Another Royal Wedding

That's right, Prince Albert of Monaco - make sure camera is on you when you're kissing your new bride, Charlene.

I love Charlene Wittstock's gown - it's very plain and elegant, and more what I expected the new British royal princess to wear. My only criticism is that it doesn't seem to fit very well in the bodice.

Photo credit: Wireimage.

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The Hat

This is a rather well-done Photoshop job.

Source: Afternoon Snooze Button

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Royal Wedding Gown

I didn't watch the royal wedding (shock!) but did get to see shots of Wills and Kate on their happy day. While I thought his Irish Guards military uniform was a bit garish, it was what it was. Kate's duds, on the other hand, disappointed me. While I was happy to hear that it was made by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, it didn't have any of the potential over-the-topness that a proper McQueen should have. Instead, it was vaguely reminiscent of Grace Kelly's dress from 1956. Pretty, but a snooze. 

Gotta say, though, it's 100x better than the monstrosity worn by Will's mum when she married Prince Charles 30 years ago.

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Here Comes the Bride

I have to admit that I have little or no interest in the upcoming Royal nuptials. I plan to sleep through the ceremony and miss much of the telecast hullabaloo as I'll be on a train to NY in the morning and doing some serious shopping in the afternoon. However, I am a bit curious about Kate/Catherine's gown. Will it be a ridiculous confection like Diana's overdone mess? Or will it be more simple and elegant?

I'm going for simple and elegant. Perhaps something like the Reem Acra at left, or the Monique Lhuillier at right.

(Good thing I'm not getting married because after looking at hundreds of photos of gowns online, I could barely find two that I liked.)

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Royals Need Stylists, Too

Nobody could ever confuse the Dutchess of Cornwall, Camilla Shand Parker Bowles Mountbatten-Windsor  with a fashionable lady. The Prince of Wales, however, looks pretty natty.

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Royal Craziness

Can you imagine paying £125,000 for a dress worn in a student fashion show? Particularly this one?

Some nutball fan of Britain's Royal family shelled out that much for this bit of nothing just because it was worn by future princess Kate Middleton. Insane.

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The Royal Engagement Ring

Kate shows off the ring.

The ring on Diana's hand.

After eight long years of dating, Prince William finally popped the question to girlfriend Kate Middleton. He gave her his mother Princess Diana's engagement ring, a large oval sapphire surrounded by fourteen small diamonds, designed by former crown jewelers Garrard & Co. Back in the 80s, similar rings started showing up on the fingers of engaged commoners everywhere - will we see a resurgence today?



Similar rings are available on the Internet, like this $18,500 baby from Bluenile.com.

Personally, I'm a round-diamond gal and am not at all fond of colored gemstones in engagement rings, particularly large ovals. What do you think?