Bachelor Party

Apparently Prince Harry is planning an all inclusive bachelor party at sea. He is planning a water skiing, jet-skiing, speed boating adventure for his brother, Prince William. Speculation is that he will also plan a "pub crawl" after all the fun in the sun. No one knows where as of late and I really don't think they will let that sort of information out to the public!

5 things to know about the future Queen of England.

Here is what I found out about Kate:
(http://shine.yahoo.com/event/the-thread/5-things-you-dont-know-about-kate-middleton-2451935/)
(I took this from the above mentioned website as I couldn't have done it any better!!)

1. At 29, Kate’s going to be the oldest royal bride.

2. She’s allergic to horses—interesting because she’s marrying into the one of the biggest equestrian families.

3. The sheer dress she modeled in a fashion show while at St. Andrews will be worth $160,000 after she marries the prince.

4. William and Kate are 12th cousins once removed. It’s distant, yet true.

5. Forget polo— she’s a tennis girl.

Wedding Invitations

Well 1900 invites have been sent and I haven't recieved mine yet but am still waiting!! They will not name who is attending but have announced that the list tops out at almost 1900 people. The whole scope of the day hasn't been released yet but so far a private close friend and family lunch, bigger dignitary dinner and a close family dinner followed by dancing have been rumored to be happening.

Here are what the invites look like:


Here is the wording. "The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by the Queen to invite [name] to the marriage of his Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29 April 2011 at 11.00am."

Dress should include "uniform, morning coat or lounge suit."

Royal Wedding Beer???

My husband is started to brew beer and my sister in law just informed me that Castle Rock Brewery are creating a wedding ale.
They are looking for a couple getting married the same day as the royal couple to help. The new beer will be called Kiss Me Kate and the couple will "mash in" which is a process of adding malted barley to the mix and will be taken out to dinner at a real pub.

Why did they choose April 29, 2011?

Many people have asked why William and Kate chose April 29th as their wedding date. I did some digging and found out that since it is on a Friday that it will be a national holiday for many of the people in England. They will be able to line the streets and watch the events as they unfold and celebrate with each other! Lucky!! Who wouldn't want a day off to watch the festivities?? They also wanted to get married in the spring after Easter and before all the busy summer season.

I also noticed that they are getting married on the 29th just like Princess Diana and Prince Charles (July 29, 1981) and if they were still married they would have been married for 29 years!! Also Prince William will turn 29 this year and Kate already turned 29 last month. Coincidence???

Want to be in London for the Royal Wedding?

Its not too late to be in London when the Royal Wedding happens this April! There are plenty of seats open on flights around that time but I'm sure the hotel rooms are going fast. In one article I read it stated that London is going to be crazy during that time but it will be worth the insanity! These are a couple of price comparisons that I found....hope it helps plan your trip!! ;)

British Airways has a Royal Wedding Package round trip from New York from $819 or Chicago for $880. Each for 3 nights in a London Hotel which could start $300 a night. Once you are there some hotels are offering packages within their hotel which can include afternoon tea and 2 tickets to Kensington Palace and start around $1,338. If you really do your research some Londoners will rent their homes to you especially if they are wanting to leave the area during the nuptials although who would really want to!!


p.s. 73 days until the big day and 15 days until my video is due to the today show!!

Royal Update: Wedding Party

So I just read that the wedding party has been announced and that the couple might be doing things a bit differently than most royal weddings. For instance the groom is only having one best man, his brother Prince Harry. Ordinarily a groom has two "supporters" for the position and he felt as if the honor should just be bestowed to his only brother, which I think is sweet! The bride has chosen her sister Pippa Middleton as maid of honor but there is concern amongst royal watchers about her age. Typically girls (as young as 7) are chosen for this honor and the brides sister is 27. Here are some others they have chosen:

Bridesmaids:
Lady Louise Windsor, 7, the daughter of The Earl and Countess of Wessex
Margarita Armstrong-Jones, 8, the daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley
Eliza Lopes, the 3-year-old granddaughter of Prince Charles' wife Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall
Grace van Cutsem, 3, a godchild of William's

Page boys (train bearers, ring bearers)
William Lowther-Pinkerton, 10, the son of William's private secretary
Tom Pettifer, 8, another one of William's godchildren


This should be an exciting event with all the children there!

Wacky Wednesday Royal Wedding Update

I don't know if the royal couple appreciate their likeness being made from various food groups or not but I am pretty sure I wouldn't be flattered to have my face made from turkey but it does look more like her then the official coin Prince William approved!

http://bites.today.com/_news/2011/02/08/6010844-royal-couple-get-roasted-in-a-fork-trait-?chromedomain=windsorknot

Tuesday Royal Update

81 days until the latest Royal Wedding!

Well today I found out that you can submit a video to the Today show to try to win tickets to London during the time the Royal Wedding is happening. (I got started planning my creative video a few moments ago while eating my lunch.) I have a pretty long list of reasons why they should pick me! (I was going to marry William at one point in my life...that should be enough!) Unfortunately you don't get to see the wedding but being in the city at the same time is totally worth it!

Tuesday Royal Wedding Update

I am obsessed with the Royal Family. Some time ago I was convinced that I would someday marry Prince William and live in London forever! Well I decided that Jake was the one for me and turned William away!!! Well for a bit now I have been updating friends through email on Tuesdays about the Royal Wedding that is happening this coming April 29th and decided to take it to my blog. I usually send links of things I have found online. I hope you are as excited about this wedding as I am! I think I am even going to make myself an amazing hat to wear while I watch the nuptials! Enjoy! (Sorry about the horribly long web address...for some reason it was being stupid!)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/theweek/209432%3B_ylt=AqOgVF6S7Zd_Tk0PaIDdIAlSbA8F%3B_ylu=X3oDMTJwdjljOGxjBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwMTI0L2V1X2JyaXRhaW5fcm95YWxfd2VkZGluZwRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDcHJpbmNld2lsbGlh