Showing posts with label Prince William. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prince William. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Hochzeit von William und Kate: Promis mit Krone

SUEDDEUTSCHE: Selbst ein Livestream von Bunga-Bunga-Partys würde die Menschen nicht so interessieren wie die Hochzeit von William und Kate. Die Faszination der Monarchie lebt vom Mythos der Auserwähltheit. Doch die Nachkommen der Queen benehmen sich wie Popstars.

Vielleicht hatte der eminente englische Verfassungstheoretiker Walter Bagehot recht, als er bemerkte, dass Monarchien interessant, Republiken aber langweilig seien. Darauf könnte man zwar erwidern, dass manche Politiker - Nicolas Sarkozy oder Silvio Berlusconi - aufregender und unterhaltsamer sind als Königin Elisabeth oder Belgiens König Albert.

Aber wenn am Freitag der Enkel der Queen, ein 29-Jähriger ohne besondere Qualitäten oder Talente, eine ebenso farblose junge Frau heiratet, werden weltweit mehr als zwei Milliarden Menschen zusehen - fast jeder dritte Erdbewohner. Solche Quoten würde der italienische Cavaliere nicht mal mit einem Facebook-Livestream seiner Bunga-Bunga-Partys erzielen.

Mehr als 200 Jahre nachdem die Französische Revolution das Ende königlicher Herrschaft eingeleitet zu haben schien, gibt es nicht nur immer noch Monarchien, sie üben zudem anhaltende Faszination aus - auch und vor allem in Republiken wie den USA oder Deutschland. Die pessimistische Vermutung des 1952 gestürzten ägyptischen Königs Faruk jedenfalls ist nicht aufgegangen. Er hatte vorausgesagt, dass Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts nur fünf Könige überleben würden: die vier des Kartenspiels und der von England. » | Ein Kommentar von Wolfgang Koydl | Mittwoch, 27. April 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Guest List for Royal Wedding

TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN (AU): WHILE the Obamas, Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni and Sarah Ferguson will not be there, there will be places of honour for some interesting invitees.

Prince William, as an active member of a charity caring for the homeless, has set aside seats for homeless people from the greater London area.

He has also made seats available for soldiers injured during service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Of course if you're the local publican, postie or butcher in the village of Bucklebury - the village where Prince William's soon-to-be wife Catherine Middleton's family live - you already have your invitations.

While thousands will attend the formal ceremony, only 600 chosen guests will attend a lunchtime buffet at Buckingham Palace.

The lunch extravaganza will be replete with champagne, canapes, and heavy hors d'oeuvres - including smoked salmon, pate, mini-sausage rolls - followed by petit[s] fours, mini-eclairs, trifle, and chocolate and lemon mousse.

An evening "event" will finish the day in a more intimate manner with 300 invited guests. » | Sue-Belinda Meehan | Monday, April 25, 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011

Le prince héritier de Bahreïn n'ira pas au mariage de William

L’EXPRESS.fr: Le cheikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, prince héritier de Bahreïn, a annoncé qu'il ne se rendrait pas au mariage du prince William et de Kate Middleton, le 29 avril à Londres, en raison de la persistance de troubles intérieurs dans le petit royaume du Golfe.

Critiquant la répression des manifestations antigouvernementales par les forces de sécurité, des militants des droits de l'homme avaient exhorté la famille royale britannique à annuler l'invitation adressée au prince héritier.

Le gouvernement britannique a aussi engagé les autorités de Bahreïn à respecter les droits de l'homme et à enquêter sur des informations faisant état de morts en détention, de tortures et de privations de soins médicaux. Continuez à lire et ajouter un commentaire » | Par Reuters | Dimanche 24 Avril 2011

Mariage de William: Un invité annonce qu'il ne viendra pas

JEANMARCMORANDINI.COM: Face au tollé suscité par sa venue, le prince héritier du royaume de Bahreïn, qui faisait partie des 1900 invités au mariage du prince William et de Kate Middleton, a finalement fait savoir qu'il ne viendrait pas, a annoncé aujourd'hui le palais de Buckingham.

La monarchie pétrolière au pouvoir à Manama a expliqué qu'elle ne souhaitait pas que la visite du prince Salman ben Hamad al-Khalifa vienne ternir le mariage royal en raison des troubles au Bahreïn. Continuez à lire et réagir à cet article » | Lundi 25 Avril 2011

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Friday, April 22, 2011

Kate Middleton vor der Hochzeit: Das Prinzessinnen-Dorf

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STERN.DE: Ein kleines Örtchen in England kann sich derzeit vor Touristen kaum retten: Bucklebury. Ein ganz normales Dorf? Aber nein! Hier reifte Kate Middleton zur Prinzessin heran. Von Cornelia Fuchs, London

Bucklebury in Berkshire wäre auch ohne das rote Ziegelhaus am Ende einer kleinen Privatstraße kein ganz normales Dorf. Vor dem Dorf-Pub steht zur Mittagszeit eine Armada aus Land Rovern, Jaguar und Porsche. Der einzige Laden im winzigen Zentrum des Dorfes verkauft teure Stoffe und patriotische Kissen und der kleine Metzger auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßen-Seite hat Strauß- und Krokodilfleisch im Angebot.

Doch im Land der Kiesauffahrten und Designer-Gummistiefel konnte von Normalität spätestens dann keine Rede mehr sein, seitdem hier die Verlobte von Prinz William wohnt. Tatsächlich verbringt Kate immer weniger Zeit im Haus ihrer Eltern, in das die 29-jährige nach Studienabschluss und von Paparazzi erschwerter kurzer Karriere in London wieder eingezogen war. Prinz William soll hier regelmäßig am Middletonschen Mittagstisch gesessen haben. Jetzt verbringt Kate sehr viel mehr Zeit in dem Bauernhaus auf der walisischen Insel Anglesey, wo Prinz William seine Zeit als Hubschrauber-Pilot des Rettungsdienstes verbringt. » | Von Cornelia Fuchs, London | Freitag, 22. April 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Royal Wedding: Archbishop of Canterbury Asks Nation to Pray for William and Kate

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked the nation to pray for the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton as he said the pair would need support in coping with the 'full glare' of the public eye.


He said the couple ''knew what the cost of that might be'' and wished them ''courage and the clarity'' to live out their marriage.

With eight days to go until the royal wedding, the Archbishop, who is to marry the couple at Westminster Abbey, described them as ''deeply unpretentious people'' who were clear about what mattered about their wedding day.

In a video message filmed by Lambeth Palace, Rowan Williams said: ''William and Catherine are making this commitment very much in the public eye and they're sensible, realistic young people.

''They know what the cost of that might be. They've thought that through. And because of that they will need the support, the solidarity and the prayers of all those who are watching.''

He added: ''I want to wish William and Catherine every richest blessing in their life together. » | Thursday, April 21, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

Royal Wedding: What Do We Call Her?

BBC: At the instant she and Prince William are pronounced "man and wife", Catherine Middleton will begin a new life and take on a whole new identity.

She will automatically become Her Royal Highness, Princess William of Wales.

However, she does not automatically become Princess Catherine - and certainly not Princess Kate.

The reason is very simple (if anything in this arcane area can be considered anything other than totally mystifying): Catherine Middleton is not of royal blood.

The Queen's late sister Margaret was entitled to call herself Princess Margaret. The Queen's daughter is Princess Anne and her granddaughters are Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. They are, or were, of royal blood, so they are princesses in their own right.

But Sarah Ferguson was never Princess Sarah and Sophie Rhys-Jones (wife of Prince Edward) is not Princess Sophie.

And, to the astonishment of many, Lady Diana Spencer was never officially Princess Diana. She was the Princess of Wales and, after her divorce from Prince Charles, she was Diana, Princess of Wales. » | Nicholas Witchell, Royal correspondent | Saturday, April 16, 2011

BBC: Kate Middleton’s family history »

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Muslim Hate Cleric Targets Kate Middleton’s [sic] and Prince William’s Big Day

THE SUNDAY EXPRESS: AN INVESTIGATION was launched last night into more than £1million of Government contracts awarded to the brother of Britain’s most notorious hate cleric who is plotting to ruin the Royal Wedding.

Vince Cable’s business department is examining whether funds given to Yazdani Choudary for IT training and apprenticeship projects over the past seven years were “allocated properly”.

Mr Choudary, 48, is the wealthy elder brother of Anjem Choudary, 44, whose fanatical groups such as Al-Muhajiroun and Islam4UK, are banned in Britain.

Anjem, who wants a worldwide Islamic state and threatened a rabble-rousing march through Wootton Bassett to disrupt coming home ceremonies for dead British soldiers, is UK spokesman for Al Qaeda sympathiser Omar Bakri Mohammed.

The latest group with which he is involved, Muslims Against Crusades, is planning to cause chaos at next week’s wedding with a “forceful demonstration”.

The group has warned Prince William “and his Nazi best man” Prince Harry that unless they immediately withdraw from the military, the “day which the nation has been dreaming of for so long will become a nightmare”. » | Ted Jeory, Whitehall editor | Sunday, April 17, 2011

Saturday, April 02, 2011

Why Weren't the Obamas Invited to the Royal Wedding?

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: What do Barack Obama and Muammar Gaddafi have in common? If you guessed that they're both Muslims, go to the front of the Tea Party.

Their real commonality is that neither got invited to Prince William's and Kate Middleton's royal wedding.

I can understand Ghaddafi's exclusion - probably bad form to have a guy in your party who's killing his own people. Besides, his wardrobe would clash with anything they'd wear.

Plus he's pretty busy right now defying NATO and Anderson Cooper and most likely couldn't make it anyway.

But what's with the President of the United States? He's in the rejected category along with Fergie, the Weight Watching Duchess of York.

Michelle Obama even said a few weeks ago on "Live With Regis and Kelly" that, "if I get invited, I'll go," as close to begging as this regal First Lady gets. And who, including the world's most powerful husband, has said "no" to her lately?

This is a snub of epic proportions. We should impose a no-Richard-Branson-zone over the U.S. in protest.

The other night in his Libya speech, Obama said, "Born, as we are, out of a revolution by those who longed to be free..." You think that was a coincidence? That's you he was smack-talking, rude and exclusive England! Continue reading and comment » | Phil Bronstein | Friday, April 01, 2011

YOUTUBE: Prince William & Kate Middleton - The Interview »

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Kate Middleton and Prince William. Photograph: Google Images

Royal Wedding: Bishop Predicts Prince William's Marriage to Kate Middleton Will Only Last Seven Years

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: A leading bishop has been criticised after publicly denouncing Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton and predicting that their marriage will only last for seven years.

The Rt Rev Pete Broadbent, the Bishop of Willesden, chastised the “nauseating tosh” surrounding the announcement and likened the Prince and his fiancée to “shallow celebrities”.

He said the Royal Family was full of “broken marriages and philanderers” and expressed disappointment that the wedding would cost the public “an arm and a leg”.

Bishop Broadbent’s comments, made on his Facebook page, provoked anger and embarrassment amongst Church of England members and MPs. >>> Victoria Ward | Sunday, November 21, 2010

MAIL ON SUNDAY: 'I give their marriage seven years!' Fury at bishop's slur on 'shallow' Royal couple >>> Jonathan Petre | Sunday, November 21, 2010

CRANMER: Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden, must resign >>> Archbishop Cranmer | Sunday, November 21, 2010

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Friday, June 29, 2007

No Job for Prince William as Governor-General in Australia

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CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's political leaders say Prince William is unsuitable to be their country's governor-general because he lacks the right pedigree.

Tina Brown, author of a new book about William's late mother Diana, has said that the young prince would like to be Australia's next governor-general -- a position his father Prince Charles coveted but was denied in the 1980s.

But Prime Minister John Howard, an avowed monarchist who successfully faced down a 1999 referendum vote for Australia to break its ties to London and become a republic, moved quickly on Friday to rule out the young prince as a future governor-general.

"We have for a long time embraced the idea that the person who occupies that post should be in every way an Australian citizen," Howard told Australian radio. Australia says no to job for Prince William (more) By James Grubel

Mark Alexander

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Prince William to Quit Army Early to Learn the “Art of Kingship”

THE DAILY MAIL: Prince William will leave the Army to become a full-time working royal in just 18 months, it can be revealed.

The second in line to the throne will finish his military training at the beginning of 2009 and plans to devote himself to charity work as well learning about the "art of kingship".

He insists, however, that he will not become what he describes as a "full-time meet and greeter", like other members of the Royal Family. William 'will quit Army early to learn how to be king' (more) By Rebecca English

Mark Alexander