Diana's brother weds for third time

Though Charles, Earl Spencer, and his new bride were guests at his nephew's April 29th royal wedding, the newly minted Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did not attend the earl's June 18th wedding to Canadian-born philanthropist Karen Gordon at the Spencer family home, Althorp House in Northamptonshire, England.

The remains of Spencer's older sister, Princess Diana, are buried on the estate.

Gordon's white lace gown featured a v-neckline and fitted bodice, and she carried a bouquet of cream and white flowers. Spencer, making his third trip to the altar, wore a navy pinstripe suit for the ceremony, described as private and attended by only close family and friends - like his four children with first wife Victoria Lockwood - Lady Kitty, 20, Ladies Eliza and Amelia, 18, and son Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, 16, who spend most of their time in Cape Town with their mother. Also in attendance were his two children with second wife Caroline Freud - The Honourable Edmund, 7, and Lady Lara Spencer, 4, and Gordon's two teenage daughters with first husband, Hollywood producer Mark Gordon.

Though it's just Earl Spencer's third marriage, he was briefly engaged to Lady Bianca Elliot in 2010. He announced his engagement to Gordon, a former fashion model, in February of this year.

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Greek Royal Wedding: Prince Nikolaos weds Tatiana Blatnik

The Greek monarchy was deposed in the 1973 and today its members hold their titles in courtesy, but their social status still earns them a celebrity distinction around the world. Now, primarily, most members of the royal family reside in London, England.

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, the second son of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie (sister to Queen Margrethe of Denmark), was married to his London-based girlfriend Tatiana Blatnik, an events planner for Diane Von Furstenburg, on Thursday, August 25th. The ceremony took place inside the Cathedral of Ayios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Spetses. Approximately 350 guests accompanied the Greek royal family for the ceremony, including newlywed Princess Victoria of Sweden and husband Daniel, Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit of Norway (quietly celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary during yesterday's celebrations), Queen Margrethe, Prince Frederick and Mary of Denmark, Spain's Queen Sofia (Constantine's sister), Prince Willem and Maxima of the Netherlands, and the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

Blatnik wore Angel Sanchez for the ceremony, to which she arrived in a horse-drawn carriage - we wonder if she had a Von Furstenburg wrap dress on hand for the reception ;)

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Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Albert III weddings

Bachelor monarch Prince Albert II of Monaco announced his engagement to former South African swimmer Charlene Wittsock in July, with a wedding date set for Saturday, July 2nd (civil) and Sunday, July 3rd (religious) in the tiny European principality.

Never married Albert, 52, has been dating Wittsock since 2006, but had always kept his intentions to wed, and father a natural heir to the throne, to himself. He has an 18-year-old daughter, Jazmin, with a woman in California, and a four-year-old son, Alexandre, with Togan flight attendant Nicole Coste. He has paid child support to both children, but neither are heirs to the Monegasque throne due to being born out of wedlock.

And on June 19th, Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria was married to her former personal trainer Daniel Westling at the Storkyrkan Cathedral in Stockholm, Sweden. Thousands of well-wishers lined the streets to catch a glimpse of their future queen, while hundreds of guests witnessed the traditional ceremony inside the church - the largest gathering of the world's royalty since the wedding of Prince Felipe of Spain to Letizia Ortiz in 2004.

The princess wore a gown created by Swedish designer Par Engsheven and borrowed the cameo tiara and veil worn by her mother, Queen Silvia, on the same date 34 years ago. Archbishop Anders Wejryd of the Swedish Lutheran Church presided over the ceremony - through most of which the groom was in tears, gently wiped away by his bride.

The newlyweds embarked on a six-week honeymoon in Tahiti, New York City, Colorado, and at the summer cottage of Westling's parents, Olle and Eva, in Acktjara, Sweden.

Sources: PRINCE'S PALACE OF MONACO; ROYALTY IN THE NEWS

PHOTO CREDITS: (Albert & Charlene) Reuters/Jean Paul Pelissier; (Victoria & Daniel) Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe/FILE

Royal cousin claims William and Kate engaged already, will marry in July

A royal cousin is about to get a royal lashing - Prince Julius Eduard von Anhalt, Duke of Saxony, has told a British magazine that Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton are already engaged and plan to announce it this fall - with a July wedding date in the works.

Prince Eduard refused to provide proof of invitation and refused to give the exact date of the ceremony, saying it was confidential. Which, in my experience, means he should have just kept his mouth shut entirely. Guess the man needs money, even if his invitation to the wedding of the decade is about to be revoked. A German publication is now speculating that the ceremony could take place on July 29th - the same day Charles wed Diana in 1981.

According to Eduard, the pair were engaged over the summer after "Kate issued William with an ultimatum: we marry or we break up. There are obviously no more objections from the public, so the engagement is set for this autumn. The wedding is set for July."

However, a source close to Prince William last night threw water on the flames, saying, "This gentleman does not know what he is talking about. Prince William has probably not even heard of him. The engagement is still an if, not a when."

Guess those bookies still have something to shoot for, then!

Source: DAILY MAIL

PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Dunlea

English bookies convinced Prince William and Kate Middleton to wed next year

How is this for a fool's intuition? English bookie firm William Hill is only now taking bets on the month of the ceremony and location of the honeymoon for the heavily anticipated royal wedding of Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton.

Rupert Adams, William Hill's royal correspondent, told media, "Almost every bet we have taken in the last six months suggests a 2011 wedding and as a result we have decided that the market is no longer viable."

As for what bets are leading the pack, June has the best odds at 1/2, and the African island of Mustique leads honeymoon destinations at 4/1.

Guess we'll have to wait and see, but we think we'll keep our bets to ourselves.

Source: OK!

PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Dunlea

Royal wedding bells to ring?

The buzz on when Britain's heir to the throne, Prince William, will wed his longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton, is growing larger, and it would seem that a royal wedding could happen within the next year, or possibly in 2011.

According to sources quoted on PopEater.com, Queen Elizabeth II has made it clear to her grandson that she wants him to have a princess at his side by the time of her Diamond Jubilee (that's 60 years on the throne) in 2012.

"The Queen is planning six months of celebrations leading up to the February anniversary of her coronation for herself and will not be upstaged by a royal wedding. This is her time to shine, no one else's," the source is quoted as saying.

Our opinion? A wedding between William and "Waity Katie," as the poor girl's been dubbed after spending the past eight years as the prince's one-and-only, would only serve to help the Queen celebrate her 60th anniversary at the top. Despite that disastrously receding hairline and huge old teeth, wealthy William landed a pretty, popular girlfriend and those that care, they want a wedding. Kate's injection by marriage into the royal family will only help their public image.

We think that a wedding is bound to happen, but why force them into it? God forbid they wait until they know for sure that they're ready; the family's been through enough divorces.

Source: POPEATER

PHOTO CREDIT: AP

Princess Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark engaged

Before the end of 2009, the offices of deposed Greek King Constantine announced the engagement of his son, Prince Nikolaos, to his girlfriend of six years, Tatiana Blatnik.

European tabs are suggesting that the couple are eyeing a London wedding in 2011.

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PHOTO CREDIT: UK Press

Danish royal to wed German businessman

Today, the Danish Royal Court announced the engagement of Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (daughter of Princess Benedikte - sister of Queen Margarethe II - and her husband Prince Richard) to her boyfriend of the past two years, Alexander Johannsmann, a German businessman who specializes in the transport of horses for equestrian competitions around the world.

It would seem that the equestrian connection is what brought the pair together, as Princess Nathalie is an active rider, who also breeds and trains dressage horses from her palace home in Berleburg, Denmark.

The pair first stepped out as a couple in November 2009, when reporters asked the princess if an engagement was upcoming. "No...I'm not engaged. Not yet," she said at the time.

This will be Princess Nathalie's first marriage. No wedding date was announced.

Source: BILLED-BLADET

PHOTO CREDIT: Hanne Juul/Billed-Bladet