Three months on, we get a replay of the royal wedding, the day Kate Middleton became a Princess Bride. With a better view this time, unless you had an aisle-side seat in Westminster Abbey. Royal biographer Andrew Morton revealed the wedding exhibit’s hidden message in an exclusive for The Morton Report. In the new exhibit Kate’s...
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July 4, 2011July 4, 2011Royals
Romance and Fresh Rumors Surround Prince Albert’s Monaco Wedding: Is Royal History Repeating Itself?
Guess the name of this famous royal fiancee. She’s a statuesque blonde swimmer with a shy smile, who counts on her much older prince to guide her in royal life. He looks at her with expressions that mingle affection, paternalism, and rebuke. She says she loves children. She’s excited about her introduction to high fashion. ...
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June 17, 2011June 17, 2011Royals
Kate Joins the Princess Posse
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is also Princess William of Wales, and her new crowd is the Princess Posse, a group of commoners who married heirs to thrones. Luckily, there’s not a ‘mean girl’ in the bunch. These young princesses in Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Norway, and the Netherlands have done well as dignified wives and...
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May 25, 2011May 25, 2011Celebrity
Hands Off Queen Elizabeth!
The Americans are coming! What will they do to Queen Elizabeth this time? When the Obamas met The Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2009, the historically significant aspects of the encounter were lost. Instead of focusing on the differences between the new President and the old one (the new one being young, African-American, and conspicuously...
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May 1, 2011May 1, 2011Gardening
Dispelling the Royal Wedding Myrtle Myth
Time to correct a myth about royal weddings. Yes, British royal brides do carry a sprig of myrtle in their bouquets. No, the myrtle does not come from Queen Victoria’s wedding bouquet. You know we’re all in mad royal wedding mode when we’re even talking about sprigs of myrtle and their provenance. But let’s set...
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April 30, 2011April 30, 2011Gardening
Kate Holds Tight to the Language of Flowers
Oh so many messages in Kate’s bouquet. She’s a new fan of the Victorian Language of Flowers. This must be what happens when you design your own coat of arms. You get caught up in the symbolism of plants and animals. Remember Sarah Ferguson’s own coat of arms with bees and thistles? She had them...