Merry Wanderer of the Night:
Royal Wedding 2011

  • 'It was so difficult': Fergie reveals her hurt over Royal Wedding snub

    'It was so difficult': Fergie reveals her hurt over Royal Wedding snub
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Hurt: Sarah Ferguson told Oprah Winfrey she watched the Royal Wedding on television from Thailand
    Sarah Ferguson has spoken for the first time about the House of Windor's decision to not invite her to last month's royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
    The Duchess of York, 51, instead went to Thailand where she watched the coverage on television.
    ©'So difficult': Fergie was disappointed she couldn't join her daughters Eugenie and Beatirce at the ceremony
    She was disappointed she wasn't able to accompany her daughters, Princess Beatrice, 22, and Eugenie, 21, who attended the wedding with their father Prince Andrew.
    'I was not invited,' Ferguson, 51, who was caught up in a scandal last year after she was taped offering access to Prince Andrew for $724,000, said on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
    ©In contact: The 51-year-old said she spoke to her ex-husband Prince Andrew throughout the day
    'I went through the phase of feeling so totally worthless and that [it] was quite right they didn't invite me. Why would they - why would they invite me?'
    'I chose to go and be in Thailand in a place called Camelia... the jungle embraced me,' she explained.
    Ferguson revealed she was in contact with her former husband, whom she married at Westminster Abbey in 1986, throughout the day.
    'When Andrew went with the girls, we were talking all morning and he was saying, "It's okay. Just remember we had such a good day. Our wedding was so perfect." Because we're such a unit together. He made me feel very part of the day on April the 29th.'
    ©Royal affair: Fergie said Diana would be 'so proud of her son'
    Ferguson is to have a show on Winfrey's new cable station, OWN.
    Her interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show will air in the U.S. tomorrow.
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    source:dailymail

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  • Prince William whisks Kate away on a £4,000-a-night tropical honeymoon 'in the Seychelles'

    Prince William whisks Kate away on a £4,000-a-night tropical honeymoon 'in the Seychelles'
    By REBECCA ENGLISH
    ©And they're orf: Kate and William at Buckingham Palace before flying by helicopter for their 'mini-moon'
    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have left for a two-week honeymoon in a secret hideaway in the Indian Ocean.
    The newlyweds will stay in an exclusive villa that costs £4,000-a-night and is said to be located on one of the most beautiful and romantic islands in the world.
    The Duke and Duchess are believed to have flown out by private jet yesterday before being taken by helicopter from the mainland to the tropical retreat.
    ©
    Back to work - but not for long. William was spotted returning to the Air and Sea Rescue headquarters at RAF Vally in Anglesey after the wedding
    William's car was apparently seen leaving Anglesey, north Wales, yesterday accompanied by a police Range Rover piled high with luggage.
    A spokesman for St James's Palace said he would not confirm their honeymoon destination, although according to reports, the couple may have headed for the Seychelles.
    The spokesman added William has taken two weeks leave from operational duties.
    'The couple have asked that their privacy be respected during their honeymoon.'
    ©Stocking up: Kate was seen shopping for provisions at Waitrose shortly after the celebrations
    ©If the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen the Seychelles for their honeymoon they could well be heading for an idyllic location they visited four years ago - the island of Desroches
    A source said: ‘It’s one of the most incredible places you will ever visit and Kate will have the time of her life. It’s everything you could want from a honeymoon destination and more – beautiful beaches, tropical seas and complete privacy.
    ‘The Prince’s protection officers flew out to check it out and their villa has been booked and confirmed.
    ©The couple were seen taking off from Buckingham Palace the day after their wedding
    ©Like everyone else he works with, Prince William had to apply to take time off before the wedding
    ©The island of Desroches is a paradise just four miles long, about 150 miles south west of the Seychelles' main island, Mahe
    source:dailymail

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  • Was a 3am balcony leap the reason Prince Harry looked a tad under par at the Abbey?

    Was a 3am balcony leap the reason Prince Harry looked a tad under par at the Abbey?
    By CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS
    ©Best foot forward: Prince Harry arrives at Westminster Abbey... but is said to have hurt his ankle eight hours earlier after leaping from the Goring Hotel veranda
    As he stood at his brother’s side in Westminster Abbey waiting for the bride to arrive, Prince Harry drew more than a few questioning glances.
    Despite his smart military uniform, the young Royal appeared a little jaded, with his hair askew and a definite look of someone who had not had enough sleep.
    Now a possible answer to the question of why Harry seemed a touch under par on Royal Wedding day has emerged.
    ©Unusual exit: How Harry is said to have left the Goring Hotel hours before his appearance as best man at his brother's wedding
    Sources have revealed that the best man was out socialising until 3am – eight hours before the wedding.
    And he is said to have left the party venue with an athletic leap from a balcony which saw him land awkwardly on one ankle.
    The scene of the raucous goings-on was The Goring, the hotel which the Middleton family had taken over in the days before the wedding on Friday, April 29.
    On the Thursday evening, a group of the young Royal circle had congregated in a bar there and were enjoying themselves heartily.
    The festivities came to an end only at 3am when a young copper-haired reveller casually jumped off a veranda balcony, landing with a clumsy thump on a lawn 6ft below – to roars of laughter from his friends.
    ©Proud moment: Prince Harry accompanies his big brother down the aisle for the wedding
    According to sources, that reveller was the athletic Harry, whose looming day of duty had not stopped him sharing a few drinks with friends.
    An onlooker said: ‘Harry was with Pippa Middleton and Chelsy Davy among other friends for some pre-wedding drinks.
    'He was the life and soul of the party until the early hours.
    ‘People were surprised to see him there so late before one of the biggest wedding days of the decade, and even more surprised when he jumped off the balcony – and landed with a thump.
    'He had struggled to climb up the railings to get into position, so when he jumped over the edge he did so rather unsteadily and landed awkwardly next to a flower bed.
    ‘He flinched for just a moment before he stood up, rubbing his ankle. Then he looked up, smiled and waved to a roar of cheers before disappearing on to the lawn where there was a secret exit.
    ‘People were laughing and joking that his fall could have seen him walking through Westminster Abbey the following morning with a broken leg. At one point it was thought he’d twisted his ankle.
    A spokesman said: ‘Prince Harry had a private dinner with his brother, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. What he did after that is a private matter.’
    source :dailymail

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  • Forget Kate! The dressmakers working overtime on copycat gowns for brides-to-be...

    Forget Kate! The dressmakers working overtime on copycat gowns for brides-to-be...
    By TAMARA ABRAHAM
    ©The Pippa effect: Many women in the U.S. are demanding copies of the maid-of-honour's dress from the Royal Wedding, rather than the bride's
    Bridesmaids' dresses are typically unattractive creations in saccharine peach or mint green. But Pippa Middleton's slinky white gown for her sister's wedding last week was such a knockout, fashion houses are working overtime to get copies in store.
    While many had already been planning to replicate the new Duchess of Cambridge's bridal gown, designers admit they didn't anticipate the success of the maid-of-honour's.
    Now several companies are responding to demand from brides-to-be, keen to channel 27-year-old Pippa's look for their own big day.
    ©Meeting demand: Dan Rentillo, design director at David's Bridal, will be ordering as many copies of Pippa's dress as he will of Catherine's
    Design director Dan Rentillo told the New York Times: 'There was really no anticipation about Pippa’s dress. I can’t think of one where there was such a fuss over the bridesmaid’s dress.'
    Andrew Hops, vice president for JS Collections, added: 'She wore it so well, so we said, "We’ll do that dress right away."'
    ©Unexpected trend: Mr Rentillo said that he couldn't think of a time when so much fuss was made over the bridesmaid's dress
    ©Sketch in time: All three companies already have samples made up, and expect to get dresses on sale within six to eight weeks
    source: dailymail

    VIA Forget Kate! The dressmakers working overtime on copycat gowns for brides-to-be...