt Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based travel firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to introduce river cruises and to develop tourism infrastructure along the river.
Cruise's daughter tried to storm mom's Broadway stageJanuary 9th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Tom Cruise is convinced his daughter from actress Katie Holmes will become an actress after two-year-old Suri tried to storm the stage during a performance of Holmes' Broadway play 'All My Sons'. Cruise stopped letting Suri watch from the side of the stage after she almost made an impromptu cameo on the stage, imdb.com reported.