Topic: Princess Diana

Hordes gather for William and Kate wedding

Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered in London on the eve of the biggest royal wedding for 30 years after Prince William and Kate Middleton took part in a low-key rehearsal for their big day.Well-wishers camped in front of the Westminster Abbey ...

Princess Diana's absence will be felt in Abbey

LONDON (Reuters) - Elton John was last at Westminster Abbey 14 years ago when he sang the haunting "Candle in the Wind" at the funeral of his friend Princess Diana.On Friday, the British singer will be back as a guest at the ...
Britain is putting the crowning touches to the preparations for Friday's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton as the world gets set to tune in for the biggest royal occasion for 30 years.Two billion people are expected to watch live on ...

Kate will avoid Diana's sadness: author Morton

Kate Middleton will avoid the problems experienced by Princess Diana when she marries into a royal family that has changed greatly in 30 years, leading royal author Andrew Morton says.Morton laid bare the deep unhappiness in Diana's marriage to Prince Charles with ...

Rain threatens to dampen royal wedding

The world's first glimpse of Kate Middleton at her wedding to Prince William on Friday could be under an umbrella after forecasters said it may rain and even thunder on the big day.But the grim prediction failed to dissuade devoted fans of ...

Britain gears up for global royal wedding

Britain is making final preparations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton next week as the biggest royal occasion in 30 years brings closure to the tragic legacy of Princess Diana.A worldwide television audience of two billion people is set ...

Kate Middleton set to eclipse Diana's celeb status

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton is set to overtake Britain's Princess Diana as the most talked-about woman in the world's media, according to a study released on Sunday by the Global Language Monitor.With two weeks to go before she ...

Kate and William: A 'So British' wedding menu

Steak with whisky? Lamb and mint sauce? Banana pudding? The menu for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is a closely guarded state secret, but one thing is assured: it will be "so British.""We wouldn't really go into any of ...

US media ramps up royal wedding coverage

While the British are already overwhelmed by the media frenzy surrounding Prince William's wedding, coverage in the United States is just now heating up and will reach fever pitch in the week before the April 29 ceremony at Westminster Abbey."It's catching on ...

Britain's republicans rejoice at royal wedding

LONDON (Reuters) - Mention the royal wedding, and the eyes of Graham Smith, Britain's leading lobbyist for the abolition of the monarchy, light up.Unlike many compatriots, the head of the Republic group will not be reveling in the patriotism and pomp on ...