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Thursday, April 28, 2011

For you loyal fans of the royals, or for those simply dying to see Kate Middleton's dress, tune in to philly.com tomorrow around 4:30AM to chat the wedding! Elizabeth Wellington and Jenice Armstrong will be chatting royal fashion and more, philly.com-er Amanda will be chatting from a royal wedding party in Fishtown, and Jon Storm will provide a "rational male viewpoint" and help commentate the royal affair.

We'll also have photos, a live stream courtesy of myfoxphilly.com, and royal wedding trivia in the mix to keep things interesting.

Could we use "royal" one more time?

(Uh, yes.)

We're royally excited for the festivities to begin!

PS - If you're celebrating the royal wedding in style, send an e-mail to see how your photos could be on philly.com.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

The internet is buzzing with the news that Prince William and Kate Middleton have invited their exes to the royal wedding. William is reported to have invited 5 ex-girlfriends while Kate has settled on 2 ex-boyfriends.

Prince William's exes

Jecca Craig: William and Jecca met when the Prince was just 16 years old. He spent time at her family's estate in Kenya during his gap year helping with the conservation of rhinos. They even carried out a fake engagement while he was there.

Rose Farquhar: William and Rose dated after he left Eton in 2000. She remains close friends with William and has become close with Kate, too.

Olivia Hunt: She and Prince William dated at St. Andrews University, but she "cut the scene" when Kate entered the picture.

Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe: Isabella and the Prince met in 2004 at a ball and chatted all night. Rumor has it Isabella was the reason Kate called time out with William a few years ago and that William pursued her during the break up.

Arabella Musgrave: The Prince and Arabella dated in 2001 but were over by the time he entered St. Andrew's.

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Kate Middleton's exes

Rupert Finch: Rupert attended St Andrews with Kate and William. They reportedly dated for a year before Kate met William.

Willem Marx: Kate and Willem dated during their last year at Marlborough. They remain close. (Photo source)

No word on whether the ex flames are invited to all three events of the day. 1900 guests were invited to just the ceremony, but only 600 made the list for Queen Elizabeth II's lunch reception, and 300 to an intimate dinner hosted by Prince Charles.

One has to wonder why anyone would invite former loves to such a high-profile wedding. Experts are split on whether they should be invited or not, but advise couples to think it over very carefully. Have/would you invite your ex to your wedding?

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

In case you missed it, Royal officials released the schedule for Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton. The complete schedule can be seen here, but here's what you DEFINITELY won't want to miss - especially if you can't wait to see Kate's dress.

6:00 AM (EST) - The bride arrives at Westminster Abbey; the ceremony begins.

7:15 AM - Newlyweds William and Kate leave the church and take a carriage ride to Buckingham Palace.

8:25 AM - Wills, Kate and their families make an appearance on the palace balcony for a flypast before the queen's reception.

So, who's planning on watching? We'll be glued to the television, twitter and Facebook with tea and scones. And maybe a homemade chocolate biscuit cake - the Prince's favorite!

Posted by Amanda Gilanyi @ 3:35 PM  Permalink | Post a comment
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