Wills apologises for Queen’s ’same dress’ in royal birthday cards

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has reportedly been taking girlfriend Kate Middleton at a London restaurant where food is served in Pitch Dark. The couple are said to have become huge fans of 'Dans Le Noir?', where diners are told their tastebuds are heightened when they cannot see.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - A bizarre heirloom of the Royal Family has emerged in the form of a pair of oversized knickers belonging to Her Majesty Queen Victoria. The linen "split drawers", which had been hidden in a private collection for 100 years, measured 52 inches around the waist, and were sold at auction for 600 pounds to the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection charity.

September 8th, 2009 Victoria's secret: royal bloomers join collectionLONDON — A set of roomy bloomers that once belonged to Queen Victoria are back in royal drawers. The underwear — which has a 56-inch (142-centimeter) waist — has been added to Britain's Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection at Kensington Palace.

September 8th, 2009 Queen Victoria's royal bloomers join collectionLONDON — A set of roomy bloomers that once belonged to Queen Victoria are back in royal drawers. The underwear — which has a 56-inch (142-centimeter) waist — has been added to Britain's Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection at Kensington Palace.

August 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The ongoing credit crunch has now taken a toll on the sale of Princess Diana memorabilia. Snippets of Diana's wedding dress are being advertised on eBay under the banner "Seriously reduced for quick sale!" with a "buy it now" price of 15,500 pounds.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - A new range of internet services have made it possible for users to now send e-mail greetings to their loved ones from beyond the grave. These online services are being used to send birthday wishes to friends, congratulations on a graduation, and to keep spouses happy.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - Prince William is reportedly taking girlfriend Kate Middleton to meet Queen Elizabeth II, fuelling reports they might tie the knot soon. Kate has apparently been invited to the Queen's traditional break in Balmoral and will allegedly spend the weekend with her royal beau there.

June 6th, 2009 UK World War I veteran marks 113th birthdayLONDON — One of Britain's last surviving veterans of World War I has celebrated his 113th birthday. Henry Allingham, who is also Britain's oldest man, marked the occasion Saturday with a cake and a party.

April 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Queen Elizabeth reportedly held a "low key" party to celebrate her 83rd birthday keeping in mind the ongoing recession. The Royal was said to have preferred a meal at her son Prince Edward's house, in place of a banquet in the state rooms of Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.

April 18th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has reportedly completed his basic flight training and will move on to a more advanced learning as he trains to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force. The 26-year-old was said to have already learnt risky night and instrument flying, forced landings, and emergency work in Squirrel choppers.

April 1st, 2009 LONDON - American singer-songwriter Jennifer Hudson has revealed that she will be designing her own wedding gown for her forthcoming wedding to beau David Otunga. She says that she does not intend to get a designer gown for her wedding, and would rather do her own thing.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - In accordance with the wishes of late Brit celebrity Jade Goody, she will be buried in her wedding dress. Goody had worn the 3,500 pounds Manuel Mota ivory dress when she married Jack Tweed last month, reports the Sun.

March 4th, 2009 LONDON - Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia laughed off rumours of romance with British royal Prince Harry saying that she is definitely not dating the 24-year-old. The 'Torn' hitmaker was linked to the newly single prince after she invited him to celebrate her 34th birthday in London last month, reports contactmusic.com.

February 10th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Jennifer Aniston's musician boyfriend John Mayer has written a song for her as her 40th birthday gift. Mirror.co.uk reports that the rock star has penned a special track for her to celebrate her 40th milestone and he was to debut it at her birthday party later Wednesday night.

January 29th, 2009 LONDON - Superstar actress Angelina Jolie wore her dress backwards for the Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony. Mirror.co.uk reports that Jolie was wearing a blue Max Azira gown as she was accompanied by her partner actor Brad Pitt.