Prince William and Kate Race Each Other on Emirates Team New Zealand Americas Cup Yachts (Kate Wins)!!

Prince William and Kate Middleton took to the New Zealand waters to sail around Auckland Harbour on Friday afternoon, as part of their royal tour of the country.

Their second engagement of the day saw the couple board an Emirates Team New Zealand Americas Cup yacht each — the Duke on one and the Duchess on the other. As William and Kate prepared to start their race, the heavens opened and locals joked that the royals had brought the poor British weather with them. Click link for full post from HELLO Magazine.

Prince William and Kate Visit New Zealand's Blenheim War Memorial

Just three days into the royal tour, Kate Middleton and Prince William are already charming the people of New Zealand.

Kate got to personally meet second world war veterans when she joined her husband to attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Blenheim's war memorial on Thursday morning.

"Lovely, isn't she, very natural," said veteran Wilton Sterritt, who is over 90 years old and served as a seaman for the Royal New Zealand Navy. 

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Queen Welcomes Irish President for Historic Visit

Irish President Michael D Higgins has made an historic visit to the UK, where he was met by the British royal family including Queen Elizabeth II.

This is the first visit by an Irish head of state to the UK, and follows a 2011 trip in which the Queen became the first monarch to visit the Republic of Ireland.

Wearing an electric blue collarless coat and matching hat, the Queen and President Higgins looked in high spirits as they greeted one another.


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Prince William, Kate and Prince George Featured on New Zealand Stamp

Kate, William and George pictured by grandpa Michael Middleton[Michael Middleton]

MICHAEL Middleton’s charming family snapshot of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George may have been panned for its technical qualities but has made it on to commemorative stamps in New Zealand.



The first informal portrait of the young Cambridge family, taken by George’s grandfather and released by Kensington Palace last year features in one of two stamps released along with a coin by the New Zealand Post to mark the royal visit.

It depicts George, almost a month old, being cradled in his mother’s arms while Prince William stands alongside them in the garden of the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. Click link for full post from EXPRESS.

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Prince William, Kate and Prince George Arrive in New Zealand

The Duchess of Cambridge wore red and Prince George looked pristine in white

Prince William, Kate Middleton and baby Prince George arrived in Wellington on Monday to embark on their three-week tour of New Zealand and neighbouring Australia.



In spite of the long-haul flight and hours spent travelling from London with a delayed arrival time due to stormy conditions, Kate, 32, looked fresh-faced and naturally radiant.

The Duchess of Cambridge made a quick change of outfit after being spotted in a Max Mara wrap dress at Sydney airport. She stunned in a red regimental double-breasted Catherine Walker dress and coat ensemble with metallic buttons, plus a matching Gina Foster pillbox hat for her scarlet attire. Click link for full post from Hello Magazine.

Prince William, Kate, Prince Harry & Cressida Bonas to Attend Guy Pelly's Wedding in Memphis, Tennessee

Members of the British royal family will be out in full force to attend the wedding of Guy Pelly and Lizzy Wilson, according to The Sunday Times.

Names on the star-studded guest list include Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and Harry's long-term girlfriend Cressida Bonas.

Nightclub owner Guy has been friends with William and Harry for years, and has reportedly asked the brothers to act as ushers at his wedding.

The ceremony will take place in Memphis, Tennessee — as the groom's fiancée Lizzy is American —on 3 May 2014. The celebration will carry on into a three-day party. Click link for full post from Hello Magazine.

Fashionista Pippa Middleton Enjoys Some Retail Therapy

Caption: Retail therapy: Pippa was spotted enjoying a spot of retail therapy at the Carolina Herrera boutique 

The Duchess of Cambridge is famous for her thrifty approach to fashion and her love of a bargain from Zara but it seems sister Pippa has more exalted tastes.

The author and party planner, 30, was spotted enjoying some retail therapy at the Carolina Herrera boutique in Knightsbridge, where the cheapest item is a pair of £189 sunglasses.

Dresses can cost up to £3,194, while bags start at £450. Despite her expensive purchases, Ms Middleton chose a low-key look for her shopping trip and teamed a simple pair of skinny jeans with flat blue ballet pumps. Click link for full post from The Daily Mail.

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Kate to Showcase Designer Clothes for Australian - New Zealand Tour

 

Caption: The Queen is apparently is keen to see Kate looking more regal on the upcoming tour, with longer hemlines and more jewels.

Caption: Ralph & Russo were the first British designer to be officially part of Couture Fashion Week for 100 years


As Kate and William’s royal tour to Australia draws near, interest in the minute details of their schedule, childcare plans, and of course Kate’s wardrobe is reaching fever pitch.


A worldwide fashion icon, the Duchess’s wardrobe will be under even more scrutiny than usual as she embarks on her second official royal tour, seen by millions as an ambassador for British fashion.

As well as no doubt remaining loyal to some of her long standing favourite designers such as, Temperley, the 32-year-old has apparently also commissioned Ralph & Russo to design some of her pieces for the trip.
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The Queen Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

The Queen and Prince Philip presenting the Pope with presents

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Rome on Thursday, where they met Pope Francis at the Vatican for a private audience which was much less formal than previous encounters between monarch and pontiffs.

The royal couple also met the head of the Catholic church in his papal study – close to the Casa Santa Marta hotel where he lives – rather than the lavish apostolic palace where his audience with Barack Obama took place last week.

The visit with Pope Francis will be her seventh meeting with a head of the Catholic church. Her first was with Pius XII in 1951 when she was still Princess Elizabeth.

Ten years later she had an audience with John XXIII and met his successor John Paul II three times – in 1980, 1982 and 2000. Click link for full post from Hello Magazine.

Queen Out Riding Ahead of 88th Birthday!!!

Horses rival the Corgis as the Queen's top passion.

As she approaches 88 the Queen shows no signs of slowing down. And she's certainly not ready to let her age stop her from keeping up with her favourite passtime of horseriding.



The monarch – who turns 88 on 21 April – was snapped making the most of the warm spring weather on Wednesday morning by going for a trot with her head groom Terry Pendry in the grounds of Windsor Castle.Click link for full post from Hello Magazine.

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Prince William Joins the Queen and Prince Philip for Unveiling of Windsor Greys Statues

The Queen unveiled the Windsor Greys statue to mark her diamond jubilee [PA]

PRINCE William joined his grandparents for a rare joint royal engagement as the Queen unveiled a bronze statute of two of her horses today.

The Duke of Cambridge joked he had had his arm twisted to act as patron of a project in which the people of Windsor raised £200,000 to erect the statue to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

It was thought to be the first time since William attended the Braemar Games in 2005 with the Queen and Prince Philip that grandson and grandparents had undertaken a royal engagement as a trio.

Senior royal aides could not remember another occasion, apart from when the Queen and Philip visited his base at RAF Valley on April 1, 2011 – but he was hosting the visit as an airforce officer that day rather than on royal duties.

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